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    06/24/2003 | Concord Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    This six-CD box set chronicles the 30-year history of mainstream jazz label Concord. The label began mostly as a outlet for high-quality jazz musicians who were being left behind by the dawn of the fusion and jazz-pop era in the early '70s. The first three discs in the set are a chronological rundown of some of the label's highlights, and include smooth and swinging tunes by the likes of Herb Ellis, Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey, George Shearing, and Ray Brown. The label also released records by younger artists who were firmly in the mainstream tradition, like Scott Hamilton, Chris Potter, John Patitucci, and Jimmy Bruno. The fourth disc spotlights one of the important goals of the label: keeping the big-band tradition alive. Featured are high-energy cuts from big bands fronted by Louie Bellson, Maynard Ferguson, Rob McConnell, and Gene Harris. Disc five is dedicated to the fine roster of vocalists Concord has recorded, a nice mix of legends like Mel Tormé, Rosemary Clooney, and the always amazing Carmen McRae and young talent like Monica Mancini, Karrin Allyson, and Nnenna Freelon. Concord has always been a big supporter of Latin jazz, and they have put out records by some of the biggest performers in that style. Disc six is bursting with Latin sides by Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Ray Barretto, Charlie Byrd, and many more. This box set is a fitting tribute to a label that has done as much as any label to help keep jazz a viable art form, and is a very satisfying listen for fans of lightly and politely swinging jazz. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • Seven Come Eleven
  • 5:12

  • 2
  • Benny's Bugle
  • Great Guitars
  • 7:14

  • 3
  • I Got Rhythm
  • 4:49

  • 4
  • Tin Tin Deo
  • Burrell, Kenny
  • 7:15

  • 5
  • Just Friends
  • L.A. 4
  • 7:23

  • 6
  • Scrapple from the Apple
  • 5:53

  • 7
  • Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
  • Vaché, Warren
  • 4:38

  • 8
  • Stella By Starlight
  • Kessel, Barney Trio
  • 5:49

  • 9
  • I Hear a Rhapsody
  • Brubeck, Dave Quartet
  • 6:03

  • 10
  • In Walked Bud
  • Blakey, Art & the Jazz Messengers
  • 8:28

  • 11
  • You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
  • Farlow, Tal Quartet
  • 3:32

  • 12
  • East to Wes
  • Remler, Emily
  • 6:10

  • 13 (2)
  • Beija-Flor
  • Hall, Jim Quartet
  • 6:30

  • 14 (2)
  • Lazy Afternoon
  • Jones, Hank
  • 7:43

  • 15 (2)
  • Sweet and Lovely
  • Shearing, George
  • 3:41

  • 16 (2)
  • African Aztec
  • Brackeen, JoAnne
  • 7:23

  • 17 (2)
  • Exactly Like You
  • McKenna, Dave
  • 5:57

  • 18 (2)
  • The Real Blues
  • Brown, Ray [1] Trio
  • 7:40

  • 19 (2)
  • Willow Weep for Me
  • McPartland, Marian
  • 5:40

  • 20 (2)
  • C.C. Rider
  • Harris, Gene Quartet
  • 5:00

  • 21 (2)
  • Stompin' at the Savoy
  • 4:14

  • 22 (2)
  • Tonight I Shall Sleep With a Smile on My Face
  • Hamilton, Scott
  • 5:25

  • 23 (2)
  • The Blue Room
  • 6:07

  • 24 (3)
  • El Morocco
  • Potter, Chris
  • 8:48

  • 25 (3)
  • Giant Steps
  • Bruno, Jimmy
  • 5:38

  • 26 (3)
  • Rush Hour
  • Davis, Jesse
  • 4:55

  • 27 (3)
  • Spring Is Here
  • Getz, Stan
  • 7:07

  • 28 (3)
  • Pork Chops and Pasta
  • 7:15

  • 29 (3)
  • Bouncing with Bud
  • Corea, Chick & Friends
  • 8:00

  • 30 (3)
  • Madrid
  • Cohen, Avishai
  • 4:47

  • 31 (3)
  • Labor Day
  • Patitucci, John
  • 9:31

  • 32 (3)
  • Elucidation
  • Burton, Gary
  • 5:21

  • 33 (3)
  • Wigwam
  • Corea, Chick & Origin
  • 6:57

  • 34 (3)
  • Oleo
  • 5:36

  • 35 (4)
  • Spacin' Home
  • Bellson, Louie & His Big Band
  • 5:31

  • 36 (4)
  • Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  • Herman, Woody Big Band
  • 4:48

