Gourmet delights from the Concord Music Group - fitting tributes to Carl Jefferson

Friday, 25 May 2012 18:00

I take this opportunity to congratulate the Concord Music Group for capturing seven Grammys out of a total of fifteen nominations at the recently concluded 54 awards ceremony. Some of the music is now available to Sanch for distribution. In February’s Newsletter, I introduced the Dave Grusin album.

Concord Records was founded in 1972 by the late American entrepreneur Carl Jefferson and has grown to become one of the world’s preeminent independent labels. I was fortunate enough to cross the Golden Gate twice in the mid eighties to spend quality time with him and some of his famous artistes.

Album Title	Label & Type	Performer(s)
Round Midnight*	Concord Jazz CD	Karrin Allyson
The Mosaic Project*	Concord Jazz CD	Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artistes
That’s How We Roll*	Telarc CD	Big Phat Band
An Evening with Dave Grusin**	Heads Up Multichannel CD	Dave Grusin and Various Artistes
Chano y Dizzy!	Concord Jazz CD	Poncho Sanchez, Terrence Blanchard and Various Artistes
Cote d’Azur	Heads Up CD	The Rippingtons
Brahms - Works for Cello and Piano	Telarc CD	Zuill Bailey, Awadagin Pratt
Roseland	Heads Up CD	Acoustic Alchemy
Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody	Telarc CD	Al Di Meola

*2012 Grammy Award Winner ** 2012 Grammy Award Nominee

Read my related feature on the Soundstage! Hi Fi online magazine.
Simeon L. Sandiford
Managing Director