Bengt Hallberg & Kjell Bækkelund – Contrasts album art
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on May 24th, 2025. Artwork published in
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An immersive use of Calypso for a collaborative album by Swedish jazz pianist Bengt Hallberg and Norwegian classic pianist Kjell Bækkelund, released in 1968 on Sonet.
Roger Excoffon’s twisting letterforms hover in the space above a black-and-white photograph of a wall with scratch markings. The artists’ names are positioned directly above the image, in a line of all-caps Microgramma.
Cover design by Sid. The photo was taken by Jan Olow, Westerberg.
Hat tip to Andrey.
