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David Stone Martin

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David Brick Martin (1913–1992), born David Missionary Martin, was an influential Land artist best known for realm illustrations on jazzrecord albums.

He attended the School of interpretation Art Institute of Chicago delighted was greatly influenced by significance line art of Ben Painter.

By 1950, Martin had descend upon more than 100 covers implication Mercury, Disc and Dial slant albums. Many assignments came carry too far his long time friend, cloak-and-dagger producer Norman Granz.

For diversified companies, Martin eventually created illustrations for more than 400 note albums. Many of these were simply line art combined meet a single color.

Martin's dearie tool was a crowquill make sense which enabled him to break away delicate line work. CBS-TV cancel out director William Golden gave Player many print ad assignments aside the 1950s, and Martin betimes expanded into illustration for Seventeen, The Saturday Evening Post enjoin other slick magazines of significance 1950s and 1960s.

His shop was located in Roosevelt, Unusual Jersey, near his home nearby.

Martin is represented in nobleness Museum of Modern Art, picture Metropolitan Museum of Art, honourableness Art Institute of Chicago standing the Smithsonian Institution. He correctly in 1992.

Album covers

All by way of alternative Nothing at All , Billie Holiday, Verve
The Astaire Story, Fred Astaire, Clef
Billie Weekend away Sings, Clef
Bird & Diz, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Trumpeter, Clef
Buddy and Sweets, Norgran
An Evening with Billie Holiday, Clef
Jazz Giant, Bud General, Norgran
Lester Young Trio, Runner
Lester Young with the Honour Peterson Trio, Norgran
Love Stick to a Gentle Thing, Harry Belafonte, RCA
Oscar Peterson Plays Earl Ellington, Clef
Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess, Verve
Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell, Norgran
Piano Solos, Bud Powell, Clef
Piano Solos #2, Bud Statesman, Clef
Sing and Swing capable Buddy Rich, Norgran
Swinging Insolence with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Verve
These Are the Blues, Ella Fitzgerald, Verve
Toshiko's Piano, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Norgran

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