Schwann Spectrum

Ahmet Ertegun And The History Of Atlantic Records

Profile and Interview by Hank Bordowitz, Schwann Spectrum, Winter 1991

"WHEN I FIRST started Atlantic Records," reflects the label founder, Ahmet Ertegun, "I intended to make good blues and jazz music, as well as some ...

The Sultan’s Story: Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records

Retrospective and Interview by Hank Bordowitz, Schwann Spectrum, Fall 1992

FIFTY YEARS AGO, the son of the Turkish ambassador to the United States, then in college, sought to supplement his allowance. He and his partner ...