Around January of 1956, Francis Wolff met Reid Miles, a commercial artist who was a devout classical music fan. They established a rapport. Beginning with Blue Note's ninth 12-inch album, Reid Miles became the designer for the label for the next eleven years. Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff described the mood and intent of each album then Miles created wonderful graphic covers that were different from each other but retained that indefinable Blue Note look. Collected here is a selection of the best.

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