mjzee Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 There's an article in today's Wall St Journal, written by Marc Myers, about a new book. I can't reprint the entire article, but here's the important points: To commemorate the photo’s 60th anniversary, Wall of Sound Editions will publish “Art Kane: Harlem 1958” on Nov. 12. The 168-page book includes essays by Jonathan Kane, the late photographer’s son and archive executor; saxophonist Benny Golson, one of the photo’s two surviving jazz musicians; and an oral history by Art Kane from the 1994 documentary. The book features for the first time Kane’s 70-plus outtakes from the shoot, along with six contact sheets. The never-before-seen images of jazz musicians milling about reveal that Kane used two locations on East 126th Street—one on the stoop of No. 52 and the other at No. 17, a block and a half apart. Ultimately, the image from No. 17, with a more interesting architectural backdrop, was chosen for Esquire’s centerfold. Why Kane moved from one stoop to the other and how he kept all the musicians together remains a mystery. Included in the book are images taken that day by jazz bassist Milt Hinton, who had brought along his camera. His photographs provide lively images of Kane and Esquire graphics editor Robert Benton trying to manage the chaos from across the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Any word on what they're planning for the 75th anniversary? I hope to be around for it and don't want to settle now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 There's an earlier book that I bought from someone on this board which has many of the outtakes of that photo shoot, along with some of Milt Hinton's photos from that day, a few of which were taken by his wife Mona, if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Weird, if the book is to be published on November 12, that it’s not yet listed on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Strangely, an ITALIAN (so it says) edition of a book under that title with the number of pages given in the excerpt you posted and a publication date of 2018 is listed on amazon.de. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 The listing Steve mentioned: https://www.amazon.de/ART-KANE-HARLEM-1958-Trade/dp/8894366626/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1541361515&sr=8-10&keywords=art+kane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Hey LA residents: May 2 panel discussion at the Grammy Museum, featuring Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins: https://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/art-kane-harlem-1958 (Rollins isn't mentioned at the link but he is in the promo email I got from the Italian publisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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