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Opening with a concise history of the blue note record company, the book features the cover art of reid miles, who designed almost 500 record sleeves for blue note over a fifteenyear period. Buy the cover art of blue note records 1st edition by marsh, graham, callingham, glyn. The artwork of the legendary blue note jazz record label has come to represent everything that is brilliant and innovative in album cover design. Type dining bond in the extra message box at checkout. Learn about the timeless design of some of the most easily identified album covers in the history of the music industry. John coltrane, art blakey and herbie hancock, and current home to artists such. Album cover art gathers nearly 400 of the legendary covers, spanning the 40s to the 70s, and features the greatest work of legendary blue note art director reid miles. The worlds most famous jazz label celebrated for its striking use of design as much as for its groundbreaking recordings is 75 this. Blue note remains one of the most influential jazz labels of all time, and its cover art is a virtual timecapsule of cool. Album cover design and jazz photography on the blue note records.
The album cover art provides a comprehensive, albumsized collection of some of the best blue note album covers ever designed. The cover art of blue note records is graham marsh and glyn callinghams classic collection of the finest record sleeves produced by the celebrated blue note record label. When it came to jazz album covers, blue note was unequivocally the market leader in the 50s and 60s. One of hermansaders clients at the time was blue note records, which. In its dedication to excellence in every aspect of recordmaking, the labels packaging. He founded blue note in 1939 with a view to releasing the very best in jazz records. Blue note jazz club new york nyc, tickets for concerts. Blue note records blp 1521 lp jazz vinyl record album cover design by reid miles photo by. Blue note 1500 series jazz album covers birka jazz.
With a foreword by graham marsh and glyn callingham. The album cover art by aaj staff, published on march 8, 2004 at all about jazz. Before reid miles took over as art director at blue note, he. The album art downloader is a program designed to make life easier for anyone who wishes to find and update their album art for their music collection. Music lovers have been attracted to the distinct style and sleek sound of jazz since its birth at the turn of the century. Wolff of the jazz record label blue note to design album covers when the label began. The session featured a shortlived lineup of the jazz messengers with drummer art blakey, trumpeter lee. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Reid miles july 4, 1927 february 2, 1993 was an american graphic designer and photographer best known for his work for blue note records in. Simple and sophisticated, moody and alluring, these covers continue to influence designers and excite jazz aficionados today. During this period he designed almost 500 record covers for the label. Art blakey a night at birdland with art blakey quintet, vol.
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