New Release From XM And Concord Music Group

New York, NY. (XM Satellite Radio) -- XM, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 7 million subscribers, and Concord Music Group, one of the world's largest independent record labels, today announced that Watercolors: Blue, the latest join release from the two companies, is now available in stores. The 12- track disc is the second release in a series of co-branded compilations created with the best music from Concord's rich catalog and designed to reflect specific XM channels and original XM music shows. The album is on sale exclusively in Circuit City stores across the United States.

Based on the sound of Watercolors (XM 71), XM's contemporary jazz channel, Watercolors: Blue sums up the channel perfectly with a mix of vocal and instrumental performances from some of the best artists in contemporary jazz. Watercolors: Blue features incredible performances from Patti Austin, Regina Belle and David Pack. Making up the remainder of the album are instrumentals from some of the biggest names in smooth jazz including Spyro Gyra, Eric Marienthal, Marion Meadows and more.

"XM is proud to have so many contemporary jazz greats featured on Watercolors: Blue. This compilation brings the essence of XM's Watercolors channel to contemporary jazz fans across the country, and serves as another example of the sounds and moods both the jazz universe and the XM musical landscape have to offer," said Lee Abrams, chief creative programming officer, XM.

Produced by Concord VP of Jazz and Catalog A&R Nick Phillips and Shirlitta "Trinity" Colón, XM's senior program director of Jazz and Blues programming, Watercolors: Blue follows the critically-acclaimed Blistering Licks – Red Hot Riffs from the Giants of Jazz, which was released in June as the first CD in the Concord-XM co-branded compilation series.