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Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records, founded 1947: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Atlantic Records

Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Phil Collins b. 1951 · English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Ornette Coleman 1930–2015 · American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and… Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… Keith Jarrett b. 1945 · American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945) Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) Sérgio Mendes 1941–2024 · Brazilian musician (1941–2024) Ahmad Jamal 1930–2023 · American jazz pianist (1930-2023) Dee Dee Bridgewater b. 1950 · American singer (born 1950) Freddie Hubbard 1938–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008) Carmen McRae 1920–1994 · American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994) The Pointer Sisters 1969– · American family R&B vocal group Art Farmer 1928–1999 · American jazz trumpeter (1928–1999) Yusef Lateef 1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator… Lee Konitz 1927–2020 · American jazz musician (1927–2020) Mel Tormé 1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999) Don Cherry 1936–1995 · American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) Gary Burton b. 1943 · American vibraphonist Billy Cobham b. 1944 · Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944) Milt Jackson 1923–1999 · American musician (1923–1999) Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band Big Joe Turner 1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985) John Lewis 1920–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001) Anita Baker b. 1958 · American singer Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) George Duke 1946–2013 · American musician (1946–2013) Philip Catherine b. 1942 · British-Belgian jazz rock guitarist Jean-Luc Ponty b. 1942 · French jazz violinist and composer Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Billy Taylor 1921–2010 · American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator… Modern Jazz Quartet 1952– · American musical group; jazz ensemble Roy Ayers 1940–2025 · American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player… Herbie Mann 1930–2003 · American jazz flutist (1930–2003) Ray Barretto 1929–2006 · American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican… Sonny Stitt 1924–1982 · American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982) Jan Akkerman b. 1946 · Dutch guitarist Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) Chris Connor 1927–2009 · American jazz singer (1927–2009) Boz Scaggs b. 1944 · American musician (born 1944) Mose Allison 1927–2016 · American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927–2016) Eddie Harris 1934–1996 · American jazz musician (1934–1996) The Manhattan Transfer 1972– · American vocal music group Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Mike Stern b. 1953 · American jazz guitarist Michael Feinstein b. 1956 · American musician Nat Adderley 1931–2000 · American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000) King Curtis 1934–1971 · American saxophonist (1934–1971) Kenny Garrett b. 1960 · American musician Les McCann 1935–2023 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023) Philly Joe Jones 1923–1985 · American jazz drummer (1923–1985) Patrick Moraz b. 1948 · Swiss musician Diane Schuur b. 1953 · American jazz musician Madeleine Peyroux b. 1973 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist Champion Jack Dupree 1909–1992 · American blues pianist (1910–1992) Lester Bowie 1941–1999 · American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999) Esther Phillips 1935–1984 · American singer (1935–1984) Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Slide Hampton 1932–2021 · American trombonist (1932–2021) Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Lennie Tristano 1919–1978 · American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978) Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Junior Mance 1928–2021 · American musician (1928–2021) Gary Bartz b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) Bobby Timmons 1935–1974 · American pianist (1935-1974) Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009) Regina Carter b. 1966 · American jazz violinist James Carter b. 1969 · American musician Don Ellis 1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978) Mel Lewis 1929–1990 · American musician (1929–1990) Harold Land 1928–2001 · American musician (1928–2001) Shorty Rogers 1924–1994 · American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and… Dorothy Ashby 1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986) Koop 1995– · band J. Geils 1946–2017 · American musician (1946–2017) Victor Bailey 1960–2016 · American musician (1960–2016) Tiny Grimes 1916–1989 · American jazz and R&B guitarist (1916–1989) Henry Butler 1948–2018 · American musical artist (1949–2018) Rod Morgenstein b. 1953 · American drummer Joachim Kühn b. 1944 · German jazz pianist Pino Presti b. 1943 · Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record… Pee Wee Russell 1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969) Cyrus Chestnut b. 1963 · American musician Gerald Albright b. 1957 · American jazz saxophonist Ben Sidran b. 1943 · American pianist and vocalist Bobby Short 1924–2005 · American singer and pianist (1924–2005) Alejandra Ávalos b. 1965 · Mexican singer, musician and actress Russell Gunn b. 1971 · American musician Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Paul Jackson, Jr. b. 1959 · American musician Olu Dara b. 1941 · American musician Al Hibbler 1915–2001 · American baritone vocalist (1915-2001) Janis Siegel b. 1952 · American singer Jack McDuff 1926–2001 · American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001) Sahib Shihab 1925–1989 · American jazz musician, saxophonist and flutist (1925–1989) Lili Haydn b. 1969 · American musician Passport 1971– · German jazz ensemble Jeff Golub 1955–2015 · American guitarist (1955–2015) Paul McCandless b. 1947 · American musician Azymuth 1973– · Brazilian musical group Eddie Higgins 1932–2009 · American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestrator… Dave Pike 1938–2015 · American jazz musician (1938–2015) Vi Redd 1928–2022 · American jazz altosaxophonist, singer and educator… Leo Wright 1933–1991 · American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist… Eddie Bert 1922–2012 · American musician (1922-2012) The Mar-Keys 1958– · American musical group; studio session band Marvin Peterson b. 1948 · American jazz trumpeter and composer Dick Katz 1924–2009 · American musician (1924–2009) Phineas Newborn Jr. 1931–1989 · American jazz pianist (1931–1989) Willis Jackson 1932–1987 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1932–1987) Jack Wilson 1936–2007 · American pianist (1936-2007) Don Butterfield 1923–2006 · American tuba player (1923–2006) Buster Smith 1904–1991 · Jazz alto saxophonist (1904-1991)

