ISSUE 25 MUSIC • FILM • MERCH axis.wmg.com NEW RELEASE GUIDE 2015 STREET DATES DECEMBER 4 DECEMBER 11 Orders Due November 6 Orders Due November 13 12/4/15 AUDIO & VIDEO RECAP ARTIST TITLE LBL CNF UPC SEL # SRP ORDERS DUE The Last Word – The Warner Bros. Davis, Miles RRW CD 081227950101 552661 64.98 11/6/15 Years (8CD Boxset) Groban, Josh Noel (2LP) REP A 093624922896 231548 29.98 11/6/15 Jesse & Joy Un Besito Mas LAT CD 825646861606 553302 13.98 11/6/15 Original Broadway Cast School of Rock - The Musical WB CD 093624924326 551831 13.99 11/6/15 Of School Of Rock, The Original Broadway Cast School of Rock - The Musical (2LP) WB A 093624924333 551831 29.98 11/6/15 Of School Of Rock, The Last Update: 07/06/15 For the latest up to date info on this release visit axis.wmg.com. ARTIST: Miles Davis TITLE: The Last Word - The Warner Bros. Years (8CD Boxset) Label: RRW/Rhino/Warner Bros. Config & Selection #: CD 552661 Street Date: 12/04/15 Order Due Date: 11/06/15 UPC: 081227950101 Box Count: 25 Unit Per Set: 8 SRP: $64.98 Alphabetize Under: D ALBUM FACTS Genre: Jazz ARTIST & INFO Hometown: Illinois, US Instrumental in the development of jazz, Miles Davis is considered one of the top musicians of his era. Born in Illinois in 1926, he traveled at age 18 to New York City to pursue music. Throughout his life, he was at the helm of a changing concept of jazz.In carrying out what always seemed like a mission, Miles Dewey Davis III – musician, composer, arranger, producer, and band leader – was always in the right place at the right time, another defining aspect ofcool. Born in Alton, Illinois, and raised in East St. Louis, where his father was a dentist, Miles was given his first trumpet at age 13. A child prodigy, his mastery of the instrument accelerated as he came under the spell of older jazzmen Clark Terry, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, and others who passed through. He accepted admission to the Juilliard School in 1944, but it was a ruse to get to New York and hook up with Bird and Diz. Miles was 18.Cool.Within a year, he accomplished his goal. He can be heard on sessions led by Parker that were released on Savoy in 1945 (with Max Roach), ’46 (with Bud Powell), ’47 (with Duke Jordan and J.J. Johnson), and ’48 (with John Lewis). In 1947, the Miles Davis All-Stars (with Bird, Roach, Lewis, and Nelson Boyd) debuted on Savoy. His years on 52nd Street during the last half of the 1940s brought him into the bop orbit of musicians whose legends he would share before he was 25 years old.At the turn of the decade into 1950, as Miles led his first small groups, an asso­ci­a­tion with Gerry Mulligan and arranger Gil Evans ushered inThe Birth of the Cool(Capitol), a movement that challenged the dominance of bebop and hard-bop. Miles’ subsequent record dates as leader in the early ’50s (on Blue Note, then Prestige) helped introduce Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Horace Silver, and Percy Heath, among many others, establishing Miles’ role as the premier jazz talent scout for the rest of his career.An historic set at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1955 resulted in George Avakian signing Miles to Columbia Records, and led to the form•a•tion of his so-called “first great quintet,” featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones (the’Round About Midnightsessions). Miles’ 30 years at Columbia was one of the longest exclusive signings in the history of jazz, and one that spanned at least a half-dozen distinct generations of changes in the music – virtually all of which were anticipated or led by Miles or his former sidemen.Over the course of those 30 years, service with Miles became animprimaturfor the Who’s Who of jazzmen.Kind Of Blue, undisputedly thecoolestjazz album ever recorded, was done in 1959 with the second edition of Miles’ “first great quintet” – principally Coltrane, Chambers, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, and Jimmy Cobb – who stayed together until 1961.After several intermediate groups (which featured such giants as Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Victor Feldman, and George Coleman), Miles’ “second great quintet” slowly coalesced over 1963-64, into the lineup of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams (who was 17 years old when he joined Miles). They recorded with producer Teo Macero and toured around the world together until 1968, achieving artistic and commercial success that was unprecedented in modern jazz.1968 was a cataclysmic year of sea change for Miles and for America, a year of upheaval – the escalation of the war in southeast Asia, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, and the rise of the Black Power movement were among the factors that pushed Miles’ music toward a more insistent electric (amplified) pulse. At the same time, Miles dug the triple-whammy he heard in the music of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Sly Stone. What began in 1968 with Miles’ quintet quietly adopting MARKETING POINTS © 2015 Warner Elektra Atlantic Corporation | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Last Update: 03/11/15 For the latest up to date info on this release visit axis.wmg.com. ARTIST: Josh Groban TITLE: Noel (2LP) Label: REP/Reprise Config & Selection #: A 231548 Street Date: 12/04/15 Order Due Date: 11/06/15 UPC: 093624922896 OTHER EDITIONS Box Count: 30 Unit Per Set: 2 CD 231548 SRP: $29.98 ($7.98) Alphabetize Under: G TRACKS Full Length Vinyl 1 Side A Side B TV APPEARANCES 01 Silent Night 01 Angels We Have Heard 02 Little Drummer Boy On High (Duet with Date Show (feat. guitarist Andy Brian McKnight) 10/28/15James Corden - CBS McKee) 02 Thankful 03 I'll Be Home For 03 The Christmas Song Christmas 04 What Child Is This? 04 Ave Maria 05 The First Noël (Duet with Faith Hill) Full Length Vinyl 2 Side A Side B 01 Petit Papa Noël 02 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 03 Panis Angelicus 04 O Come All Ye Faithful (With The Mormon Tabernacle Choir under the direction of Craig Jessop) ALBUM FACTS Genre: Pop ARTIST & INFO Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Possessing one of the most outstanding and instantly recognizable voices in music, singer, songwriter, and actor Josh Groban has entertained fans across the globe with his multi-platinum albums and DVDs (over 30 million sold worldwide), electrifying live performances, and comedic film and television appearances. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native is the only artist who has had two albums appear on the Top 20 Best-Selling Albums list of the past decade, according to Billboard. He has appeared in the feature films Crazy, Stupid, Love, Coffee Town, and Muppets Most Wanted, as well as on NBC's The Office, FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and CBS' The Crazy Ones. Last year, he hosted ABC's unique singing competition Rising Star. Groban has released six studio albums, 2001's self-titled double-platinum debut, 2003's multi-platinum Closer, 2006's double-platinum Awake, 2007's quadruple-platinum Grammy-nominated Noel, 2010's platinum Illuminations, and 2013's All That Echoes, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, giving Groban his first No. 1 debut and third chart-topper. The album and its intimate "In The Round" tour earned Groban some of his best reviews to date. On April 28th, Groban will release his seventh album Stages, a collection of some of the greatest musical theater songs of all time. An active arts education philanthropist and advocate, Groban is a member of Americans for the Arts Artists Committee and Groban's Find Your Light Foundation helps enrich the lives of young people through arts, education, and cultural awareness. MARKETING POINTS Awards: © 2015 Warner Elektra Atlantic Corporation | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Last Update: 10/20/15 For the latest up to date info on this release visit axis.wmg.com. ARTIST: Jesse & Joy TITLE: Un Besito Mas Label: LAT/Warner Music Latina Config & Selection #: CD 553302 Street Date: 12/04/15 Order Due Date: 11/06/15 UPC: 825646861606 Box Count: 30 Unit Per Set: 1 SRP: $13.98 Alphabetize Under: J File Under: Latin Pop ALBUM FACTS Genre: Latin Pop Guest Artist: Juan Luis Guerra, Tommy Torres and Alejandro Sanz Radio Formats: Latin Pop Radio Formats Packaging Specs: CD Single Jewel Case Focus Markets: Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, San Diego, Orange County, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Hartford, Newark, Long Island, Springfield, Allentown, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, El Paso, McAllen-Brownsville, Denver, Salt Lake City Description: UN BESITO MAS is Jesse & Joy's fourth studio album release. It not only presents thirteen new wonderful and captivating songs, but it also brings collaborations with some of today’s biggest names in Latin music including Juan Luis Guerra, Tommy Torres and Alejandro Sanz. The first radio single “Ecos De Amor” is currently on the top of the Latin radio charts and continues to grow. This album continues to showcase Jesse & Joy’s unparalleled formula of writing some of the most beautiful and unforgettable music to come around in a long time. After four years of waiting for a new album from Jesse & Joy, UN BESITO MAS has truly been worth the wait and fans will once again come to appreciate the wonderful talents of this Mexican brother/sister duo.