Editing Concord Records

{{short description|American record label}}
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| parent      = [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord]]
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| distributor = [[Universal Music Group]] (worldwide releases)
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| country     = United States
| location    = [[Los Angeles, California]]
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'''Concord Records''' is an American [[record label]] owned by [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord]] and based in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational [[Concord Jazz]] label.<ref name="concordmusicgroup1"/> The label's artists have won 14 [[Grammy Award|GRAMMY Award]]s and 88 GRAMMY nominations.

The original logo, a stylized [[eighth note]] incorporating the C and J of "Concord Jazz", was created by Bay Area graphic designer Dan Buck, who also worked on several album covers for the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nodepression.com/article/boston-globe-rounder-records-sold|title=From The Boston Globe: Rounder Records is Sold|date=14 April 2010|access-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194423/http://nodepression.com/article/boston-globe-rounder-records-sold|archive-date=21 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
In 1999, Concord Records was purchased by a consortium led by Hal Gaba and television producer [[Norman Lear]]. Its offices were moved from Concord, California to Beverly Hills in 2002. That same year, Concord  partnered with [[Starbucks]] to release [[Ray Charles]]'s ''[[Genius Loves Company]]'', which won eight GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year.<ref name="Ray Charles">{{cite web|last1=Associated Press|title=Ray Charles Big Winner at Grammy Awards|url=http://www.today.com/id/6964733#.UU5dqBy3SSo|website=Today|date=29 May 2006}}</ref>

Concord Records purchased the Fantasy Label Group in 2004, and in December 2006 announced the reactivation of the [[Stax Records]] label as a forum for newly recorded music.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=11993 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712113959/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=11993 | archive-date=2010-07-12 | title=Jazz news: Concord Music Reactivates Stax Records | date=19 December 2006 }}</ref>

In 2005, it was announced that Concord Records had purchased [[Telarc International Corporation|Telarc Records]] and its subsidiary Heads Up, in a deal whose terms were not divulged.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1401807/concord-music-group-acquires-telarc|title=Concord Music Group Acquires Telarc|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>

In 2007, Concord Records started the [[Hear Music]] label in association with Starbucks, signing such artists as [[Paul McCartney]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/paul-signs-to-new-hear-music-label|title=Paul Signs to New Hear Music Label|date=22 March 2007}}</ref> [[Joni Mitchell]], and [[John Mellencamp]]. Although Starbucks ceased to be an active partner a year later, Concord kept Hear active, having a Top 5 album in 2010 with [[Carole King]] and James Taylor's ''[[Live at the Troubadour (Carole King and James Taylor)|Live at the Troubadour]]''.

In 2008, Village Roadshow Pictures Group and Concord Music Group completed their merger, resulting in the creation of the Village Roadshow Entertainment Group.

[[Kenny G]] signed to Concord in early 2008,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071220005222/en/Starbucks-Entertainment-Concord-Records-Co-Release-Kenny-Gs|title=Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Records to Co-Release Kenny G's New Album Rhythm and Romance on February 5}}</ref> [[Herb Alpert]] in early 2009. On June 5, 2009, [[Dave Koz]] signed to Concord.<ref>[http://www.davekoz.com/news.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817125328/http://www.davekoz.com/news.htm|date=August 17, 2009}}</ref>

In 2010, it was announced that Paul McCartney's solo and [[Wings (band)|Wings]] catalogs would be globally distributed by Concord Music Group.<ref name="Paul McCartney">{{cite web|last1=Michaels|first1=Sean|title=Paul McCartney cuts ties with EMI|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/22/paul-mccartney-emi-beatles|website=The Guardian|date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

==Current artists==
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*[[Ben Williams (musician)|Ben Williams]]
*[[Benny Reid]]
*[[Bethany Cosentino]]
*[[Bill Evans]]
*[[Billy Gibbons]]
*[[Boney James]]
*[[Bud Shank]]
*[[Cal Tjader]]
*[[Carl Fontana]]
*[[Castlecomer (band)|Castlecomer]]
*[[Charlie Byrd]]
*[[Chick Corea]]
*[[Christian Scott (musician)|Christian Scott]]
*[[Clare Fischer]]
*[[Danielle Nicole]]
*[[Dave Brubeck]]
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*[[Dave Koz]]
*[[Dave McKenna]]
*[[David Pack]]
*[[Dee Bell]]
*[[Dennis Rowland]]
*[[Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]
*[[Elbow (band)|Elbow]]
*[[Elvis Costello]]
*[[Ernestine Anderson]]
*[[Esperanza Spalding]]
*[[Fantasia Barrino]]
*[[Fourplay]]
*[[Frank Vignola]]
*[[Fraser MacPherson]]
*[[Gene Harris]]
*[[George Benson]]
*[[George Shearing]]
*[[Hiromi Uehara]]
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*[[Herb Ellis]]
*[[I Dont Know How But They Found Me]]
*[[Jake Hanna]]
*[[James Taylor]]
*[[Jamison Ross]]
*[[Javier Colon]]
*[[Jonny Lang]]
*[[Karrin Allyson]]
*[[Kate Higgins]]
*[[Ken Peplowski]]
*[[Kenny G]]
*[[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]]
*[[Kristin Chenoweth]]
*[[Kurt Elling]]
*[[L.S. Dunes]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosk |first=Mitch |date=September 27, 2022 |title=Editor's Picks 74: L.S. Dunes, Charlotte Lawrence, Peace Ritual, Sadurday, Dear Boy, & Abby Sage! |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/ep74-editors-picks-2022-09-27/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=Atwood Magazine}}</ref>
*[[Lindsey Stirling]]
*[[Lizz Wright]]
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*[[Michael Feinstein]]
*[[Molly Ringwald]]
*[[Nnenna Freelon]]
*[[The Offspring]]
*[[Paul Simon]]
*[[Poncho Sanchez]]
*[[Postmodern Jukebox]]
*[[Quiana Lynell]]
*[[Rachael MacFarlane]]
*[[Ramsey Lewis]]
*[[Rob McConnell]]
*[[Rosemary Clooney]]
*[[Santana (band)|Santana]]
*[[Stefon Harris]]
*[[Steve Perry]]
*[[Stokley Williams]]
*[[Sérgio Mendes]]
*[[The New Pornographers]]
*[[The Record Company]]
*[[Thirty Seconds to Mars]]
*[[Valerie June]]
*[[Tears for Fears]]
*[[Zella Day]]
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==Former artists==
*[[AFI (band)|AFI]]
*[[Barry Manilow]]
*[[Casey Abrams]]
*[[Haley Reinhart]]
*[[Michael Bolton]]
*[[Terence Blanchard]]
*[[Tony Bennett]]
*[[Dionne Warwick]]
*[[Dawes (band)|Dawes]]
*[[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M]]

==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.concordrecords.com}}

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[[Category:Concord Music Group|*]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1995]]
[[Category:American jazz record labels]]
[[Category:Labels distributed by Universal Music Group]]
[[Category:Record labels based in California]]
[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Companies based in Beverly Hills, California]]