A "Great Day" at 17 East 126th Street


In 1958, photographer Art Kane took the famous photo "A Great Day in Harlem," featuring 57 of Harlem's most famous jazz musicians. Though few lived there at the time the photo was taken, it includes such famous former Harlem locals as Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Krupa, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, and Lester Young.





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  1. andyfrobigMay 15, 2021 at 12:59 AM

    There was a shot in the 1990s of the survivors from the original photo at the same location. The building was abandoned and the windows were bricked up. It's gratifying to see the house, and its neighbors, rejuvenated, but sobering to realize that only Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins are the only musicians left.

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