| Ahmet Ertegun Eulogy To My Brother Nesuhi |
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From Jon Hammond N.Y., NY: I was honored to
be invited to be with friends, family and
Atlantic Records WEA and so many Musicians on
this day in 1989 in Lincoln Center. I arrived
with Bernard Purdie long-time Atlantic
recording artist and we sat together amongst
the Musicians, in concert were Modern Jazz
Quartet, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins,
Manhattan Transfer, Ron Carter, Sylvia Simms
and at end after Ahmet's eulogy George Wein
played a piano blues with Claude Nobbs on
harmonica. Cocktail reception followed, it
was somber but warm and joyful at the same
time. Now Ahmet has passed RIP, he was always
nice to me so I pass this on in their memory.
Sincerely,
Jon Hammond
http://www.HammondCast.com
*Ahmet Ertegun was "one of the most
significant figures in the modern recording
industry" who "co-founded Atlantic Records in
1947 with partner Herb Abramson. Atlantic was
at the forefront of great independent labels
that sprang up in the late Forties,
challenging the primacy of the major labels
of the time (RCA, Columbia and Decca) by
discovering, developing and nurturing new
talent. Under the guiding hand of Ertegun -
the son of a career diplomat and a lifelong
jazz and blues aficionado - Atlantic became
the nation's premier rhythm & blues label in
a few short years. The label's artist roster
in the Fifties reads like an honor roll of
R&B talent: Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray
Charles, LaVern Baker, the Drifters, the
Coasters, the Clovers, and many more. During
this period, Ertegun produced or coproduced
the vast majority of records released on
Atlantic. He even wrote songs for Atlantic
artists in the early days using the pseudonym
"Nugetre" (Ertegun spelled backwards). Though
he was less directly involved as a producer,
Ertegun continued at the helm of Atlantic in
the Sixties and Seventies as the company
conquered the realms of soul and rock, from
Aretha Franklin to Led Zeppelin, with
phenomenal success. Ertegun serves as
chairman of Atlantic Records to this day. At
the tenth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Induction Dinner in 1995, it was announced
that the museum's main exhibition hall would
be named after Ertegun." (quote from Museum)
Nesuhi Ertegun "spent most of his lifetime
working at Atlantic Records and associated
labels. He joined Atlantic in 1956, nine
years after its founding by his brother Ahmet
and Herb Abramson. Nesuhi initially developed
Atlantic's album department and built up the
label's extensive catalog of jazz
long-players. The list of jazz artists he
produced at Atlantic over the years reads
like a who's who: John Coltrane, Charles
Mingus, Ornette Coleman, the Modern Jazz
Quartet and more. Nesuhi also became involved
with the label's rhythm & blues and rock and
roll roster as well, producing several hit
records for Ray Charles, the Drifters, Bobby
Darin and Roberta Flack. The son of a Turkish
diplomat, Nesuhi acquired his taste for black
music while growing up in Washington D.C.,
where he and Ahmet would frequent the Howard
Theater and scour the community for records
by their favorite musicians. In 1944, he
moved to Los Angeles to run the Jazzman
Record Shop. While there he created his own
label, Crescent Records (later Jazzman), on
which he recorded the likes of Kid Ory and
Jelly Roll Morton. Nesuhi also served as
editor of Record Changer magazine and taught
the first accredited course in jazz offered
in the U.S., at UCLA. In addition to founding
the jazz division at Atlantic, Nesuhi later
went on to spearhead the label's
international operations, expanding the
business and opening up new markets overseas.
After the merger of the Warner Brothers,
Elektra and Atlantic labels in 1971, he
headed WEA International. He later oversaw
the special projects division of Warner
Communications and launched East/West, a
Atlantic-distributed label, in 1988." (quote
from Museum)
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| A tribute to Ahmet Ertegun |
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On December 14th, 2006, not just the music
scene, but also the world lost a great man.
