To a whole generation of listeners, the name Atlantic actually means Atlantic Jazz. From the mid-1950s, the label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson started a separate series to embrace what was then called “modern jazz”. Joined by Ahmet’s brother Nesuhi in 1955, they brought the label into the 12-inch LP market, and built up a whole new roster. Over the next two decades, they released some of the most important jazz albums ever made: John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, Charles Mingus Blues & Roots, the Modern Jazz Quartet’s Pyramid, Billy Cobham’s Spectrum, and many more. This cigarette style box set contains 20 original albums packaged in their vinyl replica sleeves with spines and labels and includes a 28-page colour booklet with musicians’ line-ups and liner notes. Featuring some of the best albums made for the labels, from classics by John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus and Billy Cobham, to rarities like Joe Mooney’s Lush Life, and Dave Pike’s Jazz For The Jet Set.

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
Chris Connor - Chris Connor
Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid
Keith Jarrett - Life Between The Exit Signs
Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground
Joe Mooney - Lush Life
Dave Pike - Jazz For The Jet Set
Mose Allison - The Word From Mose
Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk - Jazz Messengers
Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Yusef Lateef - The Blue Yusef Lateef
Chick Corea - Inner Space
Freddie Hubbard - Backlash
Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby
Joe Zawinul - Money In The Pocket
Roy Ayers - Virgo Vibes
Mongo Santamaria - Mongo '70