The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green / Command Records
Cover art by Charles E. Murphy (art direction + design), 1960
Roman Guitar – Tony Mottola & His Orchestra / Command Records
Cover art by Paul Bacon, art direction by Charles E. Murphy, 1960
Editor’s note:
The legendary Paul Bacon—book and album cover designer, jazz musician—is now in his 80s and still designing and illustrating and singing in a New York jazz club.
String Band Strum-Along – Tony Mottola Guitars, Mandolins, Ukuleles, Banjos
Cover art by George Giusti, art direction by Charles E. Murphy, 1961 / Command Records
Two Pianos & Twenty Voices – Lew Davies & His Orchestra / Command Records
Cover art by Charles E. Murphy (art direction + design), 1960
The Million Dollar Sound of The World’s Most Precious Violins
Enoch Light & His Orchestra / Command Records
Cover artist unknown, 1961
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A new city and that means new thrifts. I purchased these last week, almost all of them in one locale. Just 2 days ago I discovered a new batch of true typographic zingers so that means as always more album cover posts cometh soon. Stay tuned.
>> See previous album cover features here + flickr
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