The story behind the photograph of 57 jazz musicians on a Harlem street in 1958. Directed by Jean Bach, United States, 1994. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 60 min
On 12 August 1958 Art Kane, on assignment for Esquire, gathered 57 jazz musicians on 126th Street for one picture. Jean Bach, a New York radio producer, built her film around Milt Hinton’s home movie of that morning and the memories of the musicians who were there.
Narrated by Quincy Jones.
On YouTube from All That Jazz Don Kaart.