Erroll Garner Jazz Project

“Concert by the Sea” is a live album by pianist Erroll Garner that was originally released by Columbia Records in 1955. The performance was remastered and released in partnership with the Erroll Garner Jazz Project, Sony Legacy, the Magic Shop Studio, and jazz pianist Geri Allen.

The remastered album was released as “The Complete Concert by the Sea” and nominated for a GRAMMY. Garner’s 60th anniversary of the original concert was celebrated at the Monterey Jazz Festival which featured pianists Geri Allen, Jason Moran, and Christian Sands.

Collaboration:

Created a brand style including a new logo which extended to various promotional materials for the album release. The original 1955 album cover got fresh spin and served as inspiration for the Erroll Garner Jazz Project brand style. EGJP and University of Pittsburgh provided archival images and inspirations for the designs. The bold signature style was designed to be applied to a range of applications.

Album design: Sony
Album Image: Michelle Magdalena

“The GRAMMY Awards celebrate what is considered to be the best contemporary music issued in the last year ... .Only one key category, Best Historical Album, gazes back to celebrate the best resurrected recordings. Each year the nominees span genres and decades, homing in on moments in history that either altered its course or captured particularly unique frequencies. “The Concert By the Sea” …record became a touchstone of mid-'50s jazz, and helped pave the way for a series of hit jazz records by artists including Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal and Dave Brubeck. The new reissue for the first time presents the entire concert, rather than just the highlights that came out on the original album.”

LA TIMES