(OTM) On August 5, 2008 in its second full slate of archival releases, Monterey Jazz Festival Records, an imprint of the Concord Music Group, will release a new series of never-before-heard concert performances by six jazz greats: Art Blakey, Dave Brubeck, Shirley Horn, Tito Puente and Cal Tjader and classic blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon.The MJFR label was founded in 2007 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival. It made its debut with a remarkable series of historic live-at-Monterey CDs, rolled out shortly before the September festival: Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars (recorded in '58), Miles Davis Quintet ('63), Thelonious Monk Quartet ('64), Dizzy Gillespie ('65) and Sarah Vaughan ('71).
In addition, MJFR issued a 50th-year compilation disc that included selections from the five albums as well as live Monterey material from Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, Dave Brubeck and Pat Metheny's trio with Larry Grenadier and Brian Blade.
Artists + Titles:
Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz - Live at the Monterey 1972 Jazz Festival
Dave Brubeck - 50 Years of Dave Brubeck: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1958-2007
Shirley Horn - Live at the 1994 Monterey Jazz Festival
Tito Puente & His Orchestra - Live at the 1977 Monterey Jazz Festival
Cal Tjader - The Best of Cal Tjader: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1958-1980
Jimmy Witherspoon featuring Robben Ford - Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival
