Music lovers have been attracted to the distinct style and sleek sound of jazz since its birth at the turn of the century. The album covers collected in this comprehensive volume under the well-known Blue Note record label embody classic design and pioneering typography. Two hundred color photographs of the album sleeves, an informative history of the Blue Note record company, and a portrait of Reid Miles, who designed nearly 500 album covers, capture the integrity of this distinctive record label. Sophisticated jazz connoisseurs and young listeners alike, as well as those with an interest in style and graphic design, will enjoy this exciting book of jazz memorabilia.
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Graham Marsh is a London-based magazine art director, illustrator, and journalist. He is the coauthor of three related Chronicle Books titles, New York Hot: East Coast Jazz of the 50s and 60s , and The Blues: Album Cover Art .
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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No doubt--this is a wonderful book. A comprehensive collection of album cover art from one of the most design-forward lables in the history of recorded music. The book, besides being a visually interesting piece has great historical notes about the art of the cover art.Here's my problem: This book and the Volume 2 are poorly bound. The cover of my book (basically cover stock glued to the spine where the pages attach to one another) came off within one week of purchase. This with normal, careful handling. I replaced each volume of the book twice. Both with the same results. Upon contacting the publisher, they apologized in a rather, "Oh wow, that's really messed-up..." kind of way. They didn't seem too concerned but did offered to replace it. I already knew that was not going to make a difference. I suggested they find a new way of fixing the cover to the book. The person I spoke with agreed to pass along the information. (Uh, yeah, right.) Ultimately I returned the books and my library is without them. This is a shame because the two volumes are great, particularly if you have an interest in art direction or graphic design. But the cover problem makes this book not worth purchasing, in my opinion.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Timeless music, timeless design.,
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This book is a great homage to the graphic work of Reid Miles and the amazing talent Blue Note records has had in it's history. In a nice, album- sized format, this book has a great collection of clean, smart graphic design. Heavy on type and simplicity, "Blue Note: The Album Cover Art" is a must for designers and jazz lovers alike. If you're both-then hot damn, you're in luck!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, but the binding is lousy,
By Andy Williamson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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...the contents are great but after a month the binding has already come apart. The individual pages are bound together seperately, but the cover and spine has seperated from them. Otherwise, I would give this 5 stars. Great reproductions, the colors are fantastic. This makes a great coffee table book.
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"They were sure that with these new artists they were introducing, so many of them were leaders for the first time, so maybe the public in Harlem knew about them, but across the country they didn't...and they felt it was very important to put these men's photos as prominently as possible on the covers and they got a lot of flak from distributors across the country who felt a pretty girl would have been better." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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"They were sure that with these new artists they were introducing, so many of them were leaders for the first time, so maybe the public in Harlem knew about them, but across the country they didn't...and they felt it was very important to put these men's photos as prominently as possible on the covers and they got a lot of flak from distributors across the country who felt a pretty girl would have been better." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
grant green, blue note, paul chambers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cover Photo, Cover Design, Sam Jones, Cover Drawing, New York New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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