This 1959 album was originally titled simply Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, but quickly became known as Moanin’ after the first tune on the LP, and was later reissued with that title.

The original cover features the artist name and catalog number in a very narrow column of text, causing “Messengers” to be split over three lines, with a mix of condensed and extra-condensed Franklin Gothic.

The reissue instead uses a single line of Grotesque No. 9 that spans the width of the cover.

The back cover is mostly Bodoni, apart from the song titles, set in Futura Bold, and the bottommost line in Vogue.

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The Rumproller is a 1966 album from trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938–1972) released on the Blue Note label. The album cover was designed by Reid Miles, and features the title and artist name in Franklin Gothic Extra Condensed, highly distorted to the point it’s reminiscent of funhouse mirror.

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Cover of the stereo release, 1973

The back cover features Bodoni. Track names and Leonard Feather’s liner notes are set in Futura.

Hi Voltage is a 1968 album from American tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley (1930–1986), released on the Blue Note label.

The striking cover design is by Reid Miles, who set the album title and artist name in the bold weight of City on both the front and back cover. Cover photo by Francis Wolff.

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The back cover including Leonard Feather’s liner notes are set in Helvetica.