Tag: jazz
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The Blue Note Era: How Reid Miles Defined the Visual Language of Jazz
When you close your eyes and imagine “Cool Jazz,” you aren’t just hearing a saxophone; you are seeing a typeface. specifically, Franklin Gothic Condensed. Between 1956 and 1967, Blue Note Records didn’t just document the music of Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, and Herbie Hancock; they created the first true “visual brand” in music history, largely…