Praising graphic design genius REID MILES

Legend has it that the man who gave jazz so much of its visual style wasn't even a fan of the music.
REID MILES reportedly preferred classical music and traded in his sample copies of Blue Note Records releases.
As Blue Notes' in-house designer, Miles created a powerful iconography of block lettering and bold colors to complement the definitive 1950s and 60s jazz record label.
Richard Cook wrote that Miles:
"Made sure that his sleeves were as heavyweight as the music inside."
I adore the work of Miles.
His sleeve for Art Blakey's "Moanin'" album is a particular favorite of mine. A monochrome head shot of Blakey, tinted yellow, dominates the sleeve. Flanking the photo are the block letters:
ART
BLAKEY
AND
THE
JAZZ
MES
SEN
GERS
BLUE
NOTE
4003
The decision to break the words into syllables is a Miles trademark.
There were touches like this one on all of Miles' record sleeves.
Felix Cromey wrote:
"Miles made the cover sound like it knew what lay in store for the listener: an abstract design hinting at innovations, cool strides for cool notes, the symbolic implications of typefaces and tones."
My favorite Miles cover is for the eponymous 1957 album "Sonny Clark Trio" (pictured).
The cover does hint at the excitement contained within -- the "cool strides and cool notes" that Cromey noted.