RHINO RELEASE HOMMAGE TO NESUHI ERTEGUN BOX SET
6 December 2008 by Your Way To Music
filed under New Releases - CD's
In 1955, Nesuhi Ertegun joined Atlantic Records, the label founded by his younger brother Ahmet. Put in charge of the label’s jazz division, Nesuhi spent the next 12 years recording a number of landmark albums from significant artists such as Charles Mingus, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman to name a few. With the new five-CD boxed set Hommage a Nesuhi, Rhino Handmade pays tribute to Nesuhi Ertegun’s deep impact on the world of jazz.
Hommage a Nesuhi contains 61 songs recorded between 1955-76 that spotlight the magnificent collection of world-class, one-of-a-kind musicians Ertegun assembled to make the Atlantic jazz catalog the singular body of work that it is. The collection comes packaged in a deluxe 10″ x 10″ slipcase containing an 84-page hardcover book as well as a portfolio of 19 photo cards, each featuring a previously unpublished image of an Atlantic Jazz artist taken by legendary photographer Lee Friedlander.
The compilation is produced by Joel Dorn, a protégé of Ertegun’s who succeeded Nesuhi as Atlantic Records’ jazz producer in 1967. Hommage a Nesuhi was Dorn’s final project — he passed away the day after putting the finishing touches on the track list and liner notes.
The music is arranged thematically on the five CDs. The first and last discs of the collection (subtitled “Some Atlantic Jazz” and “Some More Atlantic Jazz”) feature selections from some of the first artists Ertegun signed-Milt Jackson, Chris Connor, and The Modern Jazz Quartet-as well as later finds like Mose Allison, Eddie Harris, and The Charles Lloyd Quartet, featuring future star pianist Keith Jarrett.
“Shades Of Blue” acknowledges Ertegun’s fondness for the blues, spotlighting tracks he produced for Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, and Hank Crawford. “Live” presents 10 exceptional concert performances, including two from Rahsaan Roland Kirk, plus Les McCann and Eddie Harris tearing through “Compared To What” at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival. “On The Edge” focuses on the groundbreaking jazz that found a home at Atlantic Records starting in 1959, when Ertegun signed John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.
Hommage a Nesuhi is available for $149.98 as an individually numbered limited edition of 3,000 copies. Get it now at:
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