A Great Day in Harlem. • • • • • • • • • Bill Crump • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Children in the picture [ ] Count Basie, having grown tired of standing, sat down on the curb, and gradually a dozen children followed. Most of the children were neighborhood residents, although the second child from the right, Taft Jordan, Jr., had accompanied his father,, to the photo session. The photography crew was already having trouble directing the adults, and the presence of the children added to the chaos: one of the children appearing in the window kept yelling at a sibling on the curb; another kept playing with Basie's hat; Taft Jordan, Jr. Had been scuffling with the older child seated to his left. Ultimately, Art Kane realized that any further attempt to organize the proceedings would be futile, and he decided to incorporate the subjects' actions. Film [ ], a radio producer of New York, recounted the story behind the photograph in her 1994 documentary film,. The film was nominated in 1995 for an. Bach described how, upon the film's release, a number of similar photographs employed the 'A Great Day in' theme. Assembled -area musicians for 'A Great Day in Hollywood' in conjunction with a sneak preview of A Great Day in Harlem. Soon after, 'A Great Day in Philadelphia' included musicians such as, and. During the filming of (1996), musicians including posed for 'A Great Day in Kansas City'. ![]() A multi-page supplement in featured 'A Great Day in Jersey,' while a Dutch photograph was titled 'A Great Day in Haarlem.' In 1998 'Great Day in St Paul', was taken by Byron Nelson. Finde Bildergalerie für den Film A Great Day in Paris. 16 Fotos und 0 Poster für den Film A Great Day in Paris von Michka Saal mit. Finde Bildergalerie für den Film A Great Day in Paris. 16 Fotos und 0 Poster für den Film A Great Day in Paris von Michka Saal mit. ![]() The trend spread to other styles of music, with musicians posing for 'A Great Day in Houston.' 'A Great Day in Hip Hop' was followed by 's 'The Greatest Day in Hip Hop.' An radio station gathered musicians for 'A Great Day in Doo-Wop.' A cellist, inspired by both the original photograph and the film, assembled for 'A Great Day in New York.' Ran 'A Great Day in Spanish Harlem.' The photograph was a key plot point in 's 2004 film. The film starred as Viktor Navorski, a character who comes to the United States in search of 's autograph, with which he can complete his deceased father's collection of from the musicians pictured in the photo. Homages [ ] • 1998: 'A Great Day in Hip-Hop' — for this photograph by, commissioned by magazine, 177 hip-hop artists gathered on the stoop of number 17 as well as those of the buildings on either side. • 2004: 'A Great Day in London' — in an initiative inspired by Art Kane's photograph, 50 writers of Caribbean, Asian and African descent making a significant contribution to contemporary British literature gathered to be photographed on the steps of the in London. • 2008: 'A Great Day in Paris' — more than 50 musicians from the US who were then residing in, France, took part in a historic photo session. The project was initiated by, who has said: '2008 was the 50th anniversary of the photo 'A Great Day in Harlem” that Art Kane had taken in 1958 of all those jazz musicians in Harlem. I thought it would be a good idea to do the same thing with the American jazz musicians that lived in France. It took a year to prepare. Musicians from all over France came. Philippe Lévy-Stab took a group photo on the steps of and Michka Saäl started to work on a documentary film of those musicians.' • 2016: 'A Great Day in Hackney' — in the spirit of Art Kane's photograph, British jazz musicians assembled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of in. ![]() References [ ].
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