Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5

Young At Heart

Encores À La Française

Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Été; Fauré: Pelleas Et Mélisande

With M2 (M-squared), his first studio album since, 1994, Marcus Miller deepens the groove of jazz in the new century. Featuring an all-star cast and Marcus Miller's distinctive, creative vision, M2 liberates crossover jazz from it's conventional form and tonality.

Dave Grusin's musical career has been distinguished by a mastery over a diverse range of styles, counterbalanced by a touch at the piano which makes his keyboard signature totally unique. His award-winning film scores include ON GOLDEN POND, TOOTSIE, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, GOONIES, and more, along with tributes to the music of George Gershwin, Henry Mancini and Leonard Bernstein. His first jazz-related release in seven years, AN EVENING WITH, features Patti Austin, Jon Secada, Monica Mancini, Gary Burton, Arturo Sandoval, Nestor Torres, Sammy Figueroa and the 75-piece Mancini Orchestra.

Pianist/composer Hiromi returns with a powerhouse trio, including contra-bass guitarist Anthony Jackson (Paul Simon, the O'Jays, Steely Dan, Chick Corea) and drummer Simon Phillips (Toto, the Who, Judas Priest, David Gilmour, Jack Bruce).

Blues guitarist Tab Benoit, born and raised in Louisniana, may be a relative newcomer to the region's rich and centuries old musical history but he's clearly a product and a disciple, of the same multicultural aestheic. This album is a contemporary bluesman's nod to a Cajun and Zydeco elements embedded in the Louisiana blues story.

After nearly four decades of writing, recording and touring either as a sideman or a solo artist Peter White still seeks out the road not yet traveled. Whether it's new songs, new ideas, new styles or new collaborators, this virtuoso of contemporary jazz, classical, pop and Spanish guitar is at his best when standing on the edge of creative territory waiting to be explored. For White, it's always about the journey and where it will take him, and he's always ready to go. This sense of adventure is at the heart of HERE WE GO, his new recording set for release on March 13, 2012, on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group. The 11-song set, co-produced by White and long time collaborator DC (George Benson, Al Jarreau, Bob James, Jeffrey Osborne) includes a range of original material written in the recent and distant past and features guest spots from saxophonists David Sanborn and Kirk Whalum.

CARMINA BURANA

ALIVE

LEGACY features 14 must-have tracks from the reigning Delta Roots guitarist/vocalist/songwriter.

In a recording career of over three decades, master guitarist Earl Klugh has been lauded as a prodigy and a groundbreaker of contemporary jazz. Klughs highly-anticipated Concord debut, HAND PICKED, is a self-produced solo album with guest guitarists Bill Frisell, Vince Gill, Jake Shimabukuro, and others.

Cajun-souled blues guitarist Tab Benoit releases his latest and most impressive effort FEVER FOR THE BAYOU. "...[Tab Benoit] is one of the best young American blues artists - Boston Herald.

Guitarist David Russell, recognized for his "evident mastery" of the Spanish guitar repertoire, releases a new album featuring distinctive works by master Isaac Albiniz. The album celebrates the best of Albiniz' oeuvre, including works originally composed for other instruments. "The magic in Albeniz' Spanish melodies is unsurpassed. Many of his pieces sound so good on the guitar that it is amazing that they were not written for our instrument," says Russell. "I am sure that he had the sound of the guitar in the back of his mind, while he was writing them."

Maria Muldaur follows up on the critical-acclaim of her 2003 release of Peggy Lee songs with the intimate and engaging Love Wants to Dance.

This is Ray Brown's Final Recording New York City, March 2002 featuring a bonus CD a retrospective of Ray Brown's Telarc recordings chosen by his producer.

STANLEY CLARKE BAND

OTIS TAYLOR COLLECTION