Concord Jazz
Concord Jazz is a record company and label created in 1973 by Carl Jefferson, the founder of Concord Records and former owner of Jefferson Motors Lincoln Mercury dealership in Concord, CA. It was named after Concord, California, in the East San Francisco Bay area, and the jazz festival which Jefferson also started. Early on the label produced some of the biggest names in jazz, including Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley, Stan Getz, Ray Brown, and Rosemary Clooney, and in recent times Chick Corea, Eliane Elias, and Kurt Elling. It is owned by Concord Bicycle Music.[1]
| Concord Jazz | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Concord |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Carl Jefferson |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music (worldwide distribution) Craft Recordings (reissues) |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Official website | concordjazz |
Concord Jazz label
Artists
- Cannonball Adderley
- Howard Alden
- Herb Alpert
- Monty Alexander
- Steve Allen
- George Barnes
- Ray Barretto
- Count Basie
- Art Blakey
- Terence Blanchard
- Willie Bobo
- Ruby Braff
- Randy Brecker
- Ray Brown
- Charlie Byrd
- Betty Carter
- Ray Charles
- Rosemary Clooney
- John Collins
- Bing Crosby
- Jorge Dalto
- Kurt Elling
- Chris Flory
- Stan Getz
- Scott Hamilton
- Gene Harris
- Donald Harrison
- Henry Mancini
- Tania Maria
- Rob McConnell
- Dave McKenna
- Buddy DeFranco
- Marian McPartland
- Carmen McRae
- Peter Nero
- Tito Puente
- Benny Reid
- Emily Remler
- Poncho Sanchez
- George Shearing
- Cal Tjader
- Mel Tormé
- Joe Venuti
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