Coast to coast : album cover art from New York to Los Angeles

Title:

Author:

Marsh, Graham

ISBN:

9781907554353

Publication Information:

London : Collins & Brown, 2011.

Physical Description:

218, [6] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

"Coast to Coast is a compilation of California Cool and East Coasting, two books that were produced in the early 1990s after the successful publication of The Cover Art of Blue Note Records"--P. 7.

Contents:

Scrapple from the apple -- Hat check -- California cool -- Clickin' with clax -- West coasting -- The covers -- Photo gallery.

Subject Term:

Sound recordings -- Album covers -- Pictorial works.

Sound recordings -- Album covers -- History.

Jazz musicians -- Pictorial works.

Jazz.

Added Author:

Callingham, Glyn

Summary:

"Jazz is forever associated with labels like Blue Note, Prestige, Atlantic, Contemporary, Pacific, and Riverside. Each of these companies strove to communicate the essence of its sound through album covers. Now, this captivating anthology of 400 covers brings East and West together in a bicoastal jam session for the eyes. The hard-edged, straight-ahead playing of New York musicians was perfectly reflected in moody, monochromatic photography, quirky graphics, and bold typography, while bright colors and playful themes expressed the funky vibe of California cool"--Publisher's web site.

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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.

Author Notes

Graham Marsh is a graphic designer who has already collaborated with Tony Nourmand on Film Posters of the 50s, the 60s, the 70s as well as Hitchcock Poster Art.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Pulling together two earlier titles, California Cool and East Coasting, this excellent survey of the cover art of the classic jazz labels of the 1950s and 1960s, along with Marsh and Callingham's reissued The Cover Art of Blue Note Records, keeps this aspect of jazz's history readily available and affordable. Succinct essays give important context and lead into the body of the book, which consists of page after page of lovingly reproduced examples of the adventurous and still compelling album art from such labels as Riverside, Atlantic Records, Prestige, and Pacific Jazz. These bold graphic concepts coupled with now-classic photographs and the innovative use of color and art reveal the degree to which these designs were more than just packages for the music; they served, along with jazz itself, to help create and convey the feel of an era. VERDICT An essential title for jazz fans and, at this price, a good choice for most readers with even a passing interest in the cultural history of the mid-20th century.-Mark Woodhouse, Elmira Coll., NY (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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