The Cover Art of Blue Note Records - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855850966 ISBN 13: 9781855850965

Publisher: Collins & Brown/Chrysalis Books Group Ltd., 1991

Synopsis

Over a period of 50 years, the jazz-record company "Blue Note" has acquired a reputation for producing fine album covers, and this is a selection of some of the best. It includes a concise history of the company and a portrait of Reid Miles, who designed almost 500 record sleeves. Some jazz enthusiasts consider a Reid Miles sleeve to be as evocative of the jazz scene as the trumpet timbre of Miles Davis or the plaintive phrasing of Billie Holliday, and his innovations in typographical design have influenced magazines such as "The Face", "Blitz" and "ID".

About this title

About the Author:

Graham Marsh has worked as a magazine art director, illustrator and fashion journalist since the sixties. He has been a confirmed Americaphile since his first visit to New York and has always been interested in the connection between music and fashion. He lives and works in London. Glyn Callingham runs the legendary Ray's Jazz Shop in London. He has worked on several Blue Note compilation CDs and writes for a number of jazz magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins & Brown/Chrysalis Books Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1855850966
• ISBN 13: 9781855850965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140
• Editor: Graham Marsh, Glyn Callingham, Felix Cromey