Those associations seem pretty valid in my experience. I've had a particular fascination with the types of photography used by certain labels or artists for some time. For instance, both Windham Hill and ECM used a lot of landscape photography, but some subtle differences in photos reflected the tremendous differences in the music. On a related note, I clearly recall flipping through albums and guessing how much I'd like what was on them based on the covers. That was especially important at the time as I spent what little money I had on reeds, sheet music, books and albums. I'm fairly certain I'd have put the Starbright album back, especially after seeing the nursery rhyme on the back cover. Finally a shot of tequila sounds good about now.
My copy of the album has this cover, with the shot of 'Trane in the kitchen in the inner gatefold. It's good they saw which image makes for be a better cover. It was also one of my most played albums in college.
I've got this one. Love the David Stone Martin cover, classic mid-50s vibe(pun intended). DSM must've had a lock on Granz, he did so many album covers for Norgran and then Verve.
Whisper in the Mirror Keiko Matsui Great music and flawless recording! Countdown Records HDCD UND 17796 Regards, Jim
This might be my favorite quintet ever; man, could these guys play! Clifford Brown is at the absolute top of his game on this recording...
Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows I got a few Hancock LP's with Denon TT last year. First time for this one from '81. A little funky.