A broad selection of jazz record covers, from the 1940s through to the early 1990s. Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label, and more. Also includes a top-10 favourite records list by leading jazz DJs such as King Britt, Michael McFadden, Gilles Peterson, Andre Torres and Rainer Trüby, as well as interviews with legendary jazz personalities Rudy Van Gelder, Creed Taylor, Michael Cuscuna, Bob Ciano and Ashley Kahn.


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