Fond Farewell To A Friend

"When my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2005, he started reviewing compositions from the past, some which had lyrics, some which didn't," recalls Mardin, who worked with his father for many years as a co-producer and helped complete and record the selected pieces...

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Published in:Billboard 2010-05, Vol.122 (20), p.26
Main Author: Nagy, Evie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Documentary films
Grammy awards
Jazz
Musical recordings
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Summary:"When my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2005, he started reviewing compositions from the past, some which had lyrics, some which didn't," recalls Mardin, who worked with his father for many years as a co-producer and helped complete and record the selected pieces. [...] the family side, the history from Turkey - what an extraordinary kind of American dream my parents lived, my father being the first recipient of the Quincy Jones Scholarship at the Berklee College of Music, and how that led to being hired by [Ahmet's brother] Nesuhi Ertegun at Atlantic.
ISSN:0006-2510