Concord Jazz Heritage Series S (1998) (2 Cd Set )

Product Summary Label: Concord Jazz UPC: 00013431482024 Release Date: 8/25/1998 Buy.com Sku: 60019576 Item#: M6X3XG Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Airegin - Tito Puente ~ Various Artists 2. Lovers - The Great Guitars ~ Various Artists 3. Born To Be Blue - Mel Torme ~ Various Artists 4. 4 B.C. - Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass ~ Various Artists 5. Te Amo - Laurindo Almeida ~ Various Artists 6. Some Of These Days - Scott Hamilton ~ Various Artists 7. Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On - Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham ~ Various Artists 8. I'm On My Way - Barney Kessel ~ Various Artists 9. Here's Carl - Ruby Braff ~ Various Artists 10. Sly Mongoose - Monty Alexander ~ Various Artists 11. Doxy - Cal Tjader ~ Various Artists 12. Sunbeam & Thundercloud - Dave McKenna ~ Various Artists 13. I'll Be Seeing You - Rosemary Clooney ~ Various Artists 14. Waltz For Claudia - George Shearing ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Second Thoughts - Art Blakey ~ Various Artists 2. Someone Else Is Steppin' In - Ernestine Anderson ~ Various Artists 3. Look For The Silver Lining - Herb Ellis ~ Various Artists 4. La Familia - Poncho Sanchez ~ Various Artists 5. Old Funky Gene's - Gene Harris ~ Various Artists 6. Lotus Blossom - Kenny Burrell ~ Various Artists 7. Take The "A" Train - Frank Capp Juggernaut ~ Various Artists 8. Rondo Expressivo - The L.A. 4 ~ Various Artists 9. Dolphin, The - Woody Herman ~ Various Artists 10. Real Blues, The - Ray Brown ~ Various Artists 11. Bela Be Bela - Tania Maria ~ Various Artists 12. Mama, I'll Be Home Someday - Charlie Byrd ~ Various Artists 13. Threnody (A Lament) - Marian McPartland ~ Various Artists 14. All Across The City - Jim Hall ~ Various Artists 15. Our Manne Shelly - Louie Bellson ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info This is part of Concord Jazz's Concord Jazz Heritage Series. Now around long enough to have developed an extensive back catalog, Concord started to mine it with a Jazz Heritage series of reissues in 1998 -- of which this generously packed two-disc sampler provides an excerpt from each album. As such, the double set provides a good, even at times unpredictable overview of the label during the (label founder) Carl Jefferson years, during which the mainstream of jazz from swing to bop, with sidetrips into Latin territory, was carefully nurtured until it became fashionable again to worship tradition. Older artists were given a comfortable home there, and this series clearly tilts in their direction. A few Concord mainstays at one time or another are left out -- where are Dave Brubeck, Howard Alden, Susannah McCorkle, Emily Remler, and Phil Woods? -- but they are probably awaiting further installments. 29 headliners in all are covered; one critic's choice of highlights would include the Great Guitars' swinging multi-pronged attack on "Lover," and Rob McConnell's sophisticated brass voicings in "4 B.C.," Barney Kessel's gently driving "I'm On My Way" with surprising (for Concord) backing on electric piano and electric bass, Cal Tjader's ingratiating live "Doxy," Gene Harris' self-explanatory "Old Funky Gene's," and Jim Hall's experimental electronic environment on "All Across the City" (another anomaly for Concord). Sketchy personnel at best, no dates, but the music-making is an enticing come-on for the series. ~ Richard S. Ginell   Technical Info Release Date : 07/26/2004 Original Release Date : 1998 Catalog ID : 4820 Label : Concord Jazz Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00013431482024    Related Videos Randy Jackson: Randy Jack...