The Cowl Artwork of Blue Be aware Data

The Cowl Artwork of Blue Be aware Data is Graham Marsh and Glyn Callingham’s basic assortment of the unparalleled document sleeves produced by the celebrated Blue Be aware document label.

Round January 1956 the photographer Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion of Blue Be aware Data met Reid Miles, a business artists and a religious classical music fan. After establishing a rapport, Reid Miles grew to become the designer for the Blue Be aware label for the subsequent eleven years creating great graphic covers that have been each distinctive and in addition retaining the indefinable Blue Be aware look. That includes iconic covers for artists equivalent to Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Artwork Blakey, this anthology is an evocative piece of Jazz historical past.

Alongside over 400 of the document label’s greatest  album covers is a collection of quick essays written by main business figures. Each a complete information to an acclaimed label, and an insightful snapshot of graphic design historical past, The Cowl Artwork of Blue Be aware Data is a must have for all Jazz followers.