Rooster_Ties Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) I know I started another "Album Covers with Buildings" thread several years ago (I'll have to look for it too), but I'm looking to frame about four (4) LP covers for my office where I work (at a prominent architecture museum in Washington DC), and am looking for some iconic covers to include. Could be all Blue Note, but wouldn't necessarily have to be all BN. The very first one that comes to mind is, or course, Larry Young's Into Somethin' -- and is perhaps THE model of what I'm looking for other examples of... I'm temped to maybe also include stuff with architectural details, like Bobby Hutcherson's Compenents too... Ideally whatever I pick, I'd rather the architecture to really be front and center, and the main concept of the cover, rather than a picture that happens to include buildings (of which there were a lot of in the other thread). Many thanks!! -- Rooster Also tempting, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch... And also Freddie Hubbard - Goin' Up... Edited November 7, 2014 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 These might also qualify -- gonna be tough to narrow down my choices to just 4! Joe Henderson - Page One Herbie Hancock - Inventions and Dimensions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rooster_Ties Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) Maybe (just maybe) some modernist sculpture? Andrew Hill - Smokestack... PS: It's tempting to also include Hill's Judgment, but the brick-wall background isn't quite "sculptural" or "modern" enough for what I'm looking for, tempting though it may be! Edited November 7, 2014 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 And here's the previous thread I started, some 7 going on 8 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 If you are soliciting opinion, then don't let your love of the album distract you. Of the ones up so far, I think architects would only dig Into Somethin', Up Up Up and possibly Symphony for Improvisers. I definitely think focusing on a single building rather than a cityscape (like the Hancock) is going to work better. In terms of iconic building covers, it's hard to forget this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 If you are soliciting opinion, then don't let your love of the album distract you. Of the ones up so far, I think architects would only dig Into Somethin', Up Up Up and possibly Symphony for Improvisers. I definitely think focusing on a single building rather than a cityscape (like the Hancock) is going to work better. Definitely. Of those I've posted here to this thread, I agree, Into Somethin' and Goin' Up (which I presume is what you meant by "Up Up Up") -- are the two best. And I agree that cityscapes, much as I love them, are going to be of less interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Components = stuff from the fastener bins at a hardware store, not architectural details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Not iconic, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 If you are soliciting opinion, then don't let your love of the album distract you. Of the ones up so far, I think architects would only dig Into Somethin', Up Up Up and possibly Symphony for Improvisers. I definitely think focusing on a single building rather than a cityscape (like the Hancock) is going to work better. Definitely. Of those I've posted here to this thread, I agree, Into Somethin' and Goin' Up (which I presume is what you meant by "Up Up Up") -- are the two best. And I agree that cityscapes, much as I love them, are going to be of less interest. Yes, that is what I meant. Perhaps too soon, but this is another possibility. Here's someone with the same idea: http://architizer.com/blog/kickoff-sxsw-20-architectural-album-covers/ Of this set, the Streets LP might be worth considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) Edited November 7, 2014 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ejp626 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I like the Secret Museum cover. Is that a real place or Photo-shopped together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) I like the Secret Museum cover. Is that a real place or Photo-shopped together? The photographer is Elio Ciol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_Ciol and the "Secret Museum" shot was made in Firenze /Tuscany/Italy in 1960 he made a number of fantastic photographs like the following : Edited November 8, 2014 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 I think the Lenox Avenue Breakdown cover was based on a really nice Niklaus Troxler painting. love that shot of Harold Land in front of the Watts Towers, which I guess you could call a massive sculptural installation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Or a "poor man's Gaudi". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 Cool stuff. I'd venture to say that Out to Lunch, Smokestack, Harold in the Land of Jazz, and Lenox Avenue Breakdown are among the greatest jazz LP covers ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted November 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) This one even has it in the title:Was this cover for "City of Glass" ever issued on LP? - i.e. a 12-inch release? Given that both 'city' and 'glass' are mentioned in the title, this could be a contender. (Have always loved this cover, though I only have it on CD.) Edited November 8, 2014 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xybert Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Ellery Eskelin's Trio New York covers fit the bill i believe (could only find a picture that wasn't huge of the second album). Edited November 10, 2014 by xybert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rooster_Ties Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 This one even has it in the title: Was this cover for "City of Glass" ever issued on LP? - i.e. a 12-inch release? Given that both 'city' and 'glass' are mentioned in the title, this could be a contender. (Have always loved this cover, though I only have it on CD.) So, in all my poking around on-line, this cover does NOT appear to have ever been released specifically on LP (12") -- and was/is CD only. Shame, it's a great cover. Can't imagine there were any 12"x12" promo cardboard 'flats' of it produced, were there? I know, a needle in a haystack, if ever there was one (at best). A guy can hope, can't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 The CD of a recording I did several years back has architecture on the CD, but not the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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