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A Great Day in Harlem, also known as Harlem 1958, is considered one of the greatest jazz photos of all time. It is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York. It was taken on August 12, 1958 at 17 East 126th Street.by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine. The list of musicians and children in the photo can be found HERE.  A YouTube video about the photograph can be found HERE.

“The young art director’s idea to photograph as many of the luminaries of the New York jazz scene as possible together for Esquire’s 1959 Golden Age of Jazz edition began his career as a photographer. Police closed the road to all but residential traffic, and 57 musicians duly assembled in Harlem between Fifth and Madison Avenues. The group included Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Thelonius Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan and Count Basie.” The Guardian, 12/17/2018
Value: $175

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