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)
EditionSpecial ed. 2nd bonus disc with new featurettes.
Publication InfoChatsworth, CA : Distributed by MMV Image Entertainment, 2005.
Description2 videodiscs (Disc 1 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorBach, Jean, 1918-2013, producer.
Other author/creatorSeig, Matthew, producer.
Other author/creatorPeehl, Susan, producer.
Other author/creatorJones, Quincy, 1933-2024 narrator.
Other author/creatorGillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 performer.
Other author/creatorHinton, Milt performer.
Other author/creatorJones, Jonah, 1909-2000 performer.
Other author/creatorCastle Hill Productions.
Other author/creatorImage 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 noteDVD 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 noteProgram notes inserted in container.
General noteSpecial features: "Art Kane", "Bill Charlap and Kenny Washington", "Copycat Photos" and "Stories from the making of 'A great day in Harlem'".
General noteThe 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.
CreditsDirector of photography, Steve Petropoulos ; editor, Susan Peehl ; music consultant, Johnny Mandel.
Performer Narrator, Quincy Jones.
Technical detailsDVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer.
Awards noteAcademy Award nominee for best feature length documentary, 1995.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
UPC 014381303520
Publisher numberHVE3035DVD Image Entertainment

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