Eastman Jazz Ensemble – Live! album art
This album by the Eastman School Of Music Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Rayburn Wright was “recorded live in the Eastman Theatre during the 1975–76 season by Ros Ritchie, director of recording services at the Eastman School Of Music of the University of Rochester.”
The title typeface is Baby Teeth, but used with a twist. Apparently cover designer Bruce Marsh deemed Milton Glaser’s design a tad too angular, and introduced more round elements. He didn’t achieve that by altering the letterforms, but rather by cleverly repurposing some of the glyphs included in Letraset’s adapation: the first E is actually the ampersand (&), the round-top A is an upside-down U, and the final E was intended as the pound sign (£). For even greater variety, Marsh flipped a W for the M in “Eastman”. These small interventions give Baby Teeth a surprisingly fresh look.
The photograph is by Louis Ouzer. Francis Crociata wrote the liner notes, which are set in ITC Serif Gothic.
Detail from the track list / liner notes
Detail with the credits
