Vinyl mania: The greatest in Jazz LP artPart design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this anthology of Jazz album artwork is above all atreasure 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 compliments the energy of the album's music with its ownvisual rhythms of frame, line, text, and form. To satisfy even the most demanding of music geeks, each record is accompanied by acomprehensive fact sheet listing performer and album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label, and more.
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