Concord Records
Parent company	Concord Music Group
Founded	1972
Founder(s)	Carl Jefferson
Distributing label	Concord Records (In the US)
Genre(s)	Various
Country	US
Web address	http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/

Concord Records is a well-known Beverly Hills, California based jazz record label. Originally known as Concord Jazz, it was established in 1972 as an off-shoot of the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California by festival founder Carl Jefferson, a local automobile dealer and jazz fan who sold his Ford agency to found "the jazz label I can never find in record stores." Since then, the label has achieved international recognition, as well as 88 Grammy Award nominations and 14 Grammy Awards. Image File history File links Concordjazzlogo. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic George... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic George... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Concord is a city located in Contra Costa County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,780. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

The label issues a large number of live recordings from festivals and other venues, including a series started in 1990 of piano recitals from Maybeck Hall in Berkeley, California by many of the most well-known jazz pianists. Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ...

Concord includes a family of specialized labels, including Concord Picante for latin jazz and Concord Concerto for classical music. Artists who have recorded for Concord include: Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...

• Michael Bolton
• Barry Manilow
• Ray Brown
• Dave Brubeck
• Carl Fontana
• Scott Hamilton
• Gene Harris
• Susannah McCorkle
• Marian McPartland
• Poncho Sanchez
• George Shearing
• Curtis Stigers
• Mel Torme

Bolton on his Bolton Swings Sinatra album cover Michael Bolton (born Michael Bolotin in New Haven, Connecticut, February 26, 1953) is an American Pop, Rock and Adult contemporary singer-songwriter known for his soft rock ballads and gravelly singing voice. ... Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus in Brooklyn, New York on June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit recordings I Write The Songs, Mandy and Copacabana (At The Copa). Manilow dominated the soft rock scene in the 1970s with a string... Raymond Matthews (Ray) Brown (October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania– July 2, 2002) was an American jazz bassist. ... Brubeck in 1954 David Warren (Dave) Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California) is an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ... Carl Fontana (July 18, 1928 - October 9, 2003) was a jazz trombonist. ... Gene Harris (September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was a jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style. ... Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (1 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity. ... Marian McPartland, born Margaret Marian Turner on March 21, 1918 in England near Slough, Buckinghamshire, is a British jazz pianist. ... CD cover for Poncho Sanchezs Latin Soul Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a Latin jazz artist, salsa singer, band leader and conguero (conga player). ... George Shearing (born 13 August 1919) is a well-known British jazz pianist. ... American jazz singer/saxophonist/songwriter Recently participated in the BBC/Sport Relief programme Just the Two of Us, where he partnered newsreader/presenter Penny Smith. ... Mel Tormé (September 13, 1925 - June 5, 1999) was a jazz singer with a light, velvety, high-tenor voice. ...

Emerging "mini-major" company

In 1999, Concord Records was purchased by a consortium led by television producer Norman Lear, and moved its offices in 2002 from Concord to Beverly Hills. Its catalog was greatly enhanced in 2004 with the purchase of Fantasy Records. The company is now known as Concord Music Group. Norman Lear Norman Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American television writer and producer who produced such popular 1970s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son and Maude. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fantasy Records is a United States based record label, which was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. ...

On December 19, 2005, it was announced that the group had purchased Telarc Records and its subsidiary Heads Up, in a deal whose terms have not been divulged.[1] Telarc International Corporation is a Cleveland, Ohio based independent record label, founded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers, Jack Renner and Robert Woods. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels