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| Director: Susan Steinberg (ii)
Actors: Ahmet Ertegun, Bette Midler, Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin, Nesuhi Erteguen
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 27984
Format: Color, Compilation, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WEAD128892D
UPC: 603497998944
EAN: 0603497998944
ASIN: B000PSJDQ4
Theatrical Release Date: May 2, 2007
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Disappointing February 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What is there is excellent, but I gave it 3 stars because of what they left out. What happened to all the great jazz that Atlantic put out? You'd hardly know that the label was a major force in jazz from the DVD. I mean Mingus, Coltrane, Ornette and a whole bunch more ... How can you ignore these people??
I hope this will be redone properly one day.
 Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built November 14, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What an amazing man he was. This was more than I expected it to be. It was very well done, entertaining and informative. I would recommend it to anyone interested in music.
What a show of respect August 30, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
for me to order a DVD of a show I have already seen w/o commercials, no less, it has to be extra-ordinary.
And nothing ordinary about it I might add post haste
A fun, somewhat behind the scenes look at the house that Ahmet did in fact build.
But for me, its the look on the faces and the quietness of the rock superstars, the reverence without arrogance that is paid to Ahmet that compells me to make the purchase
 Mediocre, at best August 27, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Two hours on Atlantic Records, and literally not one word about some of the most important music in American history: the Atlantic recordings of Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus or John Coltrane. While the pop stuff's great, these, along with Ray Charles (who is well represented here), are the very things that make Atlantic different from every other label.
 mixed feelings July 21, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This was a great documentary, but it is only part of the story. I met Ahmet back in 1976 when he was helping Mic Jagger form his own label and they were recording my friend, bluesman Luther Allison. I recently saw Ahmet again at the Jazz Musuem of Harlem promoting the music he loved best, jazz. Even in his last years ,he never stopped tirelessly pushing jazz and black music in general. He was always headed to somewhere to try to keep the music and the legacy alive.
I say part of the real story, because I know many of the artists that were with Atlantic and most were unhappy about the way they were treated there. Ruth Brown, who helped build Atlantic, had to secure work as a domestic to survive... whereas Mic Jagger has never looked back.
This documentary is only deals with the Ready for Prime Time story of what Atlantic did. There were decisions that affected a lot of people involved with Atlantic, that were unfavorable to them. Why do you think Ray Charles left? As you watch the movie , you have to read between the lines.
Ahmet confronted racism, but sometimes he was also a part of it. The needs of the business often overshadowed what he knew was right. Still what he did was invaluable to music , as we know it in America.
He says in the film that there are only two types of music in America, 'there is black music and then there are those who imitate black music'... a very profound, sad and true statement that most do not want to recognize or accept.
So this movie is one slice of the story. Out of the light of the cameras , you will hear a much different one.. as I have.
It is still worth having because it is a major part the history of music in this country. I also pre-ordered a copy and now I can enjoy it whenever I like. I can use it to educate kids that are too young to remember it as I did. I grew up with Atlantic. One of my first 45-rpm records was Aretha singing "Respect". But I had heard the Alantic artists all thru my childhood.
Ahmet Artegun is an American hero. He gave the world music that we still enjoy today. The music he recorded has influenced every artist since the label was created. This film should be viewed by any serious student of American music or of American history. The music reflected the times and the changes in our culture. It shows the good and the bad, if you read between the lines.
Who will take up the cause now that Ahmet is gone? Who will fight to see that Americans greatest and only art form, black music, is not forgotten. Maybe some teen watching this film will be the next restless soul and try to seek justice for those who are often forgotten.
The world will never be able to repay the debt it has to Ahmet for what he has done to enrich the lives of all of us. He triumphed not because of America, but in spite of it.
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