The series of videos focusing on individual jazz record labels continues with a tenth episode. In this instalment Allan discusses Atlantic Records, the independent label started Ahmet Ertegun and Herb and Miriam Abramson in New York in 1947, and energized as a force in jazz by the arrival of Nesuhi Ertegun in 1955.

Contents:

00:00:14 Introduction to Part 1
00:02:26 Chapter 1: Young Turks
00:06:23 Chapter 2: The founding of Atlantic Records
00:14:33 Chapter 3: Jerry Wexler arrives, and Herb goes
00:17:39 Chapter 4: Nesuhi and jazz in California
00:22:51 Chapter 5: Nesuhi reboots Atlantic jazz
00:29:12 Chapter 6: Soul and jazz synergy at Atlantic
00:32:14 Chapter 7: The excellence of Tom Dowd
00:34:39 Chapter 8: The sale, and the decline of Atlantic jazz
00:39:49 Conclusion of Part 1

The Atlantic recording of "Drinkin' Wine SpoDeeODee" by Stick McGhee can be found here:    • 1949 Stick McGhee  Drinkin’ Wine, Sp...  

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