Reid Miles
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| - | '''Reid Miles''' ([[4 July]] [[1927]] – [[2 February]] [[1993]]) was a graphic designer working in New York in the early 1950s when he was hired by jazz recording label [[Blue Note Records]] to design album covers. Over the next 11 years, he designed hundreds of covers, and in so doing left an indelible mark on 20th century design. | + | '''Reid Miles''' ([[4 July]] [[1927]] – [[2 February]] [[1993]]) was an [[American graphic design]]er working in New York in the early 1950s when he was hired by jazz recording label [[Blue Note Records]] to design [[album cover]]s. Over the next 11 years, he designed hundreds of covers, and in so doing left an indelible mark on [[20th century design]]. |
| Miles worked closely with the photographer [[Francis Wolff]]. | Miles worked closely with the photographer [[Francis Wolff]]. | ||
| + | ==Select discography== | ||
| + | *''[[Bud! The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 3)]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Doin' the Thing]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Hustlin' (album)|Hustlin']]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell album)|Midnight Blue]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[A Night at Birdland Vol. 1]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 5)]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Serenade to a Soul Sister]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Wizard of the Vibes|Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet]]'' | ||
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Reid Miles (4 July 1927 – 2 February 1993) was an American graphic designer working in New York in the early 1950s when he was hired by jazz recording label Blue Note Records to design album covers. Over the next 11 years, he designed hundreds of covers, and in so doing left an indelible mark on 20th century design.
Miles worked closely with the photographer Francis Wolff.
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Select discography
- Bud! The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 3)
- Doin' the Thing
- Hustlin'
- Midnight Blue
- A Night at Birdland Vol. 1
- The Scene Changes: The Amazing Bud Powell (Vol. 5)
- Serenade to a Soul Sister
- Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet
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