  • 37 (4)
  • Little Pony
  • 5:45

  • 38 (4)
  • Captain Bill
  • Harris, Gene All-Star Big Band
  • 3:58

  • 39 (4)
  • Which Way Is Uptown?
  • Woods, Phil & The Little Big Band
  • 8:51

  • 40 (4)
  • 4 B.C.
  • McConnell, Rob & The Boss Brass
  • 7:48

  • 41 (4)
  • It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  • Ferguson, Maynard & Big Bop Nouveau
  • 4:20

  • 42 (4)
  • Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On
  • Cheatham, Jimmy & Jeannie
  • 7:30

  • 43 (4)
  • Love Walked In
  • 3:32

  • 44 (4)
  • That Old Black Magic
  • Darren, James
  • 3:09

  • 45 (4)
  • I've Got You Under My Skin
  • Smith, Keely
  • 3:37

  • 46 (4)
  • Let's Fall in Love
  • 3:46

  • 47 (4)
  • Too Close for Comfort
  • Austin, Patti And The WDR Big Band
  • 3:55

  • 48 (5)
  • Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
  • Clooney, Rosemary
  • 4:32

  • 49 (5)
  • Someone Else Is Steppin' In
  • Anderson, Ernestine
  • 4:47

  • 50 (5)
  • Fine and Mellow
  • McRae, Carmen
  • 9:38

  • 51 (5)
  • New York, New York Medley: For Me and My Gal/Mack the Knife/Birth ...
  • 6:12

  • 52 (5)
  • I Was Ready
  • Frishberg, Dave
  • 3:19

  • 53 (5)
  • In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
  • Sloane, Carol
  • 3:15

  • 54 (5)
  • Surrey With the Fringe on Top
  • Sloane, Carol
  • 4:51

  • 55 (5)
  • All Blues
  • Rowland, Dennis
  • 6:56

  • 56 (5)
  • They Can't Take That Away from Me
  • McCorkle, Susannah
  • 5:24

  • 57 (5)
  • Better Than Anything
  • Freelon, Nnenna
  • 4:56

  • 58 (5)
  • I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
  • Feinstein, Michael
  • 5:08

  • 59 (5)
  • With My Lover Beside Me
  • Mancini, Monica
  • 3:55

  • 60 (5)
  • You Don't Know What Love Is
  • Allyson, Karrin
  • 5:37

  • 61 (5)
  • You're Driving Me Crazy
  • Stigers, Curtis
  • 3:59

  • 62 (6)
  • Serengeti
  • Tjader, Cal
  • 5:04

  • 63 (6)
  • Come With Me
  • Maria, Tania
  • 5:40

  • 64 (6)
  • Reggae-Later
  • Alexander, Monty Ivory And Steel
  • 4:04

  • 65 (6)
  • Up Late
  • Linsky, Jeff
  • 4:53

  • 66 (6)
  • Airegin
  • Puente, Tito
  • 4:13

  • 67 (6)
  • Manteca
  • Santamaria, Mongo
  • 7:08

  • 68 (6)
  • Ancestral Messages
  • Barretto, Ray & New World Spirit
  • 5:56

  • 69 (6)
  • Favela
  • Byrd, Charlie
  • 5:21

  • 70 (6)
  • Fettuccini Manfredo
  • 5:50

  • 71 (6)
  • Esta Noche
  • Escovedo, Pete
  • 4:57

  • 72 (6)
  • Watermelon Man
  • Sanchez, Poncho
  • 6:20

  • 73 (6)
  • Wake Up
  • Weckl, Dave Band
  • 6:49

  • 74 (6)
  • Bemsha Swing
  • Caribbean Jazz Project
  • 7:35

    • Credits

    • John Oddo
    • Piano, Producer, Remixing, Soloist
    • Dean Perry
    • Assistant Engineer, Digital Sequencing
    • Nick Phillips
    • Producer, Liner Notes, Assistant Producer, Compilation Producer, Associate Producer
    • Ed Rak
    • Engineer, Mixing Engineer
    • Bud Spangler
    • Remote Recording Engineer, Remote Recording Coordinator
    • Gregg Field
    • Percussion, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, Mixing, Drums
    • Seth Presant
    • Engineer, Mixing, Mastering, Mixing Assistant, Pro-Tools
    • John Burk
    • Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Liner Notes
    • Chick Corea
    • Piano, Marimba, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer
    • Ron Davis
    • Engineer, Recording, Mixing Engineer, Mixing
    • Phil Edwards
    • Engineer, Remixing, Mixing, Remote Recording Engineer