Jazz Covers
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- Create Date：2021-04-04 11:58:59
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Joaquim Paulo
- ISBN：3836556367
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Summary
Part design history， part trip down musical memory lane， this anthology of jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of creative and cultural inspiration。 Spanning half a century， it assembles the most daring and dynamic jazz cover designs that helped make and shape not only a musical genre but also a particular way of experiencing life。
From the 1940s through to the decline of LP production in the early 1990s， each chosen cover design is distinct in the way it complements the energy of the album's music with its own visual rhythms of frame， line， text， and form。 To satisfy even the most demanding of music geeks， each record cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and album name， art director， photographer， illustrator， year， label， and more。
From the 1940s through to the decline of LP production in the early 1990s， each chosen cover design is distinct in the way it complements the energy of the album's music with its own visual rhythms of frame， line， text， and form。 To satisfy even the most demanding of music geeks， each record cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and album name， art director， photographer， illustrator， year， label， and more。
Reviews
Mike
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There are a variety of styles and eras represented in this interesting but flawed collection of jazz album covers。 Instead of being an encyclopaedic collection of great graphic design from jazz albums of the past， Jazz Covers seems to be a compilation of a fan's favorite covers from their personal collection。 Several of the records even have a "Promotional Copy--Not for Sale" sticker on them。 Although not a flaw per se， the sometimes baffling inclusion of covers that do not demonstrate much in t There are a variety of styles and eras represented in this interesting but flawed collection of jazz album covers。 Instead of being an encyclopaedic collection of great graphic design from jazz albums of the past， Jazz Covers seems to be a compilation of a fan's favorite covers from their personal collection。 Several of the records even have a "Promotional Copy--Not for Sale" sticker on them。 Although not a flaw per se， the sometimes baffling inclusion of covers that do not demonstrate much in the way of innovative graphic design could stem from the curator's limited selection of albums they had access to。 One major issue with the book is that the covers are organized by musical artist rather than by graphic designer。 Since it's ostensibly an art book， I'd like to have been able to compare a designer's work with other things they've done。 The short biographical statements about the designers are repetitive as well。 One or two page biographies preceding a section containing a designer's work would have eliminated this repetition and contributed to the overall flow of the book。There are several instances of carelessness and incomplete information throughout the book。 Artist names are occasionally spelled incorrectly and on one page a cover is misidentified。 Overall Jazz Covers is worth taking a look at for a sampling of beautifully reproduced vintage jazz album covers from the early 1950s to the late 1970s with occasional more recent vintage covers thrown in。 Look elsewhere for an in-depth history of jazz-related art and graphic design， however。 。。。more
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Jazz Covers&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Jazz Covers&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0