by Ben Ratliff // Picador
Cover photograph by © Rolf Ambor / ctsimages.com
Other Concepts:
The idea here was to depict John Coltrane as a sound wave. I thought these images were well-known enough to weather the abstraction. But for the final, we went with a stunning portrait that put the focus on his hand on the saxophone keys.
On the back cover, I printed Coltrane's Selmer Mark VI saxophone bell pattern as a subtle black on black background pattern:
Here's a collection of Blue Note: Over 1000 great jazz album covers.
Here's an awesome video of Miles Davis and John Coltrane performing
"So What" Live-New York, April 2, 1959:
I love observing the other musicians. When they're not busy performing, they're busy smoking.
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