The Still-Cool Classic Covers

Wes Montgomery: Road S...

Pre-1990 photo album covers that hold up as emblems of great visual art -- and music.

By American Photo Staff and Contributors Posted October 15, 2008

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Wes Montgomery: Road Song (1968) Working mostly for jazz artists, photographer Pete Turner helped elevate album-cover art to a new level of bold elegance, as seen in this shot for Wes Montgomery's last recording. "I saw this freshly painted picket fence that went on forever," Turner recalled. "Just a picket fence and brake lights: the suggestion of a road more than the road itself." -- JC

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