Jazz Day by Roxane Orgill
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.
Roxane Orgill studied music history and theory in undergraduate and graduate school after playing the violin as a child. She has worked as a music critic for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Bergen County (New Jersey) Record, the Milwaukee Journal, and Billboard for more than two decades. She's also the author of If I Only Had a Horn: Little Louis Armstrong, a picture book. Orgill lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with her husband and little daughter.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781536205633 |
| ISBN 10 | 153620563X |
| Title | Jazz Day |
| Author | Roxane Orgill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2019-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 66 |
| Prizes | Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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