I love when jazz album covers list all the players. Herbie Hancock! Your favorite drummer. A couple of sax players you think are pretty good. A bassist you’ve never heard of!
It’s a bit like Marvel comic book covers: “Iron Man, okay I’m interested. With Thor? Okay that works. Wolverine? And introducing an ‘Ant Man’? Okay what’s going on here – I gotta know!”
Jazz and comic books are more alike than you’d expect. Both revolve around a densely connected cast of characters, epic story arcs, a few cash grabs, and some amazing cross-over events.
