"If you stepped into a record store in the 1950s and 60s, you would likely be drawn almost immediately to a Blue Note release—whether or not you were a fan of jazz or had heard of the artist or even the label. 'If you went to those record stores,' says Estelle Caswell in the Vox Earworm video above, 'it probably wasn’t the sound of Blue Note that immediately caught your attention. It was their album covers.' Now those designs are hallowed jazz iconography, with their 'bold typography, two tone photography, and minimal graphic design.' Of course, it should go without saying that the sound of Blue Note is as distinctive and essential as its look, thanks to its founders’ musical vision, the faultless ear of producer and engineer Rudy Van Gelder, and the roster of unbelievably great musicians the label recruited and recorded. ..."
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