A Great Day in Harlem
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A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. The ide
A Great Day in Harlem
Sonny Rollins
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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential of jazz musicians.
A Great Day in Harlem
…was published to mark the 60th anniversary of the event, with forewords by Quincy Jones and Benny Golson, and an introduction by Kane's son, Jonathan. Sonny Rollins was the last survivor among the adult musicians featured in the photograph, prior to his death in May 2026. Interviewed for a December 2024 article in…
Rollins in 1974
Rollins at the San Francisco Opera House on February 22, 1982
Rollins at the Newport Jazz Festival in 2008
Rollins in 2011