Worst 32 jazz cover

[Joe G]

I just read a review of it, and found out that they do indeed take Tenderly at a rapid pace, so that comment was uninformed. Sorry!

[connoisseur series500]

Now ain't these nice for a change?

ubu

They missed out on, "Jazz after you've been fired from your job!"

[Noj]

Clearly the cover created with the free Photoshop filter wins. HORRENDOUS.

I actually passed on this great album a few times based on cover art alone:

[Soul Stream]

I don't know how to get an image up on a post....

So, could someone please show us the "money shot" for my vote for 32's worst albums cover?

Groove Holmes "Groove's Groove."

The most uninspired cover, maybe even edging out "Crisscraft" in apathy.

[Jim Alfredson]

Those "Jazz When You're Alone" et al covers should all be called "Jazz For Skinny White Broads" based on the covers.

Just goes to show how dangerous Photoshop can be in the wrong hands.

PURE EVIL!!!

[Soul Stream]

for soulstream:

Thanks!

Isn't that hideous! ARRRGGGGHHH!

[Claude]

I don't know how to get an image up on a post....

You need to copy the URL of the image and put it between IMG tags in your post. Like this:

[img=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000006C5N.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg]

This way the image is linked and not uploaded. It does not consume board server bandwith.

If an image is not available online and you have it on your hard drive, you can upload it with the "File Attachment" function when you post a meesage.

Edited July 7, 2003 by Claude

[ralphie_boy]

Clearly the cover created with the free Photoshop filter wins. HORRENDOUS.

I actually passed on this great album a few times based on cover art alone:

I hope you finally got past the cover and bought it, cause it's a great session! It really is an ugly son-of-a-bitch though.

[dsgtrane]

Now ain't these nice for a change?

ubu 

They shoulda just contracted their cover art out to Vogue magazine and gave the graphics director another job. On the other hand, the mind that was capable of coming up with these artistic concepts....is a mind best being placed in quarantine somewhere.

These make all the bad ones worthwhile!

[JSngry]

Clearly the cover created with the free Photoshop filter wins.  HORRENDOUS.

I actually passed on this great album a few times based on cover art alone:

Uh...that's actually BETTER than the original Muse cover, believe it or not...

Talk about using whatever's handy!

Edited July 7, 2003 by JSngry

[dsgtrane]

My vote is for Woody Shaw's "Solid". Thankfully I have the orignal Muse version.

[JSngry]

I dunno, dude, theat Muse cover on SOLID gives me the willies - Woody's looking pretty sick on that one, and with hindsight...

But that 32 cover! That's just STUPID!

[connoisseur series500]

My vote is for Woody Shaw's "Solid". Thankfully I have the orignal Muse version.

Well it is, er, afterall a solid.

Gives you an idea of the tremendous imagination of the 32jazz graphics person. Thank god no one ever put a trumpet in the guy's hands. He'd probably outsell Kenny G.

[connoisseur series500]

Clearly the cover created with the free Photoshop filter wins.  HORRENDOUS.

I actually passed on this great album a few times based on cover art alone:

Uh...that's actually BETTER than the original Muse cover, believe it or not...

Talk about using whatever's handy!

No, Jim, the Muse cover is better.

Er, are you okay, Jim?

[BruceH]

Great thread! 32jazz was a good, affordable label but, ahem, covers were not their strong suit.

[Soul Stream]

My vote is for Woody Shaw's "Solid". Thankfully I have the orignal Muse version.

That 32 Jazz "Solid" IS bad. Didn't see that one that much in the stores, so I forgot about it.

As BAD as all these were. I'm beginning to think they were bad in a "good" way. They're all so bad I actually like them sort of.

One thing's for sure. When searching the used CD bin, the 32 Jazz CD cases (thick black plastic) are by far the most recognizable of them all. So, they did do something right.

[dsgtrane]

I dunno, dude, theat Muse cover on SOLID gives me the willies - Woody's looking pretty sick on that one, and with hindsight...

I don't know about sick, looks kinda propped up to me, almost like a mannequin.

[jazzbo]

Good album. Cover that should have never been!

[sidewinder]

Not a good CD to pull out of the racks early in the morning after a heavy night on the pop .......

[jazzbo]

I actually like this one!

[catesta]

[Soul Stream]

....maybe we should put it this way...are there any GOOD 32 Jazz covers?

[catesta]

That's gonna be tough.

[DrJ]

That Al Cohn/Zoot Sims cover always reminded me of the backgrounds they used to put behind Jack Handy's DEEP THOUGHTS segment on Saturday Night Live (or a really cheesy Hallmark card, same difference!).

There were a few that weren't TOO horrible:

Captures the era of the recording well, no?

Woody looks like he's cultivating a "good fella" pose in that one, but kind of nice overall.

(Because ONE James Moody just isn't enough...)

ALMOST a winner, then they had to go and muck it up by using every available font color in their desktop image editing program for no apparent reason...

This one is nice, creative photo, and somehow captures the "confined" nature of Brooks' life (and I don't mean that as a crack, it's truly sad)

And who could forget:

Edited July 7, 2003 by DrJ

[DrJ]

Oops, just remembered I inadvertently cheated a bit on 32 Jazz's behalf on that B-3 compilation - was actually a Label M deal (although kind of one in the same, no?).