Jazz day : the making of a famous photograph / Roxane Orgill ; illustrated by Francis Vallejo.

First edition 2016.

9780763669546 (hardcover)
0763669547 (hardcover)

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.

English

ix, 55 pages, 1 folded leaf : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

PS3615.R45 J39 2016

781.65092
785.42

When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them? He didn't own a good camera, didn't know if any musicians would show up, and insisted on setting up the shoot in front of a Harlem brownstone. Could he pull it off? In a captivating collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into the frame of Harlem 1958, bringing to life the musicians' mischief and quirks, their memorable style, and the vivacious atmosphere of a Harlem block full of kids on a hot summer's day. Francis Vallejo's vibrant, detailed, and wonderfully expressive paintings do loving justice to the larger-than-life quality of jazz musicians of the era. Includes bios of several of the fifty-seven musicians, an author's note, sources, a bibliography, and a foldout of Art Kane's famous photograph.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55).

Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2016.

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