Concord Records has announced its release schedule for the upcoming months. Some highlights include Eddie Palmieri’s Listen Here!, which celebrates his 50 years in music; collaborators for the project include David Sanchez, Regina Carter, John Scofield and Christian McBride. Other highlights include the new release from Ozomatli, who just won a Grammy for Street Signs and Keely Smith’s tribute to Louis Prima Vegas ’58- Today.
There are also a few new artists on Concord who are releasing albums in the upcoming months, including Debby Boone, who pays a tribute to her mother-in-law Rosemary Clooney with Reflections of Rosemary.
A full release schedule is as follows:
March 1: O’2L Doyle’s Brunch (Peak)
March 8: Various Jazz Moods: Sounds of Spring (Concord Special Projects
March 15: Mary Haskell Inspired: Standards Good for the Soul (Concord)
Paul Taylor Nightlife (Peak)
Marian McPartland & Friends 85 Candles: Live in New York (Concord Jazz)
Marian McPartland Piano Jazz with Steely Dan (The Jazz Alliance)
March 22: Bobby Darin Live at the Desert Inn (Neon Tonic)
April 5: Diane Schuur w/ Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jazz Project Schuur Fire (Picante)
Scott Hamilton w/ Bill Charlap Back in New York (Concord Jazz)
April 12: Gary Burton Next Generation (Concord Jazz)
Keely Smith Vegas ’58-Today (Concord)
April 19: Curtis Stigers I Think It’s Going to Rain Today (Concord Jazz)
April 26: Debby Boone Reflections of Rosemary (Concord)
May 3: Various Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection (Picante)
May 17: Various Explorations: Concord Picante Regrooved (Picante)
Various Classic Picante Original Grooves (Picante)
Jamie Oldaker Mad Dogs & Oakies (Concord) (features Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Vince Gill and more)
The Rippingtons Wild Card (Peak)
May 24: Various Playboy Jazz: Jazz After Dark II (Playboy)
Tony Bennett Sings the Rogers & Hart Songbook (Concord)
June 14: Eddie Palmieri Listen Here (Picante)
Dave Weckl – TBD (Stretch)
Rita Coolidge – TBD (TBD)
David Benoit Orchestral Stories (Peak)
David Benoit Charlie Brown Christmas (Peak)
June 28: Fred Martin Choir / Jackson Browne – TBD (Concord)
July 12: Marian McPartland Piano Jazz with Elvis Costello (The Jazz Alliance)
July 19: LaToya London – TBD (Peak)
Ozomatli Live at the Fillmore (Concord) (CD and DVD)
August 9: Poncho Sanchez (with the Tower of Power) – TBD (Picante)
Erin Boheme – TBD
Christian Scott – TBD
Taylor Eigsti – TBD
August 23: Nnenna Freelon – TBD
