"'Eric Dolphy His Life and Art is a dream project for the artist Keith Henry Brown, an illustrator, writer and Art Director who served from 2001 to 2004 as the design director at Jazz at Lincoln Center working under Wynton Marsalis. My aesthetic at that time was the wonderful old art of jazz record covers, which I wanted all of JALC'S branding to reflect. I think Wynton felt the same.' Even after leaving Lincoln Center, Brown still continues to use the look of the old Blue Note covers and the wonderful drawings used on the Norman Granz Jazz at The Philharmonic records as an inspiration when designing record covers for many well-known jazz artists. 'I was really thinking about those records when I did Christian McBride's cover for his album Kind Of Brown, for example.' This 'labor of love' is a graphic novel about the influential multi-instrumentalist Dolphy, who's known for his work with John Coltrane, Charles Mingus as well as his own brilliant recording efforts as a leader. Through colorful drawings, narrative and dialogue, Brown tells the story of his favorite musical artist. ..."
Eric Dolphy His Life and Art (Video)
Keith Henry Brown
2013 August: Out to Lunch! (1964), 2014 October: Outward Bound (1960)
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