• 62 tracks
• Released on 08/05/2008
• 5 CDs

To mark the 60th anniversary of Atlantic Records -- one of the most influential independent music companies of all time -- Rhino Handmade has issued several boxed sets spotlighting styles of music popularized by the legendary label. With Hommage A Nesuhi, a 5-CD survey of Atlantic's jazz output, it can truly be said we've saved the best for last.

Drawing its name from the founder of Atlantic's jazz division, Nesuhi Ertegun, Hommage A Nesuhi contains 61 songs recorded between 1955-76 that spotlight the magnificent collection of world-class, one-of-a-kind artists that make the Atlantic jazz catalog the singular body of work that it is. The collection comes packaged in a deluxe 10" x 10" slipcase containing an 84-page hardcover book as well as a portfolio of 19 photo cards, each featuring a previously unpublished image of an Atlantic Jazz artist taken by legendary photographer Lee Friedlander.

The music is arranged thematically on the five CDs. The first and last discs of the collection (subtitled “Some Atlantic Jazz” and “Some More Atlantic Jazz”) feature selections from some of the first artists Ertegun signed-Milt Jackson, Chris Connor, and The Modern Jazz Quartet-as well as later finds like Mose Allison, Eddie Harris, and The Charles Lloyd Quartet, featuring future star pianist Keith Jarrett.

“Shades Of Blue” acknowledges Ertegun's fondness for the blues, spotlighting tracks he produced for Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, and Hank Crawford. “Live” presents 10 exceptional concert performances, including two from Rahsaan Roland Kirk, plus Les McCann and Eddie Harris tearing through “Compared To What” at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival. “On The Edge” focuses on the groundbreaking jazz that found a home at Atlantic Records starting in 1959, when Ertegun signed John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.

Hommage A Nesuhi is produced by Joel Dorn, who was mentored by Nesuhi Ertegun and succeeded him as Atlantic Records' jazz producer in 1967. This outstanding boxed set was the last project Dorn ever worked on (he passed away the day after putting the final touches on the track list and liner notes), making it a fitting tribute to both men.

1. Hard Times (Remastered Album Version) - David Newman
2. Summertime (Remastered Album Version) - The Modern Jazz Quartet
3. Stay With Me (Remastered Album Version) - Yusef Lateef
4. Listen Here (Remastered Album Version) - Eddie Harris
5. With These Hands (Remastered Album Version) - Les McCann
6. Sweet Sixteen Bars (Remastered Album Version) - Ray Charles
7. Your Mind Is On Vacation (Remastered Album Version) - Mose Allison
8. Martians Go Home (Remastered Album Version) - Shorty Rogers
9. I Miss You So (Remastered Album Version) - Chris Connor
10. The Golden Striker (Remastered Album Version) - The Modern Jazz Quartet
11. A Ladiesman (Remastered Album Version) - Oscar Brown Jr.
12. Memphis Underground (Remastered Album Version) - Herbie Mann
13. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Remastered Album Version) - Ray Charles

1. Cherry Red (Remastered Album Version) - Joe Turner
2. Doodlin' (Remastered Album Version) - Ray Charles
3. Deuces Wild (Remastered Album Version) - Sonny Stitt
4. Am I Blue (Remastered Album Version) - Ray Charles
5. In the Evening (Remastered Album Version) - Yusef Lateef
6. Empty Bed Blues (Remastered Album Version) - Lavern Baker
7. The Entertainer [Done in the Style of the Blues] (Remastered Album Version) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
8. What Will I Tell My Heart (Remastered Album Version) - Hank Crawford
9. Stop This World (Remastered Album Version) - Mose Allison<