A great day in Harlem

[mendyweiss]

http://www.harlem.org/images/mainimage.jpg
It's been almost 50 years since this famous photo was taken.
How many musicians can you identify ? (no cheating !)
5 for me
COunt Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Sonny Rollins
T. Monk
Gene Krupa

[bigtim666]

I think i see Bruce Bruce on the right side.

[Dougie Brootal]

none. sorry.

[pennington]

I think one of those kids sitting on the curb is Al Sharpton.

[HBox]

I think one of those kids sitting on the curb is Al Sharpton.

Hey, stop giving me American History X flashbacks.

[DolaMight]

Charles Mingus with the stogy, Bud Powell, and Sonny Rollins. Can't really make anyone else out and I don't recognize any of the whiteys.

Cool pic never saw that before. Wish there was a higher resolution one, kinda hard to make out all their faces.

[KC2OSO]

I think I used to buy dimes there...

[moochcassidy]

eddie murphy

[A.J.]

http://www.harlem.org/images/mainimage.jpg
It's been almost 50 years since this famous photo was taken.
How many musicians can you identify ?

None. But is the building the same one from?

http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Led_Zeppelin_Physical_Graffiti.jpg

[topless_mike]

http://www.harlem.org/images/mainimage.jpg
It's been almost 50 years since this famous photo was taken.
How many musicians can you identify ? (no cheating !)
5 for me
COunt Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Sonny Rollins
T. Monk
Gene Krupa

this pic would be awesome if it was enlarged correctly (not uber-grainy).
framed, and on a wall, this would soooooo rock.

[nate1000]

All musicians look alike to me.

[ZigZagBigBag]

guy on the left looks like big daddy kane...goddamn! its hard being the Kane.

[SatCam]

All musicians look alike to me.

http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/7/5/1/5/10855157-10855160-large.jpg

[badorties]

None. But is the building the same one from?

http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Led_Zeppelin_Physical_Graffiti.jpg

The original album jacket for the LP included die-cut windows on the building shown on the cover. As the inner sleeves for the discs were inserted in different orientations, various objects and people would appear in the windows, including photos of the band members in drag. The two buildings photographed for the album cover are located at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York City. These are the same buildings Keith Richards and Mick Jagger are in front of in the Rolling Stones music video "Waiting on a Friend". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Graffiti)

[TheMojoPin]

this pic would be awesome if it was enlarged correctly (not uber-grainy).
framed, and on a wall, this would soooooo rock.

Agreed. I've never seen this photo before, but I'd love to get a high quality print framed.

Same with this photo:

http://www.aaa-copywriter.it/Deposito/07-06-17/Million-Dollar-Quartet.jpg

[Servo]

this pic would be awesome if it was enlarged correctly (not uber-grainy).
framed, and on a wall, this would soooooo rock.

You can get it. My brother has it up in his apartment. Looks pretty sweet.

[TheMojoPin]

You can get it. My brother has it up in his apartment. Looks pretty sweet.

Do you know where he got it or what its name "officially" is?

[Servo]

Do you know where he got it or what its name "officially" is?

He bought it in New Orleans, but it's available online all over the place. This is the version he has. (http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Portrait-African-American-Culture/dp/B000ACND7A)

[Furtherman]

Do you know where he got it or what its name "officially" is?

That's the name... A Great Day In Harlem. I'm suprised you never saw it - it's a very famous photograph.

http://www.dafland.com/new/images/A%20Great%20Day%20In%20Harlem.jpg

If I recall the story correctly... it was put together spontaneously, with only a few in the picture first, but the word spread and because everyone lived in and around the neighborhood, it just turned into this one time event.

[TheMojoPin]

Thanks for the help, guys...maybe you can help me find a nice, large B&W print of that other photo I posted, "the Million Dollar Quartet" of Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis and Johnny Cash. All of the prints I've found are small or have crappy colorizing done. Anyone know where I can find a good print?

[mendyweiss]

That's the name... A Great Day In Harlem. I'm suprised you never saw it - it's a very famous photograph.

http://www.dafland.com/new/images/A%20Great%20Day%20In%20Harlem.jpg

If I recall the story correctly... it was put together spontaneously, with only a few in the picture first, but the word spread and because everyone lived in and around the neighborhood, it just turned into this one time event.

True. This photo was taken around 10 a.m. these cats hadn't seen 10 a.m. since they were ten years old. Most were still buzzed from the night before !

[Dan G]

In 1998, Gordon Parks re-created that picture with Hip Hop artists in front of the same building. It was made available in XXL magazine.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2817/harlem03jpg7ce.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

In 1998, Gordon Parks re-created that picture with Hip Hop artists in front of the same building. It was made available in XXL magazine.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2817/harlem03jpg7ce.jpg

Holy crap, that is AWESOME! I need that one, too!

[Freakshow]

In 1998, Gordon Parks re-created that picture with Hip Hop artists in front of the same building. It was made available in XXL magazine.

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/2817/harlem03jpg7ce.jpg

There has been a teeny decline in the condition of that building. :thumbdown:

[OGC]

There has been a teeny decline in the condition of that building. :thumbdown:


And the music.