Leo Parker The Birth of Bop Vol. 1 Savoy XP 8060

The Birth of Bop series for the Savoy label was issued in both the 10" LP and the 7" 45rpm extended play (EP) configuration. Issued during the early 1950's, it featured sessions recorded during the late 1940's and originally released on the 10" 78rpm. This Leo Parker session is from December 1947 and features such legendary Bop pioneers as J. J. Johnson, Dexter Gordon, Joe Newman, Hank Jones, Curly Russell, and Shad Wilson. Note Goldblatt's signature just to the lower left of the word SAVOY.

Burt Goldblatt, 1924-2006

There is no mistaking the artwork of Burt Goldblatt, whose concept, originality and style graced the jackets of countless American jazz records during the 1950's. contributed to the beauty of jazz album covers of the 1950's, when the long-playing album came into its own and the need for developing an artistic concept became realized. As the decade progressed, his pioneering concepts moved from his signature wrinkly lines to black-and-white photography, and like his contemporaries David Stone Martin, Reid Miles, David Young and others, he utilized alternating between using photography and drawings, as well as a wide range of mediums such as collage, montage and even X-rays.
Born in 1924, Burt Goldblatt served in the Army during World War II, and afterward studied at the Massachusetts College of Art. Freelancing as a commercial artist in Boston, he moved to New York during the early 1950's and began specializing in album-cover design. His work is mostly found on such jazz labels as Savoy, Emarcy, and Bethlehem.

I hope you enjoy this tribute page, dedicated to his record cover designs, and hope you will submit as many as possible. Please include as much information about the record as possible.