Vintage templates with computer and notebook, vector. They combine minimalist shapes and composition with photography and bold typography. The cropping, the elegant light and a monochromatic blue help capture the expression of the music in mitchells taut hands. Upon blue note new york reopening gift cards will be mailed out to patrons within 3 business days. Blue note advanced its commitment to the 60s avant garde, and reid miless cover nailed matters again in catching the scalding momenttomoment intensity of pianist cecil taylors music. Premade book covers and ebook covers for independent authors on a budget. Most wanted blue note records books and cds you can buy. Choose your favorite blue note designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Album cover art gathers nearly 400 of the legendary covers, spanning the 40s to the 70s, and features the greatest. This notebook cover inspiration features rows of doodle art, stamped feather clip art, a matching flower, and strips of paper in shades of turquoise and blue. Jun 20, 1991 the album covers collected in this comprehensive volume under the wellknown blue note record label embody classic design and pioneering typography. The album cover art by graham marsh and felix cromey1991 book photo.
For the first time ever, blue note is offering archivalquality, framed canvas prints in dynamic scale 22x22, 32x32, 42x42 that present the legendary album cover. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The album cover art provides a comprehensive, albumsized collection of some of the best blue note album covers ever designed. Most of these covers miles designed for blue note, but there are few others included as well. The thing to do blue mitchell with junior cook, chick corea, gene taylor and al foster blue note records 4178 1964 what a beautiful cover.
The album cover art paperback august 1, 1991 by graham marsh author. In practice its not so bad, i got the impression the dude would have written a full discography of blue note down to the bios of the bassists if hed. See more ideas about album covers, album and cover. Wrap the cover around a small composition book and then decorate the. A bestselling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. 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. Book covers today are often simple, revolving around a central imagery thats symbolic and can capture the essence or theme of the plot with one glance. Type dining bond in the extra message box at checkout.
Blue note records is an american jazz record label owned by universal music group and operated under capitol music group. And in the interest of honesty i havent actually handled this book. So you hear about the musicmusicians, but also the cover art cover artists, label founders, etc. Blue note label guide the jazz record explorations into. You spent countless hours working on your book, you chiseled out each word with endless patience, you wrote and rewrote every sentence until everything was perfect. The african beat by art blakey and the afrodrum ensemble 1962. The album cover art, edited by graham marsh and glyn callingham. Throughout the fifties and sixties, the blue note record label embodied one word.
Nduduzo makhathini modes of communication letters from the underworlds. Along with the cover art of blue note theres also california cool and east coasting a. Established in 1939 by alfred lion and max margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Starting in 2014, blue note embarked on a 75th anniversary vinyl initiative to reissue 100 classic titles on vinyl. Too often, one quick glance is all the time you get to make an impression. They appear in the mid fifties, and the evidence of frame construction can be helpful in determining the issue date of a pressing, being a. Over a period of 50 years, the jazzrecord company blue note has acquired a reputation for producing fine album covers, and this is a selection of some of the best. Shop by record grading such as mint m, near mint nm or m, excellent ex. And five seconds is all the time you have to grab a readers. See more ideas about blue note jazz, album covers and jazz. Nov 14, 2014 blue note advanced its commitment to the 60s avant garde, and reid miless cover nailed matters again in catching the scalding momenttomoment intensity of pianist cecil taylors music. Christian art gifts is the leading manufacturer of bible covers, each made of quality materials, functional features, and creative designs to suit any style. Premade book covers, made to overcome your competitors.
Reid miles was the designer for the album covers which have a unity that is not boring, each cover is a work of art. The jazzy blue notes of reid miles 1 the cover art of blue note records, volume ii 2 the cover art of blue note records, volume i 3. This era of blue note has many unique features for the very earliest pressings, such as a flat edge rim rather than the later beaded rim, covers manufactured with a kakubushi frame construction the paper from the back sleeve folds around the cover and appears in front, under the unlaminated cover art paper, leaving a shadowline on two. All blue note artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. 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. Paul bacon december 25, 1923 june 8, 2015 was an american book and album cover designer and jazz musician. Jul 20, 2003 below is an excerpt from cooks blue note records, the biography book excerpt.
