Download or read book Blue Note written by Graham Marsh and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Blue Note written by Richard Havers and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official illustrated history of Blue Note, the most influential and important brand in jazz. Tracing the evolution of jazz from the boogie-woogie and swing of the 1930s, through bebop, funk, and fusion, to the eclectic mix Blue Note releases today, this landmark publication tells the story of an influential jazz institution and commemorates Blue Note’s momentous contribution to modern music and style. Practically all of the jazz greats passed through Blue Note’s doors, including Miles Davis, Sidney Bechet, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Ornette Coleman, Donald Byrd, and Jimmy Smith. Blue Note is not only known as the purveyor of extraordinary jazz but is also famous as an arbiter of cool. The photography of cofounder Francis Wolff and the cover designs of Reid Miles helped create a look that was an integral part of the label’s genius. A highly illustrated volume, Blue Note features the very best photographs, covers, and ephemera from the archives, including never-before-published material, and and documents a groundbreaking era in American culture.

Download or read book The Cover Art of Blue Note Records written by Graham Marsh and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The jazz company Blue Note has always had a reputation for producing fine album covers. This book provides a collection of some of the best Blue Note album covers ever designed. The book will be of interest to jazz and design buffs alike.

Download or read book Blue Note Records written by Richard Cook and published by Justin, Charles & Co.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insightful scenes abound in the first full history of the most noted label in jazz history. With record-collector zeal, Cook analyzes everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper.

Download or read book The Blue Note Label written by Michael Cuscuna and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2001-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a complete discography of all recordings made or issued on the Blue Note label from 1939 through 1999.

Download or read book The Blue Note Years written by Michael Cuscuna and published by Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blue Note Years presents for the first time many of Francis Wolff's previously unpublished photographs, capturing such jazz legends as John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Donald Byrd, Clifford Brown, and Ornette Coleman, among others. 195 duotone photos.

Download or read book Coast To Coast Album Covers written by Graham Marsh and published by Collins & Brown. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along with Blue Note records, the Prestige, Atlantic, Contemporary and Pacific and Riverside Labels were the chief providers of America’s East and West Coast sounds on vinyl. The hard-edged, straight ahead playing of New York’s jazz musicians was perfectly reflected in the moody, monochromatic photography, quirky graphics and bold typography of the record covers: the look, like the sound, was intelligent, disciplined and sophisticated. On the West, the bright colours and playful themes expressed the funky sounds of the US's cool, california cool. For the first time ever, Coast to Coast Album Covers brings the two together under one very cool roof.

Download or read book The Album Cover Art of Studio One Records written by Soul Jazz Records and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Right around the world; Today's sound today."

Download or read book Jazz Covers written by Joaquim Paulo and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features broad selection of jazz record covers from 1940s through the decline of LP production in the early 1990s - fact sheet listing name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label and more.

Download or read book New York Hot written by Graham Marsh and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1993 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Blues Album Cover Art written by Graham Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the blues, shown through the cover art of albums created during the music's most innovative and productive phase in the 50s and 60s.

Download or read book Enter the Blue written by Dave Chisholm and published by Z2 Comics. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What begins as one woman’s search for her own artistic courage unravels into a stunning look into what jazz music can teach out about our search for the truest version of ourselves. For decades, seasoned players on the scene have spoken in whispered tones about The Blue: a mysterious meeting place for jazz history - a place where ghosts from this music's storied past spring to life for those courageous enough to enter. When Jessie Choi's mentor Jimmy Hightower collapses at a gig and loses consciousness, she finds herself reluctantly pulled back into the jazz scene she abandoned years earlier. In investigating the music and mystery behind Jimmy's comatose state, every thread leads to the same question: is Jimmy somehow trapped in this enigma known as The Blue? In her search to save her teacher, Jessie rubs shoulders with legends, uncovers the secret history of Blue Note Records, and faces her own deepest fears.

Download or read book The Cover Art of Blue Note Records written by Glyn Callingham and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 1000 Record Covers written by Michael Ochs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vinyl's back in style and in this selection of 1,000 of the most iconic record sleeves from the 60s to 90s, we recall why it's the biggest and best music format ever. Seminal artwork, memorable cover-sleeves, and long-lost classics all jostle for space in this virtual shelf of music history.

Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc written by Richard Cook and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Total Records written by Jacques Denis and published by Aperture Foundation. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of photography is teeming with portraits of musicians made iconic through their use on album covers: Thelonious Monk by W. Eugene Smith; Miles Davis by Irving Penn; Grace Jones by Jean Paul Goode; Laurie Anderson by Robert Mapplethorpe. Includes record albums featuring images by David Bailey, Guy Bourdin, Anton Corbijn, Roy DeCarava, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Luigi Ghirri, John Paul Goode, Brian Griffin, William Klein, David LaChapelle, Danny Lyon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ryan McGinley, Helmut Newton, Martin Parr, Anders Peterson, Pierre et Gilles, Hiro, Cindy Sherman, W. Eugene Smith, Pennie Smith, Jurgen Teller, Jeff Wall, Andy Warhol, Albert Watson, William Wegman, and more.

Download or read book Stealworks written by John Yates and published by A K PressDistribution. This book was released on 1994 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notes on the Apocalypse