Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph

What happens when you invite as many jazz musicians as you can to pose for a photo...
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SKU: 9781536205633
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Author: Roxane Orgill
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Orgill, Roxane

Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph

CHF 14.12

Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph

CHF 14.12
Author: Roxane Orgill
Format: Paperback
Language: English
What happens when you invite as many jazz musicians as you can to pose for a photo in 1950s Harlem? Playful verse and glorious artwork capture an iconic moment for American jazz.

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.

Author: Roxane Orgill
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/19/2019
Pages: 66
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 10.80h x 7.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781536205633
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 180666 / Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph

About the Author
Roxane Orgill is an award-winning writer on music and the author of Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald and Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire. She lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Francis Vallejo is an assistant professor of illustration at the College for Creative Studies. This is his first book. He lives in Detroit.

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