Simon & Schuster The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun

Le livre est sur la vie du fils de l'ambassadeur de Turquie à Washington DC de l'époque qui a fait beaucoup pour le jazz et le rock aux États-Unis ... et qui a produit les plus grands y compris les Rolling Stones ...

Este libro sobre Ahmet Ertegun es fascinante y muy interesante, y incluye cosas que yo no sabia en muchos contextos como por ejemplo Frank Zappa empleo el nombre Ahmet por uno de sus hijos. Muy recomendado....

Read so many books on David Geffen that this mans influence and help gave him a great start with ASYLUM so i thought id be mentored by his story and i can honestly say this man is such a brilliant humble and charismatic individual that without meeting him other than through the pages in this book i have felt his magnetism and charisma from it! Great, great job by Robert Greenfield!

As a teenager growing up in the 60's , music was a great part of my life. As an adult who loves listening to and reading about the artists who created that music, it was a real surprise to find this book and read about the people who helped shape the music industry with their creative genius. A great addition to any music lover's library.

Robert Greenfield's book is a very complete portrait of the man who founded Atlantic Records back in the 1950s and takes an important place alongside Charlie Gillett's "Making Tracks" and the Jerry Wexler/David Ritz book "Rhythm and the Blues". If you enjoy reading the stories behind those great Atlantic hits, this book will certainly be of interest.Greenfield describes Ertegun's early years in Turkey and his growing up in a comfortable environment provided by the Turkish diplomatic service for which his father worked. The move to Washington with the family provided the impetus for Ahmet's interest in jazz, an interest which he shared with his brother. The story goes on to describe the establishment and growth of the record company with its many ups and downs and Ahmet's role in that story.I especially found the latter part of this book very enlightening as it sheds a great deal of light on the complicated development of the company and the way in which Ahmet managed to survive the twists and turns of corporate in-fighting. In the end, as an elder statesman of the company, Ahmet's role may have been mostly decorative but he provided that important link in an impressive history.I much enjoyed this book and can strongly recommend it.