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Artist “Logos” from Iconic Jazz Album Covers

Jazz Musician Lettering

Reagan Ray (previously) surveyed 100s of iconic covers of jazz albums (Blue Note, anyone?) and isolated the lettering of the artists’ names. I love these sorts of compilations โ€” this is like a mini-tour through the history of graphic design in the 20th century.