Ever since its auspicious debut in 1980 with the release of Cal Tjader’s Grammy® Award-winning La Onda Va Bien, the Concord Picante label has firmly held its place at the forefront of Latin jazz, attracting many of the key figures from virtually every Latin idiom—from Afro-Cuban, rhumba, and charanga to calypso, samba, and salsa. In celebration of its silver anniversary, Concord Picante presents a superlative four-CD package that chronicles the label's vibrant history. Featuring signature performances by its most important artists—from the alluring bossa nova of Charlie Byrd to the red-hot salsa of “Mambo King” Tito Puente to the relentlessly grooving Latin soul of Poncho Sanchez— in 50 hand-picked selections running a total of more than four hours, the Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection is a definitive anthology of modern Latin and Brazilian jazz.