Orgill, Roxane      <br/><br/>
Jazz day  the making of a famous photograph  
Roxane Orgill ; illustrated by Francis Vallejo 
 - First edition. 
 - Somerville, Mass  Candlewick Press  2016 
 - ix, 55 pages, 1 folded leaf :  color illustrations ;  29 cm 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 8 - 12 years 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0763669547 9780763669546 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>9780763669546 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015933243 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jazz musicians--New York (State)--New York<br/>Jazz--1951-1960<br/>Picture books.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--20th century
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>j785.42 Org   27