Jazz day : the making of a famous photograph / Roxane Orgill ; illustrated by Francis Vallejo
- Author:
- Orgill, Roxane
- Published:
- Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016.
- Edition:
- First edition 2016.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 55 pages, 1 folded leaf : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Vallejo, Francis, 1985-
- Summary:
- 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.
- Subject(s):
- 1900-1999
- African American musicians—New York (State)—New York—Juvenile poetry
- Jazz musicians—New York (State)—New York—Juvenile poetry
- Jazz—New York (State)—New York—History and criticism—Juvenile poetry
- African Americans—Music—History and criticism—Juvenile poetry
- Jazz musicians—Poetry
- Jazz—History and criticism—Poetry
- African Americans—Music—History and criticism—Poetry
- African American musicians
- African Americans—Music
- Jazz
- Jazz musicians
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)—History—20th century—Juvenile poetry
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)—History—20th century—Poetry
- New York (State)—New York
- New York (State)—New York—Harlem
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780763669546 (hardcover)
0763669547 (hardcover) - Audience Notes:
- Middle School
NP Lexile - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55).
- Awards:
- Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, Picture Book, 2016
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