“A Great Day In Harlem” Revisited In Montclair
// June 7th, 2010 // No Comments » // Commentary, History, News
"A Great Day In Harlem" by Art Kane, 1958
In the 2004 Tom Hanks film, The Terminal, Hanks’ character comes to the US in the hopes of acquiring saxophonist Benny Golson’s autograph, thereby completing a quest started by his late father. Golson’s signature would be the final one in a collection comprising the 57 jazz musicians who appeared in the iconic photograph “A Great Day In Harlem” taken by photographer Art Kane in the summer of 1958.
Fast forward 52 years: present-day Montclair, NJ.
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