Comics & Jazz

Episode 4: So you think you can draw Jazz? The legacy of album cover illustrators


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Summary: This is the fourth part of a series of contents discussing the intertwining of comics and jazz as art forms, exploring their historical connections and contemporary influence on each other. The impact of recognition on these art forms and the representations of jazz in comics are also critical topics for our discussion. In this episode: the building of the visual design of jazz album covers and influential designers, such as S. Neil Fujita and Jim Flora. Audio extracts used in this episode (in order of appearance): 1. Mordida (Geisa Fernandes); 2. You took advantage of me (Richard Rodgers); 3. My Sweet (Reinhardt & Grappelli); 4. C´est si bon (Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez); 5. La Pioggia (Luigi Russolo); 6. Si je étais blanche (Henri Varna, Lennart Falk and Robert Lelièvre) ; 7. Rapsody in Blue (George Gershwin); 8. Boogie Woogie Stomp (Albert Ammos); 9. Parisian Thoroughfare (Bud Powell/) 10. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (Lennon–McCartney) 11. O Barquinho (Roberto Menescal); 12. Nick´s Knacks (Nick Travis); 10. They all laughed (George Gershwin); 11. In The Nick of Time (Nick Travis); 12. Boogie Woogie (Clarence “Pinetop” Smith); 13. Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill - Berthold Brecht.); 14. La Cumana (Barclay Allen, Harold Spina, Roc Hillman); 15. The Great Lie (Gene Ammons); 16. What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter); 17. Frankie and Johnny (Traditional)
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Comics & JazzBy Geisa Fernandes