Pop-influenced contemporary Jazz vocalist Jimmy Demers is set to make his Concord Records debut on September 23rd with Dream A Little a collection of 13 classic songs that have already garnered praise from the likes of legendary songwriter Diane Warren and Grammy award winning arranger Victor Vanacore. With a string of credits to his name, from backing vocals on albums that include artists from Cher to Garth Brooks, the road …
Concord Jazz will release a live Gary Burton Quartet album, Quartet Live!, on May 26th. The album features three original members and jazz legends Gary Burton, Pat Metheny and Steve Swallow along with another new member, and perhaps one of the most prominent jazz drummers of his generation, Antonio Sanchez. The 11-song album was recorded live at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland, CA. Quartet Live! starts off
In celebration of the legendary label’s 60th anniversary, Prestige Records has launched an imeem profile page featuring music from the new Very Best Of Prestige Records CD, which includes jazz legends Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Check out the page, and stream 10 full tracks from the new CD at: http://www.imeem.com/prestigerecords The new imeem page coincides with Co
The Concord Music Group released The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings this week via Fantasy Records. The sublime 2-CD collection spotlights the iconic song stylist Tony Bennett dueting with legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans from their two albums. Disc 1 combines the originally issued recordings, The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album and Together Again, with two bonus tracks, including a superb version of Cole Porter
Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson released Closer To You: The Pop Side this week via Blue Note / EMI. Closer To You: The Pop Side celebrates the finest pop covers from Wilson’s seven albums recorded with Blue Note during her lengthy tenure with the legendary label. With her unmistakable voice, Cassandra covers an array of classics from pop / rock legends such as U2 ("Love Is Blindness"), Bob Dylan ("Lay Lady Lay"),