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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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Bruce Caines
Format:Paperback
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
Format:Paperback
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
Format:Paperback
...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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Historic Book
I have two copies of this great book, one i keep to look at and read and enjoy each moment of the blue Note Records of the fifties and sixties, the other one i dismantled and used... Read more
Published on December 13, 2010 by Dr. Ahmad Zaatari
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Originals
It's funny how history repeats itself. As one flips through this well published book. You can see where several artist (mostly hip hop) got their album cover ideas from. Read more
Published on July 16, 2001 by "dbcjr"
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST for the BLUE NOTE fan !!
Great cover photos for most of the interesting Blue Note LPs.The covers are of the original lp's but sometimes of later releases: Page 10: "Sonny Rollins / A night in the... Read more
Published on April 28, 2001 by Ofer Refaeli
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic inovating design
Found the book great stimulation for page layout design and for revisiting a classic look. Great use of colors. Quite simplistic.
Published on August 17, 2000 by Stephanie McCarthy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Blue Note: Best Jazz & Best Jazz Album Covers
Poor your favorite beverage; play your favorite jazz album; then sit down and enjoy this wonderful collection. If jazz were a book, this would be it! Read more
Published on August 11, 2000 by Zossima
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderful Jump-Off Point for Jazz Tales
This collection of album covers offers the opportunity for hours and hours of stories about the artists. The covers themselves are art pieces that stand alone very well. Read more
Published on July 12, 1998
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- In Love (Cheerleaders) by Carol Stanley on page 66
- John Coltrane: the Extended Version by Martin Smith on page 10
- Out of the Blue by A Green on page 28
- Out of the Blue (Red Dress Ink (Numbered Paperback)) by Isabel Wolff on page 28
- Dot Dot Dot 10 (Issue 10) by Stuart Bailey on page 64
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