Ahmet Ertegun, the co-founder and chairman of
the legendary Atlantic Records. He had signed
and mentored many of the artists that have
blessed his legendary record label, including
Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding,
Eric Clapton, Wilson Pickett, Led Zeppelin,
Yes, Stevie Nicks, Pete Townshend, Phil
Collins, Laura Branigan, and many others.
Since 2005, I've treated Mr. Ertegun like a
king. I've put together this slideshow to
honor this legend. And what better song to
use for it than a song from an album
published by his own record label? I got
these pics from all over the net in 2005 and
2006, and I don't remember where I got much
of them, but the sites are listed on a few of
them.
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| Uncle Ahmet Ertegun |
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UNCLE AHMET
I asked to Uncle Ahmet.
How is it? He said:
If you wanna be famous you have to work a
lot.
Yeah I should work lot and do my best. Really
But who wanna, who wanna, who wanna be
famous.
One said:
You should be at the MTV
To seem sexy,
A little attractive,
A little impressive
You should effect the people with your eyes
And shaking your bottom, shaking your bottom
Shake shake shake
Thats the way to be famous what can you do
I said, I said, I said:
Fuck it
Who wanna be famous
What Happen if the people knownm me
What do they lose if don't
Here we are watching famous people, watching
famous people
Look at the tv and see a lot of gay
If you kick them in the ass they think that
is art
And they are turning around as an artist
They think that it's an art
And besides the famous people at the
management side
And give a freedom to people with fight
To earn money for war and petrolium companies
The ones who kills the innocents and kids
Do you care the world, Do you care the world,
Do you care the world:
lets shake your bottom son let shake
All mess destruction weapons have
gone...............
Because of that they can not find
And asking where are they
I know but don't say (my ethics not let me
say)
Look at the tv and see a lot of gay
If you kick them in the ass they think that
is art
And they are turning around as an artist
They think that it's an art
The ones who give a freedom with fighting
We know their past
And how they do wrong to negro brothers
Anyway not wanna upset you
Lets shake your bottom do you care world
I don't wanna be famous
The people don't know me
I have comfort and peace
Fuck it Uncle Ahmet
I am fine like this
AHMET AMCA
Ahmet amcaya sordum nasıl olmuş?
Dedi: evlat çok çalışmalısın ünlü
olmak istiyorsan eÄŸer
Evet, çok çalışmalıyım işimin en
iyisini yapmalıyım
Ama ünlü olmak isteyen kim?
Birisi de MTV ye çıkman lazım dedi
Biraz seksi görünmeli biraz sempatik biraz
etkili
İnsanları etkilemelisin bakışlarınla
kıç sallamanla
Ne yaparsın ünlü olmanın yolu bu
Dedim ki dedim ki dedim ki
Siktir et
İnsanlar beni tanısa ne olur tanımasa ne
kaybederler
Görüyoruz ünlüleri Tv ye bak görürsün
bir sürü ibneleri
Kıçlarına tekme vursan sanat zannederler
Sanatçıyız diye ortalıkta gezinirler
Bir de yönetim kadrosunda ünlüler
Döve döve insanları özgürleştirenler
Petrol ve silah ÅŸirketlerine para
kazandırmak için
Masum çocuk ve insanları öldürenler
Salla kıçını evlat salla umurunda mı
dünya
Kitle imha silahları kaçmış...
Dolayısıyla bulunamıyor, soruyorlar nerede
bunlar?
Ben biliyorum ama söyleyemem terbiyem
müsaade etmiyor
Döve döve özgürleştirenler var ya
biliriz geçmişlerini
Zenci diye kardeşlerimize yaptıkları
zulümleri
Neyse sizi karamsarlığa sokmayayım
Salla kıçını salla
Umurunda mı dünya
İnsanlar beni tanımıyor
Rahatım, huzurluyum,
Boş ver Ahmet amca ben böyle iyiyim ...
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