Nesuhi Ertegun (Turkish: Nesuhi Ertegün; November 26, 1917 – April 15, 1989) was a Turkish-American record producer and executive of Atlantic Records.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Nesuhi and his family, including younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1935 with their father Münir Ertegün, who was appointed the Turkish Ambassador to the United States in that year.
From an early age, Nesuhi’s primary musical interest was jazz, attending c...
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Nesuhi Ertegun (Turkish: Nesuhi Ertegün; November 26, 1917 – April 15, 1989) was a Turkish-American record producer and executive of Atlantic Records.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Nesuhi and his family, including younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1935 with their father Münir Ertegün, who was appointed the Turkish Ambassador to the United States in that year.
From an early age, Nesuhi’s primary musical interest was jazz, attending concerts in Europe before his family moved to the USA. While living at the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C., he promoted jazz concerts during 1941-44.
When his father died in 1944, and most of the rest of his family returned to Turkey, Nesuhi decided to stay in the USA and moved to California. He took over the Jazz Man Record Shop in Los Angeles, which, in addition to selling records produced by other labels, also produced their own on the Jazz Man and Crescent labels. At Jazz Man, Nesuhi produced classic Kid Ory revival recordings in 1944...
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