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Acclaimed jazz duo Herb Alpert & Lani Hall have announced the dates for their upcoming tour in support of their new live CD and Concord Jazz debut Anything Goes. The tour begins December 3rd at the Nokia Theatre in New York, NY.

Anything Goes, is Alpert & Hall's debut Concord recording as a duo. Produced by Herb and Lani and recorded live at various venues in Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, Boston, Seattle, Washington D.C., San Francisco and the Napa Valley Opera House, Anything Goes is a spirited and heartfelt compilation of beloved American Standards.

Watch the Anything Goes EPK here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxor_6-1sfI

Jon Irabagon

The Observer

Label: Concord Jazz
Release Date: October 20th, 2009
Official Site: www.jonirabagon.com

Side Steps, the third and final set in the series of John Coltrane boxed sets from Prestige Records / Concord Music Group, hits stores today. The 5-CD set captures Coltrane in a supporting role, as a sideman to leaders like Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Tadd Dameron and others.

3 new releases in stores (CD & digital) today from Concord Music Group:


Poncho Sanchez - Psychedelic Blues - Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez’s new album and twenty-fourth recording on Concord Records. The album features a more Latin jazz influenced sound honoring the tradition of Sanchez’s earlier Concord recordings.
http://otmg.net/pages/poncho-sanchez

Benny Reid

Escaping Shadows

Label: Concord Jazz
Release Date: September 15th, 2009
Official Site: www.bennyreid.com

Spencer Day

Vagabond

Label: Concord Jazz
Release Date: September 8th, 2009
Official Site: www.spencerday.com

The new CD from Grammy nominated blues guitarist Robben Ford, Soul On Ten, hits stores today (CD & digital) via Concord Records.

The new live album is Ford's 4th Concord release and features three brand-new Robben Ford compositions in “Earthquake” and a pair of studio recordings, “Don’t Worry About Me” and “Thoughtless,” as well as covers of classic Chicago blues numbers in Willie Dixon’s “Spoonful” and Elmore James’ “Please Set a Date.”

Stream the entire CD, all week long at AOL Music:
http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/8