A great day in Harlem / a Jean Bach production ; co-produced by Matthew Seig ; written by Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | Special ed. 2nd bonus disc with new featurettes. |
| Publication Info | Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by MMV Image Entertainment, 2005. |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (Disc 1 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Bach, Jean, 1918-2013, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Seig, Matthew, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Peehl, Susan, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Quincy, 1933-2024 narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hinton, Milt performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Castle Hill Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Image Entertainment (Firm) |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General 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. |
| General note | Program notes inserted in container. |
| General note | Special features: "Art Kane", "Bill Charlap and Kenny Washington", "Copycat Photos" and "Stories from the making of 'A great day in Harlem'". |
| General note | 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. Besides clicking on each person to see and hear biographical information and more recent interviews, there is a Musician's A - Z Index with the names of the 59 people in the photograph. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Steve Petropoulos ; editor, Susan Peehl ; music consultant, Johnny Mandel. |
| Performer | Narrator, Quincy Jones. |
| Technical details | DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer. |
| Awards note | Academy Award nominee for best feature length documentary, 1995. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| UPC | 014381303520 |
| Publisher number | HVE3035DVD Image Entertainment |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | DVD-341 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |