Concord Music and Post Office Team Up for Holiday CD 'Let It Snow'

The U.S. Postal Service and Concord Music Group have teamed up again for a second holiday CD, Let It Snow, available now at select U.S. post offices throughout the country.

The 11-track release includes seasonal sounds spanning the decades and music genres - recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles with Betty Carter, Jason Mraz, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Chris Isaak, Mel Tormé, Rosemary Clooney, Vince Guaraldi, Paul McCartney, and the Jackson 5. The point-of-purchase CD offer provides the ultimate musical keepsake for those among the vast USPS customer base seeking an exclusive, pre-packaged gift for easy shipping.
Concord Music Group has worked with the USPS to create two previous exclusive releases — Letters to Santa in 2009 and Ella Fitzgerald’s Love Letters from Ella in February 2010 for Valentine's Day. Letters to Santa hit #1 on the Billboard Seasonal Holiday Chart last November and stayed on top for more than six weeks. The 2009 holiday release has sold more than 130,000 copies. 


Let It Snow Track Listing:


1.  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Ella Fitzgerald
2.  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Frank Sinatra
3.  Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Ray Charles and Betty Carter
4.  Winter Wonderland – Jason Mraz
5.  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Mary Chapin Carpenter
6.  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Chris Isaak
7.  The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé
8.  It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Rosemary Clooney
9.  Linus and Lucy (from A Charlie Brown Christmas) – Vince Guaraldi
10. Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney
11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson 5

New Jazz Classics Reissues From Concord

Concord Music Group will release five new titles in its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series from Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Bill Evans Trio and Vince Guaraldi Trio September 28.
The five albums are:
•    Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

•    Miles Davis featuring Sonny Rollins: Dig

•    Wes Montgomery: Boss Guitar

•    Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You

•    Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debby

The Jazz Classics Remasters series aunched in March 2010. All releases are enhanced with 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, along with new liner notes for some of the most landmark jazz albums over the past several decades 
“Like the previous titles in the series, these are all-time classic recordings by some of the most legendary artists in the history of jazz,” said Nick Phillips, Vice President of Catalog and Jazz A&R at Concord Music Group and producer of the series in a statement.  “Anyone looking to build a collection of timeless, essential jazz recordings could begin by simply selecting titles at random from the Original Jazz Classics Remasters series.  Their collection would be off to a terrific start.”