The hunt has begun.

So as I dive into this dissertation, it would make little sense not to collate some secondary research from the lovely communities of the internet.

Quite luckily, I rather landed on my feet with this – finding directories of 1950's jazz records, small foundries of production information and quite a few documentaries along the way.

http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/bluenote1500.htm

Birka Jazz is proving a very good resource for me and this page in particular is absolutely stacked full of useful information and images. Though it's only about Blue Note Records, it still a very strong insight into the modernity of the 50's Jazz records.

I was thinking about making the essay focus on the modernity of American Jazz records and comparing it with modernity in design at that time through other mediums in america; though it could make an interesting comparison to compare the modernity in jazz records coming from american and
compare with the likes of England, Germany or even (bizarrely) Yugoslavia

http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/germany.htm

http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/otherCountries.htm

http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/england.htm

On top of these secondary sources, I was given an essay on 'intermedial' theories on record sleeves; which is proving a very interesting read, but it is also influencing the way I wish to mold the final title and synthesis of the dissertation.

Also, as a little treat; whilst looking for modernity in 1950's american design I may have stumbled across the worlds worst (and shortest) power point.
https://prezi.com/8b6mo-etw6ro/graphic-design-1950s-1960s/