Product Information
This volume features a broad selection of jazz record covers, from the 1940s through the decline of LP production in the early 1990s . Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label, and more. Special features for jazz lovers include a top-10 favorite records list by leading jazz DJs such as King Britt , Michael McFadden , Gilles Peterson , Andre Torres , and Rainer Trüby , as well as interviews with legendary jazz personalities Rudy Van Gelder (sound engineer who recorded for many labels such as Blue Note, Impulse!, and Prestige), Creed Taylor (founder of many labels and one of the best jazz producers ever, credited also for bringing bossa nova to the US and fusing it with jazz), Michael Cuscuna (Blue Note jazz producer and catalog researcher, responsible for its most successful re-editions), Bob Ciano (designer at the CTI Label, founded in the 70s by Creed Taylor, and one of the greatest cover designers ever), Fred Cohen , (the owner of New York's Jazz Record Center store with an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz music), and Ashley Kahn (writer, critic, and journalist for jazz whose books include A Love Supreme , Kind of Blue , and The House That Trane Built ). This new edition features 2 volumes in a slipcase.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaschen
ISBN-103836524066
ISBN-139783836524063
eBay Product ID (ePID)103007993
Product Key Features
LanguageEng,Fre,Ger
TopicDiscography & Buyer's Guides, Stamps, Graphic Arts / Advertising, American / General, Design, Art, Antiques & Collectibles, Music
AuthorJulius Wiedemann
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height2.9in.
Item Length12.5in.
Item Weight96.2 Oz
Item Width12.2in.
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2012
Dewey Edition23
FormatHardcover
Book TitleJazz Covers
Number of Volumes2 Vols.
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal741.66
Lc Classification NumberNc1882.7.J39