The cropping, the elegant light and a monochromatic blue help capture the expression of. Specifically the cover art featured on the records produced by blue note records. Examples of fonts in use tagged with blue note records. Choose from over a million free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art images, design templates, and illustrations created by artists worldwide. Find the perfect deal for blue note vinyl records with free shipping on many items at ebay. The art of legendary jazz label blue note records udiscover. With rudy van gelder as the recording engineer the sound quality is pristine, and now with qobuz and tidal streaming at high res the sound is an audiofiles dream come true. Blue note 2, companion volume to blue note also from chronicle books, features over 200 more examples of. Blue note is always proud to be the venue that our patrons find comfort and happiness to visit during uncertain times. Its only natural that someone thought to collect some of the best blue note jackets and stick them in a coffee table book. In honor of blue note records 80th anniversary in 2019, the legendary jazz label has launched a new series of limitededition wall art that celebrates the iconic imagery of blue notes classic era. The gakubushi frame cover left, circa 1956 the covers of very earliest blue note, prestige, atlantic and no doubt others labels have a cover construction method referred to by the japanese word gakubushi meaning a frame cover. Two hundred color photographs of the album sleeves, an informative history of the blue note record music lovers have been attracted to the distinct style and sleek sound of jazz since its birth at. Next, you have two blue note legends in jackie mclean and paul chambers playing alongside him.
Finally, the stunning cover art ranks as one of reid miles finest for the label. The title of this book is the cover art of blue note records and it was written by graham marsh, glyn callingham. That happened a few years back, when chronicle books put out blue note. In this tutorial ill show you how to create an album cover characteristic of blue note records.
Beautiful reproductions of original artwork and labels. The period defined by 19534 is one of the most critical in blue notes history, since so many of the. See more ideas about blue note jazz, jazz, album cover art. New york hot, although the last two may be hard to find. Learn about the timeless design of some of the most easily identified album covers in the history of the music industry. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, the label switched its attention to modern jazz around 1947. This hard cover edition is the complete compilation of the original volumes published nearly two decades ago. Had i read the back of the thing, i probably wouldnt have bought it, as that idea leaves me cold. The cover is not laminated like later covers in the sixties, and there is no printing of the record title on the spine, a practice which came later with more sophisticated printing technology. May 14, 20 of course, there are several obvious differences between the final cover art and the bespectacled billboard, but if this is the connection, then the floating, faceless eyes of doctor t. Blue note new york gift cards are eligible to be used at our gift shop and on food and beverage purchases in the club. A great source of inspiration, they feature lpsized album covers.
The following ways to decorate a notebook cover are fun, creative, and easy diy projects that anyone can do. Below is an excerpt from cooks blue note records, the biography book excerpt. Then there is the presence of the criminally underappreciated art farmer on trumpet, making a rare appearance on a blue note session. As of this morning, new york city mandated that all restaurants and bars must close and that no gatherings above 50 people may take place. Jun 03, 2019 graced with the classic blue note whiteblue label updated with blue note records a division of united artists, inc. Theres some books by graham marsh you might be interested in. This became the first blue note lp to feature cover art from reid miles, whose crisp designs would become a symbol of the labels identity and jazz at large.
The album cover art by graham marsh editor, chronicle books, horace silver foreword by online at alibris. That sounds complicated enough but take the sheer amount of book genres out there, and coming up with a book cover to attract readers can be a monumental task. Blue note label guide the jazz record explorations. 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. Album cover art on i dont think anything could beat seeing these beauties in the 12. The album covers collected in this comprehensive volume under the wellknown blue note record label embody classic design and pioneering typography. Blue note ii by collins and brown 19970801 collins and brown. Shop for blue note art from the worlds greatest living artists.
He is known for introducing the big book look in book jacket design, and designed about 6,500 jackets and more than 200 jazz record covers. Music lovers have been attracted to the distinct style and sleek sound of jazz since its birth at the turn of the century. Blue note remains one of the most influential jazz labels of all time, and its cover art is a virtual timecapsule of cool. Complete compliation of the original blue note volumes a timeless collectors piece for all music fans 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 l. Identified by the 20xx blue note records along outer edge on right side of label and 150 5th avenue address on back cover. There are a couple of books the cover art of bluenote records the collection the first volume cover was in pale blue and the 2nd was in red. See more ideas about album covers, album and blue note jazz. To view this site, you must enable javascript or upgrade to a javascriptcapable browser. A selection of reid miles designs from the 1950s and 60s. Glyn callingham is a walking encyclopedia on jazz of the 50s and 60s and runs the legendary rays jazz shop in london. The album cover art paperback august 1, 1991 paperback january 1, 1605 4. Lp the gakubushi frame cover is found on the earliest releases of 1500 to 1543, with lexington label, from 1956 to 1957. Blue note 4000 series birka jazz another goodie from which i learned much about blue note and miles.
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