It was founded in the 1950s by Charles Leighton, a virtuoso classical and jazz harmonica player,[1] who, in the 1950s, took on Jack Arnold as a partner, who also was a pianist.
Phil Ramone, a prolific recording engineer, entrepreneur, founder, and co-owner of A & R Recording Inc., was first mentored in the art of studio engineering by Leighton at JAC in the late 1950s.
Ramone had left JAC in 1958 to start his own recording studio with the help of Jack Arnold, as partner.
The early years of JAC were devoted to jingles and demos.
In the early 1980s, Leighton began recording jazz and blues artist.