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Great Day In Harlem
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57 jazz musicians were photographed in front of a Harlem brownstone in 1958.
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Jacki talks to Jean Bach, producer of the documentary film, "A Great Day in Harlem," which tells the story of a famous photograph of 57 jazz musicians taken in front of a Harlem brownstone in 1958. A young novice photographer, Art Kane, put the word out that the jazz musicians in New York City should all show up at a certain corner one summer morning... and the gathering became a jazz family reunion as much as a photo shoot.
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