Great Day In Harlem/The Spitball Story (1995) DVD cover
Great Day In Harlem/The Spitball Story (1995) DVD cover

Great Day In Harlem/The Spitball Story

1995 NR 117 mins

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A Great Day in Harlem (1994, 60 min.) - The story and sounds behind the most famous photo in the history of jazz. In August of 1958, in front of a Harlem brownstone, first-time photographer Art Kane assembled 57 of the greatest jazz stars of all time and snapped a picture that would live forever. Narrated by Quincy Jones, this Academy Award-nominated documentary includes interviews with nearly 30 jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey, home movies, and rare performance footage. Also featuring The Spitball Story (1997, 21 min.), a short film about the firing of Dizzy Gillespie by Cab Calloway for one too many practical jokes.
Cast Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Milt Hinton, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Hank Jones, Buck Clayton
Director Jean Bach
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Rating NR
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