Label profile

American record label.
Label Code: LC 0121/LC 00121.
For counterfeit editions and other unofficial versions of its releases, please see Atlantic (2).

History
In 1947, Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Abramson and his wife Miriam Abramson (née Miriam Kahan) started an independent record label in New York City, which they named Atlantic Records, with financial backing from a Turkish dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabi. They were later joined by Ahmet's brother Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. Growing from literally a one-room operation into one of the preeminent companies in the rapidly evolving music industry, the Atlantic label soon became recognized and revered around the world — a name synonymous with artistry and quality.

On February 1, 1958, Atlantic entered the stereo tape market, and they released their first stereo LPs late May/early June 1958. Chief engineer Tom Dowd developed special techniques for stereo recording and described it as "sound in the round" because it gave the illusion of being "omni-directional" (the sound coming from a broad center) as opposed to most stereo engineers who were striving for extreme left and right directionality. In 1959, Atlantic Records and Atlantic Studios both

Profile from Discogs (CC0)

Albums on Atlantic Records

Dizzy, Volume I 1952 · Atlantic Dizzy, Volume 2 1952 · Atlantic The Great Ray Charles 1957 · Atlantic Dizzy at Home and Abroad 1957 · Atlantic Yes Indeed! 1958 · Atlantic The Genius of Ray Charles 1959 · Atlantic What’d I Say 1959 · Atlantic Fathead 1960 · Atlantic Giant Steps 1960 · Atlantic The Genius Sings the Blues 1961 · Atlantic The Genius After Hours 1961 · Atlantic Soul Meeting 1961 · Atlantic Coltrane Jazz 1961 · Atlantic Olé Coltrane 1961 · Atlantic My Favorite Things 1961 · Atlantic Coltrane Plays the Blues 1962 · Atlantic Coltrane’s Sound 1964 · Atlantic The Avant-Garde 1966 · Atlantic New Orleans Suite 1971 · Atlantic The Hot Rock 1972 · Atlantic Ella Loves Cole 1972 · Atlantic Truth Is Fallen 1972 · Atlantic Two Generations of Brubeck 1973 · Atlantic Brother, the Great Spirit Made Us All 1974 · Atlantic Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session 1976 · Atlantic All the Things We Are 1976 · Atlantic Love & Peace 1978 · Atlantic Brother Ray Is at It Again! 1980 · Atlantic Face Value 1981 · Atlantic Testify 2002 · Atlantic Genius & Friends 2005 · Atlantic