A Great Day in Harlem Movie Review 1995

A photo shoot for Esquire magazine, sometime during the summer of 1958, provided a unique opportunity to gather together 57 jazz legends in front of a Harlem brownstone. Included were Charlie Mingus, Gene Kruppa, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Theolonious Monk, Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, and Milt Hilton whose wife took home movies of the event. These are interwoven with stills, interviews, some history, and performance footage.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 60 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Music--Jazz, Black Culture

Other

Quincy Jones

Producer

Jean Bach, Castle Hill Productions