over the years. Recording sessions and interviews were filmed for the companion documentary The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story. The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story His son, Joe, created a documentary about his father called The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story which was released on June 15, 2010. The documentary was directed by Doug Biro. It was premiered at several screenings at different chapters of The Recording Academy. The first screening took place in New York on June 15, 2010. Awards Grammy Awards Album of the Year 1979 (Saturday Night Fever soundtrack), 2003 (Come Away with Me - Norah Jones) Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1982 ("You Should Hear How She Talks About You" - Melissa Manchester) Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 1985 ("I Feel for You" - Chaka Khan) Best Album Notes 1993 (Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings- Aretha Franklin) Best Jazz Vocal Album 2004 (A Little Moonlight - Dianne Reeves) Best Musical Show Album 1996 (Smokey Joe's Cafe) Best Pop Vocal Album 2003 (Come Away with Me) Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices 1984 ("Be Bop Medley" with Chaka Khan) Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 1976, 2003 (Come Away with Me) Record of the Year 1990 ("Wind Beneath My Wings"), 2003 ("Don't Know Why") Trustees Award 2002 Trustee Award for a Lifetime of Achievement in Music by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) 2001 "Man of the Year" by the Nordoff-Robbins Music Foundation 2001 Ertegün Impact Award Personal life He came to the United States in 1958 with his wife, Latife Mardin, who was a playwright and translator. They had three children: Nazan Joffre, Joe Mardin and Julie Mardin. Death Mardin died at his home in New York on June 25, 2006, following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. His remains were brought to Turkey and were interred at Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on July 5, 2006. Bee Gees' soloist Robin Gibb and his wife Dwina attended the funeral service, among other prominent people. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, the Turkish president, said in a statement: “I was deeply saddened by the death of Arif Mardin, who is considered to be one of the most important music producers of the 20th century. He will always be respectfully remembered as a person who made our nation proud.” Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records