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A great day in Harlem

Title
A great day in Harlem/ directed by Jean Bach.
Publication
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Bach, Jean, 1918-2013
  • Seig, Matthew
  • Peehl, Susan
  • Kane, Art
  • Jones, Quincy, 1933-
  • Petropoulos, Steve
  • Image Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Description
2 videodiscs (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
A great day in Harlem tells the story of Art Kane's famous 1958 group photograph of the jazz greats of the period. Includes home movie footage of that day of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footage.
Uniform Title
Great day in Harlem (Motion picture)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Documentary films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • DVD release of the 1994 motion picture, plus a second bonus disc of "almost three hours of new video profiles of all of the musicians involved in the photograph"--Container.
  • Special features (disc 1): stories from the making of A great day in Harlem; Art Kane; The next generation: Bill Charlap & Kenny Washington; the copycat photos.
  • The bonus disc contains an interactive program of over two hours of interviews and some new home movie footage of the musicians in Art Kane's photograph. The viewer can either click on each person to see and hear biographical information and more recent interviews, or use the Musicians A - Z index to access the same content.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig ; producers, Jean Bach, Matthew Seig ; cinematographer, Steve Petropoulos ; film editor, Susan Peehl ; a Jean Bach production.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer; NTSC; region 0.
Contents
Esquire shoot -- Legendary strides -- Early call -- Idols & contemporaries -- Loading the film -- Surrendering to the art -- The magic moment.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1972
LCCN
014381303520
OCLC
62939085
Title
A great day in Harlem/ directed by Jean Bach.
Imprint
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2005.
Edition
Special ed.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Performer
Narrator, Quincy Jones.
System Details
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer; NTSC; region 0.
Credits
Screenwriter, Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig ; producers, Jean Bach, Matthew Seig ; cinematographer, Steve Petropoulos ; film editor, Susan Peehl ; a Jean Bach production.
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Added Author
Bach, Jean, 1918-2013, film director.
Seig, Matthew, film producer.
Peehl, Susan, screenwriter.
Kane, Art, photographer.
Jones, Quincy, 1933- narrator.
Petropoulos, Steve, cinematographer.
Image Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Added Title
Great day in Harlem (Motion picture)
Other Standard Identifier
014381303520
Publisher No.
HVE3035DVD Image Entertainment
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1972
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