If you love Jazz, this must bring a lump to your throat.
(It worked for me! Why do I love Jazz? Because Jazz is Democracy, Free Speech in Music. And that is why it is the only true original American art form!)
“Art Kane attributed his famous photograph to being young and naive. In August 1958 he was hired by Esquire magazine to come up with a photo to open an article about jazz. He figured he would contact every major jazz musician in New York to show up on 126th street in Harlem at 10am to take a group portrait. Getting jazz musicians anywhere together at 10am seemed impossible, but to everyone’s surprise 57 musicians showed up. It was Art Kane’s first professional photograph.”