Chuck Nessa Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 hour ago, mjzee said: Covers by Jim Flora? Faux Flora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon King Posted May 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 I’m still not seeing the “one.” Sorry to be so vague. Fandom is sometimes burdensome, as you probably know. Thanks for the info so far. I don’t know about Jim Flora. Was he famous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon King Posted May 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 Just googled Jim Flora. Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jon King said: Just googled Jim Flora. Hmmm See https://www.discogs.com/artist/2308904-Jim-Flora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Jon King said: Just googled Jim Flora. Hmmm He is FANTASTIC! I have many of his record covers. In a few instances, I've actually played the records, but the covers are so good, the music cannot possibly live up to the promise. I mean, how could you listen to a Haydn quartet with a Jim Flora cover and not be disappointed? Edited May 27, 2022 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Teasing the Korean said: He is FANTASTIC! I have many of his record covers. In a few instances, I've actually played the records, but the covers are so good, the music cannot possibly live up to the promise. I mean, how could you listen to a Haydn quartet with a Jim Flora cover and not be disappointed? True, but the Sauter-Finegans (or Nick Travis' "The Panic is On", for instance) would be in a different league? And admittedly the "faux Floras" above are at least "nice" (IMHO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 Admittedly I'm not big into album art but these Flora covers. . . I don't dig them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 15 hours ago, JSngry said: This Bean label looks interesting... is it? https://www.discogs.com/label/1207826-Bean-2 Anybody know this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, JSngry said: Anybody know this stuff? Yes, it is something like the complete Coleman Hawkins bootlegged live recordings and sessions that didn't get official release: 1940-1965, certainly worth tracking down if you can. Edited May 27, 2022 by John L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 Cool, thanks. Seems like a good number of the big band broadcasts. i only have the Alamac (The Mighty Alamac) record of that. Not something that clicked right away, if you know what I mean, but I've not written it off yet, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon King Posted May 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 re: Cover art My uncle, paint and wallpaper small business owner, once told me, "Jon, nothing happens until someone sells something." Might help to explain Flora's cover art from a more practical angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jon King said: "...nothing happens until someone sells something." ...and nobody sells anything until they have something to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: True, but the Sauter-Finegans (or Nick Travis' "The Panic is On", for instance) would be in a different league? And admittedly the "faux Floras" above are at least "nice" (IMHO). SF is a mixed bag. Some tracks are Flora-esque, and some are very square. Their most Flora-esque track, "Science Fiction," never made it to LP! The Nick Travis has eluded me. 5 hours ago, Jon King said: re: Cover art My uncle, paint and wallpaper small business owner, once told me, "Jon, nothing happens until someone sells something." Might help to explain Flora's cover art from a more practical angle. Might also help to explain Coleman Hawkins or any of the other music that interests you. For the visually minded among us who seek to place Jim Flora in perspective, Cartoon Modern is a great book, though very pricey these days. https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Modern-Style-Design-Animation/dp/0811847314/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O15XZ7QF576S&keywords=cartoon+modern&qid=1653689055&s=books&sprefix=cartoon+modern%2Cstripbooks%2C78&sr=1-1 Edited May 27, 2022 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 I guess you could crack wise about Jim Flora being the much needed antidote to the staid Alex Steinweiss, but that would be wrong! However...nothing lasts forever, even timeless classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 27, 2022 Report Share Posted May 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, JSngry said: However...nothing lasts forever, even timeless classics. But if they had some merit to begin with, their popularity may likely be cyclical, as evidenced by the Free Design's "Love You" being used on a TV commercial now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 10 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: For the visually minded among us who seek to place Jim Flora in perspective, Cartoon Modern is a great book, though very pricey these days. https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Modern-Style-Design-Animation/dp/0811847314/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O15XZ7QF576S&keywords=cartoon+modern&qid=1653689055&s=books&sprefix=cartoon+modern%2Cstripbooks%2C78&sr=1-1 Too bad ... If I had known abouot this book at the time I'd have loved to get a copy without hesitating (though it is U.S. cartoons only), but now it is firmly out of my affordable price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: Too bad ... If I had known abouot this book at the time I'd have loved to get a copy without hesitating (though it is U.S. cartoons only), but now it is firmly out of my affordable price range. More affordable may be the 2-volume DVD collection Mid-Century Modern Animation. Not sure if they are readily available in your corner of the globe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) On 27.5.2022 at 2:57 AM, Jon King said: Just googled Jim Flora. Hmmm Have these JIM FLORA Art books -great coverart and more Edited June 3, 2022 by jazzcorner more text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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