Happy New Year To Our JazzHQ Subscribers [Video] #jazz

A very Happy New Year year to all the visitors of  the JazzHQ blog, Facebook and Twitter. I'm pleased that you found your way here and grateful if you've done it more than once.

Best wishes to you all. Good health and peace in the new year.



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Merry Christmas #jazz

Our very best wishes to all of you who took the time to visit JazzHQ during the year, whether at jazzhq/blogspot.com, twitter.com/jazzhq, or facebook.com/jazzhq.
White Christmas - The Drifters (Video/cartoon)
Sung by The Drifters. Cartoon by Joshua Held.
Featuring Bill Pinkney on lead bass and Clyde McPhatter on tenor.



Sing along:

Ooh
Doop doop, doop doo doop
Ooh
Doop doop, doop doo doop

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where those treetops glisten, and children listen,
To hear sleigh bells in the snow, the snow.

Then, I-I-I am dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write,
May your days, may your days, may your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white.

I-I-I am dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where the treetops glisten, and children listen,
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I-I-I am dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write,
May your days, may your days, may your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells all the way.
Ooooh.

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David Letterman - Darlene Love "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" 2013

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Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - December 16tdh, 2013 #jazz

TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 2 - Jeff Golub - "Trains Keep A Rolling" - (eOne)
2 - 1 - Boney James - "The Beat" - (Concord Jazz)
3 - 5 - Brian Simpson - "Just What You Need" - (Shanachie)
4 - 4 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (vicentingala.com)
5 - 3 - Dave Koz & Friends - "Summer Horns" - (Concord/CMG)
6 - 6 - Pieces Of A Dream - "In The Moment" - (Shanachie)
7 - 7 - Chuck Loeb - "Silhouette" - (Shanachie)
8 - 10 - Andy Snitzer - "The Rhythm" (Native Language)
9 - 8 - Steve Cole - "Pulse" - (Artistry/Mack Avenue)
10 - 9 - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Hacienda" (Heads Up)
11 - 11 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
12 - 12 - Paul Hardcastle - "Hardcastle VII" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
13 - 13 - Oli Silk - "Razor Sharp Brit" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
14 - 14 - Spyro Gyra - "Rhinebeck Sessions" - (Crosseyedbear)
15 - 16 - Jessy J - "Seconds Chances" - (Shanachie)
16 - 15 - Marion Meadows - "Whisper" - (Shanachie)
17 - 19 - Najee - "The Morning After" - (Shanachie)
18 - 17 - BWB - "Human Nature" - (Heads Up)
19 - 18 - Keiko Matsui - "Soul Quest" - (Shanachie)
20 - 21 - Nicholas Cole - "Endless Possibilities" - (Cutmore)

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Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - December 9th, 2013 #jazz

TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 2 - Boney James - "The Beat" - (Concord Jazz)
2 - 1 - Jeff Golub - "Trains Keep A Rolling" - (eOne)
3 - 4 - Dave Koz & Friends - "Summer Horns" - (Concord/CMG)
4 - 5 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (vicentingala.com)
5 - 3 - Brian Simpson - "Just What You Need" - (Shanachie)
6 - 6 - Pieces Of A Dream - "In The Moment" - (Shanachie)
7 - 8 - Chuck Loeb - "Silhouette" - (Shanachie)
8 - 7 - Steve Cole - "Pulse" - (Artistry/Mack Avenue)
9 - 9 - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Hacienda" (Heads Up)
10 - 10 - Andy Snitzer - "The Rhythm" (Native Language)
11 - 12 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
12 - 11 - Paul Hardcastle - "Hardcastle VII" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
13 - 14 - Oli Silk - "Razor Sharp Brit" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
14 - 15 - Spyro Gyra - "Rhinebeck Sessions" - (Crosseyedbear)
15 - 16 - Marion Meadows - "Whisper" - (Shanachie)
16 - 14 - Jessy J - "Seconds Chances" - (Shanachie)
17 - 18 - BWB - "Human Nature" - (Heads Up)
18 - 19 - Keiko Matsui - "Soul Quest" - (Shanachie)
19 - 17 - Najee - "The Morning After" - (Shanachie)
20 - 20 - Naturally 7 - "Need You With Me" (Hidden Beach)

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Concord Music Group Shines With 19 Grammy Nominations #jazz

The Concord Music Group tonight collected an impressive 19 GRAMMY AWARD nominations at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert held in downtown Los Angeles earlier this evening.   The achievement represents the depth of Concord's artistic family and their enduring dedication to excellence.  

