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Gary Burton & Pat Metheny: Concord Jazz will release a live Gary Burton Quartet album, Quartet Live!, on May 26th.

The album features three original members and jazz legends Gary Burton, Pat Metheny and Steve Swallow along with another new member, and perhaps one of the most prominent jazz drummers of his generation, Antonio Sanchez. The 11-song album was recorded live at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland, CA.

Quartet Live! starts off with Chick Corea’s “Sea Journey,” one of many songs Corea wrote for the Burton group, and features songs written by Carla Bley (“Olhos de Gato” and “Syndrome”) and Keith Jarrett (“Coral”). Metheny’s composing talents are also represented here by tunes composed during his Burton Quartet years: the fast and furious “Missouri Uncompromised,” the haunting “B and G,” and “Question and Answer,” one of Pat’s most well-known pieces.

Prestige 60th Anniversary: In celebration of the legendary label’s 60th anniversary, Prestige Records has launched an imeem profile page featuring music from the new Very Best Of Prestige Records CD, which includes jazz legends Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.

Check out the page, and stream 10 full tracks from the new CD at:
http://www.imeem.com/prestigerecords

The new imeem page coincides with Concord Music Group’s yearlong 60th anniversary celebration of Prestige Records, which begun with the release of The Very Best Of Prestige Records - a 2-CD set of classic tracks from the legendary label’s catalog featuring the iconic jazz artists of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

The Rippingtons: Smooth Jazz pioneers The Rippingtons will release their latest album, Modern Art, on March 10th via Peak Records (Concord Music Group).

With a legacy firmly rooted in smooth Jazz, The Rippingtons’ 18th release features an explosive lineup lead by founder Russ Freeman alongside Dave Karasony, Bill Heller, as well as new bassist Rico Belled and special guest, returning saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa.

Paris Groove (Windows Media Stream, right-click to copy)

Paris Groove (QuickTime Stream, right-click to copy)

Concord Music Group recording artists Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Marcus Miller, Karrin Allyson and Gerald Albright have all received 2008 Grammy nominations.

OTMG handled the online marketing campaigns for each of the albums nominated (below). Thanks to all the sites that worked with us and helped spread the word about these great releases.