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Atlantic Records

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

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Atlantic Recording Corporation is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into Atlantic Music Group. Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.

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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) John Lewis 1920–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001) Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band Big Joe Turner 1911–1985 · American singer (1911–1985) 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) Joachim Kühn b. 1944 · German jazz pianist Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Slide Hampton 1932–2021 · American trombonist (1932–2021) Ben Sidran b. 1943 · American pianist and vocalist 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 Jack McDuff 1926–2001 · American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001) 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) Passport 1971– · German jazz ensemble Shorty Rogers 1924–1994 · American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and… Azymuth 1973– · Brazilian musical group Cyrus Chestnut b. 1963 · American musician Bobby Short 1924–2005 · American singer and pianist (1924–2005) Dorothy Ashby 1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986) Gerald Albright b. 1957 · American jazz saxophonist Koop 1995– · band Pee Wee Russell 1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969) 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 Russell Gunn b. 1971 · American musician Willis Jackson 1932–1987 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1932–1987) Von Freeman 1923–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2012) Phineas Newborn Jr. 1931–1989 · American jazz pianist (1931–1989) Jeff Golub 1955–2015 · American guitarist (1955–2015) Al Hibbler 1915–2001 · American baritone vocalist (1915-2001) Pino Presti 1943–2026 · Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record… Paul Jackson, Jr. b. 1959 · American musician Eddie Higgins 1932–2009 · American jazz pianist, composer, and orchestrator… Sahib Shihab 1925–1989 · American jazz musician, saxophonist and flutist (1925–1989) Dave Pike 1938–2015 · American jazz musician (1938–2015) Janis Siegel b. 1952 · American singer Paul McCandless b. 1947 · American musician Lili Haydn b. 1969 · American musician Alejandra Ávalos b. 1965 · Mexican singer, musician and actress Olu Dara b. 1941 · American musician Marvin Peterson b. 1948 · American jazz trumpeter and composer Leo Wright 1933–1991 · American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist… Mabel Mercer 1900–1984 · British singer (1900–1984) Vi Redd 1928–2022 · American jazz altosaxophonist, singer and educator… The Mar-Keys 1958– · American musical group; studio session band Eddie Bert 1922–2012 · American musician (1922-2012) Dick Katz 1924–2009 · American musician (1924–2009) Jack Wilson 1936–2007 · American pianist (1936-2007) Buster Smith 1904–1991 · Jazz alto saxophonist (1904-1991) Don Butterfield 1923–2006 · American tuba player (1923–2006)

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

Rhapsody 1950 · Atlantic Piano Solos 1951 · Atlantic Dizzy, Volume I 1952 · Atlantic Dizzy, Volume 2 1952 · Atlantic Passport to Fame: Erroll Garner’s First Recordings 1952 · Atlantic Piano Solos, Vol. II 1952 · Atlantic Big Jazz 1953 · Atlantic Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh 1955 · Atlantic Wein, Women & Song 1955 · Atlantic Songs by Bobby Short 1955 · Atlantic Pithecanthropus Erectus 1956 · Atlantic Duets 1956 · Atlantic The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz 1956 · Atlantic Inside Hi-Fi 1956 · Atlantic Ballads & Blues 1956 · Atlantic Fontessa 1956 · Atlantic The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn 1956 · Live · Atlantic Chris Connor 1956 · Atlantic He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not 1956 · Atlantic The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet 1956 · Atlantic Lennie Tristano 1956 · Atlantic Baritone Sax 1956 · Atlantic Bobby Short 1956 · Atlantic The Great Ray Charles 1957 · Atlantic Dizzy at Home and Abroad 1957 · Atlantic The Clown 1957 · Atlantic Rock & Roll 1957 · Atlantic The Real Lee Konitz 1957 · Live · Atlantic The John Lewis Piano 1957 · Atlantic Afternoon in Paris 1957 · Atlantic Plenty, Plenty Soul 1957 · Atlantic The Modern Jazz Quartet 1957 · Atlantic I Miss You So 1957 · Atlantic Word From Bird 1957 · Atlantic The Songs of Bobby Short - Speaking of Love 1957 · Atlantic Knight Music: George Wallington Plays 5 Originals and 6 Standards 1957 · Atlantic West Coast Wailers 1957 · Atlantic After the Lights Go Down Low 1957 · Atlantic Yes Indeed! 1958 · Atlantic Soul Brothers 1958 · Atlantic Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk 1958 · Atlantic Rockin’ the Blues 1958 · Atlantic The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows - Original Film Score for “No Sun in Venice” by John Lewis 1958 · Atlantic ¡Amor! The Fabulous Guitar of Luiz Bonfa 1958 · Atlantic A Jazz Date With Chris Connor 1958 · Atlantic Chris Craft 1958 · Atlantic Warne Marsh 1958 · Atlantic Blues From the Gutter 1958 · Atlantic Sing Me a Swing Song 1958 · Atlantic The Genius of Ray Charles 1959 · Atlantic What’d I Say 1959 · Atlantic The Shape of Jazz to Come 1959 · Atlantic The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, Volume 2 1959 · Live · Atlantic Big Joe Is Here 1959 · Atlantic One for Fun 1959 · Atlantic Improvised Meditations & Excursions 1959 · Atlantic Bags & Flutes 1959 · Atlantic Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe 1959 · Atlantic Witchcraft 1959 · Atlantic Chris in Person 1959 · Atlantic