Winners will be announced at the 56^th Annual GRAMMY Awards, airing live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 26^th, 2014.  Below is the complete list of Concord Music Group GRAMMY nominations.  The complete list of nominated artists can be found at www.grammy.com

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP GRAMMY NOMINEES:

 

Best Pop Instrumental Album:

 

The Beat

Boney James

[Concord Records]

 

Handpicked

Earl Klugh

[Heads Up International]

 

Summer Horns

Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot

[Concord Records]

 

Hacienda

Jeff Lorber Fusion

[Heads Up International

 

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

 

Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue

Terri Lynne Carrington

[Concord Jazz]

 

Life Forum

Gerald Clayton

[Concord Jazz]

Best Latin Jazz Album:

 

Yo

Roberto Fonseca

[Concord Jazz]

 

Best American Roots Song:

 

"Love Has Come For You"

Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)

Track from: Love Has Come For You

[Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music]

 

"Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed"

Allen Toussaint, songwriter (Allen Toussaint)

Track from: Songbook

[Rounder; Publishers: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc/Marsaint Music, Inc.]

 

Best Americana Album:

 

Love Has Come For You

Steve Martin & Edie Brickell

[Rounder]

 

Songbook

Allen Toussaint

[Rounder]

 

Best Bluegrass Album:

 

Brothers of the Highway

Dailey & Vincent

[Rounder]

 

This World Oft Can Be

Della Mae

[Rounder]

 

Three Chords And the Truth

James King

[Rounder]

 

Best Blues Album:

 

Get Up!

Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

[Stax]

Best Instrumental Arrangement:

 

On Green Dolphin Street

Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)

Track from: NA

[Telarc International]

 

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

 

Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)

Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney and Wings)

[Hear Music] 

 

Best Album Notes:

 

Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)

Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

[Pablo/Concord Music Group]

 

Best Music Film:

 

I'm In I'm Out And I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up!

Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer

[Stax]

## 

www.concordmusicgroup.com

https://www.facebook.com/ConcordMusicGroup

@ConcordRecords

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George Duke Wins 2013 Soul Train Award #jazz

 The late jazz legend’s “Missing You” captures award for

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

The Concord Music Group is proud to announce that “Missing You,” a track from the late George Duke’s DreamWeaver album, has won a Soul Train Award in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance. The 2013 Soul Train Awards, which acknowledge the achievements of today’s most famed entertainers, were held on November 8 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and an array of Concord Music Group’s brightest stars were nominated, including Duke, George Benson, Boney James and Dave Koz. Koz presented Duke’s award to his sons, Rashid Duke and John Shiffer. Benson also presented an award. The Soul Train Awards aired Sunday, December 1 at 8p/7c in simulcast on BET and Centric.

With almost a half a century career, George Duke was one of the world’s most prolific jazz legends. The GRAMMY^®-winning keyboardist/composer/producer’s final recording, DreamWeaver, was released July 16, 2013 on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart. On August 5, 2013, Duke died in Los Angeles at age 67.

For more information on the Soul Train Awards 2013: 

www.BET.com/SoulTrain

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Smooth Jazz Chart - Weekly Top 20 - December 2nd, 2013 #jazz

TW - LW - Artist - Album - (Label)
1 - 1 - Jeff Golub - "Trains Keep A Rolling" - (eOne)
2 - 2 - Boney James - "The Beat" - (Concord Jazz)
3 - 4 - Brian Simpson - "Just What You Need" - (Shanachie)
4 - 3 - Dave Koz & Friends - "Summer Horns" - (Concord/CMG)
5 - 6 - Vincent Ingala - "Can't Stop Now" - (vicentingala.com)
6 - 5 - Pieces Of A Dream - "In The Moment" - (Shanachie)
7 - 7 - Steve Cole - "Pulse" - (Artistry/Mack Avenue)
8 - 8 - Chuck Loeb - "Silhouette" - (Shanachie)
9 - 10 - Jeff Lorber Fusion - "Hacienda" (Heads Up)
10 - 12 - Andy Snitzer - "The Rhythm" (Native Language)
11 - 11 - Paul Hardcastle - "Hardcastle VII" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
12 - 9 - Euge Groove - "House Of Groove" - (Shanachie)
13 - 14 - Oli Silk - "Razor Sharp Brit" - (Trippin 'N' Rhythm)
14 - 13 - Jessy J - "Seconds Chances" - (Shanachie)
15 - 16 - Spyro Gyra - "Rhinebeck Sessions" - (Crosseyedbear)
16 - 17 - Marion Meadows - "Whisper" - (Shanachie)
17 - 21 - Najee - "The Morning After" - (Shanachie)
18 - 15 - BWB - "Human Nature" - (Heads Up)
19 - 18 - Keiko Matsui - "Soul Quest" - (Shanachie)
20 - 23 - Naturally 7 - "Need You With Me" (Hidden Beach)

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