1 album cover in our archive
Miles Davis is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 1970s. Released on Columbia, the artwork sits in the jazz tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering painting, afrofuturism, psychedelic, iconic, mati klarwein. Below you'll find the full story behind each Miles Davis cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.
Mati Klarwein's Afro-psychedelic painting depicts two Black faces in profile surrounded by swirling organic forms — flowers, waves, fire, and cosmic phenomena — a visual match for the album that essentially invented jazz fusion.
