Hommage A Nesuhi

The most amazing box set and my fathers final project. A tribute to two Legends.

"HOMAGE A NESUHI - ATLANTIC JAZZ A 60TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION"

It is a very high end piece. 5 CD's
19 Lee Friedlander Prints
83 Page Book with notes by everyone ever ( including me and my brother )
Bookshelf design, with spine

it's essentially an audio book, its an art piece. Not a box set at all in the traditional sense.

My father put the finishing touches on this box set the night before he passed away. It was literally the last thing he worked on and by his bedside written in free hand were the final notes about Nesuhi ( pronounced ness-oo-ee ) signed by my father. Really amazing stuff. My father first wrote a letter to Nesuhi at the age of 14. Included in the box set is Nsuhi's first correspondence back to my father on official Atlantic Records stationary. Not only does the box set chronicle the amazing life and times of Nesuhi Ertegun it gives you a real clear window into my fathers body of work and a great sense of his love for the music.

My brother david wrote the forward and while not only quoting Alfred Lord Tennyson he manages to make a reference to a 3 point shot. Quite historic in that my brother watches about as much sports as you perform brain surgery on yourself. Somewhere my father is very very happy David is finally thinking about sports! ( no dave , golf does not count....sorry )

Many stories are told in the notes , one story you won't here is my fathers. This box was intended solely to be a tribute to Nesuhi. I think its an incredible piece of work. It really ultimately tells the two stories of two great men. One the master, the other the student who becomes the master. It's beyond fitting that my fathers great body of work is finalized by this. It's where it all started and its where it has come full circle. For the time being that is. His great work will live on forever, the great work of Nesuhi absolutely will live on forever as well. Nesuhi was easily the purest , most artistic record man ever. I'm so glad my father had a chance to learn under such a great master. It's touched my life in a way I can't explain in words.

Here is a link for more of a description about the box but its a seriously amazing piece of work and im very proud of it. My fathers love for the music, the people who made it and his painstaking attention to detail and respect for the art is what made him so special

http://www.rhinohandmade.com/browse/ProductLink.lasso?Number=7760

A very special thanks to everyone at RHINO/ATLANTIC for making this happen with so much love and respect for both Nesuhi and my father Joel Dorn.

be well,

MOWO!™