Carl Jefferson

Carl E. Jefferson ( born December 10, 1919 in Alameda (California ), † March 29, 1995 in St. Helena ( California)) was an American jazz producer, founder of Concord Records.

Jefferson went to Atascadero to school and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He moved to Concord in 1958 as president and general manager of Montclair engine, which he took over in 1960 and renamed in Jefferson engine. He took it as a used car dealer and car dealers ( with a dealer network for automobiles from Lincoln and Mercury ) in California millionaire before he founded in 1969 in Concord ( CA ) Jazz Festival (later Concord Jazz Festival) and 1972, the jazz label Concord Records founded, to publish its preferred mainstream jazz musicians. He began with a recording guitarist Herb Ellis and Joe Pass. Later, he produced, among other big band albums by Woody Herman, jazz albums by Rosemary Clooney and established musicians such as Stan Getz, Marian McPartland, George Shearing, Bud Shank, Dave Brubeck, Mel Tormé, Al Cohn, Joe Venuti. He started at Concord, a salsa - series, classical guitarist and jazz pianist, he recorded in the built to Maybeck Hall. Until his death, he received numerous awards, including artist received his label for local recording eight Grammys and over 40 other Grammy nominations, and he served as producer for over 600 shots.

In 1982, he was with Giovanni Bonandrini winner of the Downbeat Critics Poll for jazz producer.