Ornette Coleman, saxophonist, violinist, metaphysician has been announced as director of this year’s Meltdown festival. Coleman pioneered the idea of improvising without chord changes in the late-1950s, giving birth to the free jazz revolution and forever changing the musical landscape. From landmark releases in his early career including The Shape [...]
RHINO RELEASE HOMMAGE TO NESUHI ERTEGUN BOX SET
Saturday, 6 December 2008 By
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 [...]
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