Baroque Masterpieces for Trumpet & Organ album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Jan 29th, 2023. Artwork published in
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I get that a Baroque-themed album asks for some extravagance. Still, using swash alternates for every single glyph is a bit too much, isn’t it? But hey, we get to see the ampersand of Davison Art Nouveau! Or at least one of it – there might have been one or more alternates. This record featuring Edward Tarr and George Kent with Bengt Eklund and Helmut Böcker was released by Nonesuch Records (H-71279) in 1973, two years before the swashy bold roman premiered as the Dune font.
Cover design by Jo Ann Gruber, with art by Gordon Kibee and art direction from Robert L. Heimall
The record company’s address in the bottom right corner is added in Palatino.
