Miles Davis: Round About Midnight / Label: Columbia 949 / 12″ LP 1956
Photo: Marvin Koner
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Quite a fabulous and extensive collection of mid-century Columbia Records jazz covers to be ogled over at The Birka Jazz Archive. Plus oceans more of other labels including a terrific batch of Blue Note covers by legendary designers John Hermansader and Reid Miles.
Created by Torbjörn Sörhuus in Sweden, Birka Jazz—the Swedish specialist in rare jazz vinyl records—has been online since 1998. I have highlighted a few of my favorites from the Birka Columbia archives above and below. And yes, all the while demonstrating my ongoing affinity for both jazz and Modernist red, black and white embodied in a tasty LP format.
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Bunk Johnson: The Last Testament / Label: Columbia GL 520 / 12″ LP 1952
Photo: Bud Weil
Teddy Wilson: Mr. Wilson / Label: Columbia 748 / 12″ LP 1956
Photo: Bob Adelman
The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. / Label: Columbia 963 / 12″ LP 1956
Illustration: Tom Allen / Design: S. Neil Fujita
Eddie Condon: Bixieland / Label: Columbia 719 / 12″ LP 1955
Photo: Hugh Bell
J.J. Johnson – K. Winding: Trombone for Two / Label: Columbia 742 / 12″ LP 1956
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wow I just love how vinyl records are making a comeback and to see rare gems like these being stamped is awesome.