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Norgran Records
American jazz record label From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norgran Records was an American jazz record label in Los Angeles founded by Norman Granz in 1953.[1][2] It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956.[3] It is the first letters of Granz's full name.
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| Norgran Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 (1953) |
| Founder | Norman Granz |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
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10 inch LP series
More information Catalog No., Year ...
| Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGN 1 | 1954 | Johnny Hodges | Swing with Johnny Hodges | |
| MGN 2 | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz | The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet | |
| MGN 3 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | The Music of Buddy DeFranco | |
| MGN 4 | 1954 | Al Hibbler | Al Hibbler Favorites | |
| MGN 5 | 1954 | Lester Young | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2 | |
| MGN 6 | 1954 | Lester Young | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 | |
| MGN 7 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson | |
| MGN 8 | 1954 | Charlie Ventura | The Charlie Ventura Quartet | |
| MGN 9 | 1954 | Chico O'Farrill | The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite | |
| MGN 10 | 1954 | Benny Carter | The Urbane Mr. Carter | |
| MGN 11 | 1954 | Bernard Peiffer | Bernard Peiffer et Son Trio | |
| MGN 12 | 1954 | Don Byas | Don Byas et Ses Rythmes | |
| MGN 13 | 1954 | Slim Gaillard | Slim Gaillard and His Musical Aggregation | |
| MGN 14 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band | |
| MGN 15 | 1954 | Al Hibbler | Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington | |
| MGN 16 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | Pretty Moods by Buddy DeFranco | |
| MGN 18 | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie | More of the Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet #2 | |
| MGN 19 | 1954 | Tal Farlow | The Tal Farlow Album | |
| MGN 20 | 1954 | Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall | An Evening with Charlie Ventura with Mary Ann McCall | |
| MGN 21 | 1954 | Benny Carter | The Formidable Benny Carter | |
| MGN 22 | 1954 | Toshiko Akiyoshi | Toshiko's Piano | |
| MGN 23 | 1954 | Bud Powell | The Artistry of Bud Powell | |
| MGN 24 | 1954 | George Wallington | The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio | |
| MGN 25 | 1954 | The Six | The Six | |
| MGN 26 | 1954 | Buddy Rich | The Swinging Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 27 | 1954 | Chico O'Farrill | Mambo Dance Session | |
| MGN 28 | 1954 | Chico O'Farrill | Latino Dance Session | |
| MGN 29 | 1954 | Kenny Drew | The Ideation of Kenny Drew | |
| MGN 30 | 1954 | Anita O'Day | Songs by Anita O'Day | |
| MGN 31 | Chico O'Farrill | Chico O'Farrill | ||
| MGN 32 | 1955 | Jack Costanzo | Afro-Cubano Jazz |
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12 inch LP series
More information Catalog No., Year ...
| Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGN 1000 | 1954 | Stan Getz | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet | |
| MGN 1001 | 1954 | Ben Webster | The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster | |
| MGN 1002 | 1954 | Kenny Drew | Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano | |
| MGN 1003 | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie | Afro | |
| MGN 1004 | 1954 | Johnny Hodges | Memories of Ellington | |
| MGN 1005 | 1954 | Lester Young | The President | |
| MGN 1006 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | The Progressive Mr. DeFranco | |
| MGN 1007 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | Journey Into Love | |
| MGN 1008 | 1954 | Stan Getz | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #2 | |
| MGN 1009 | 1954 | Johnny Hodges | More of Johnny Hodges | |
| MGN 1010 | 1954 | George Wallington | George Wallington with Strings | |
| MGN 1011 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson Quintet | |
| MGN 1012 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | Buddy DeFranco and His Clarinet | |
| MGN 1013 | 1954 | Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall | Another Evening with Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall | |
| MGN 1014 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | Autumn in New York | |
| MGN 1015 | 1955 | Benny Carter | Benny Carter Plays Pretty | |
| MGN 1016 | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson | Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin | |
| MGN 1017 | 1955 | Bud Powell | Jazz Original | |
| MGN 1018 | 1955 | Ben Webster | Music for Loving | |
| MGN 1019 | 1955 | Teddy Wilson | The Creative Teddy Wilson | |
| MGN 1020 | 1955 | Louis Bellson | The Driving Louis Bellson | |
| MGN 1021 | 1955 | Various Artists | Our Best | |
| MGN 1022 | 1955 | Lester Young | It Don't Mean a Thing | |
| MGN 1023 | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy and Strings | |
| MGN 1024 | 1955 | Johnny Hodges | Dance Bash | |
| MGN 1025 | N/A | Benny Carter | (not released) | |
| MGN 1026 | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco | Buddy DeFranco Quartet | Reissued as Mr. Clarinet with one additional track |
| MGN 1027 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | The Interpretations of Tal Farlow | |
| MGN 1028 | 1955 | Ralph Burns | Ralph Burns Among the JATP's | |
| MGN 1029 | 1955 | Stan Getz | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #3 | |
| MGN 1030 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | A Recital by Tal Farlow | |
| MGN 1031 | 1955 | Buddy Rich | Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 1032 | 1955 | Stan Getz | West Coast Jazz | |
| MGN 1033 | 1955 | Various Artists | Swing Guitars | |
| MGN 1034 | 1955 | Various Artists | Tenor Saxes | |
| MGN 1035 | 1955 | Various Artists | Alto Saxes | |
| MGN 1036 | 1955 | Various Artists | Piano Interpretations | |
| MGN 1037 | 1955 | Lionel Hampton and Stan Getz | Hamp and Getz | |
| MGN 1038 | 1955 | Buddy Rich and Harry Edison | Buddy and Sweets | |
| MGN 1039 | 1955 | Ben Webster | Music with Feeling | |
| MGN 1040 | John Lewis | The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music | ||
| MGN 1041 | 1955 | Charlie Ventura | Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert | |
| MGN 1042 | 1955 | Stan Getz | Stan Getz Plays | Reissue of Clef Records MGC 137 with additional selections from MGC 143 |
| MGN 1043 | 1955 | Lester Young and Harry Edison | Pres and Sweets | |
| MGN 1044 | 1955 | Benny Carter | New Jazz Sounds | |
| MGN 1045 | 1955 | Johnny Hodges | Creamy | |
| MGN 1046 | 1955 | Louis Bellson | Skin Deep | |
| MGN 1047 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | The Tal Farlow Album | |
| MGN 1048 | 1955 | Johnny Hodges | Castle Rock | |
| MGN 1049 | 1955 | Anita O'Day | Anita O'Day Sings Jazz | |
| MGN 1050 | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz | Diz and Getz | |
| MGN 1051 | N/A | Teddy Wilson | Intimate Listening | (not released) |
| MGN 1052 | 1955 | Buddy Rich | The Swinging Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 1053 | 1956 | Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura | An Evening with Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura | |
| MGN 1054 | 1956 | Lester Young and Oscar Peterson | The Pres-ident Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio | |
| MGN 1055 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | Ellingtonia '56 | |
| MGN 1056 | 1956 | Lester Young | The Jazz Giants '56 | |
| MGN 1057 | 1956 | Anita O'Day | An Evening with Anita O'Day | |
| MGN 1058 | 1956 | Benny Carter and His Strings with the Oscar Peterson Quartet | Alone Together | Reissue of MGN 21 with additional tracks |
| MGN 1059 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | In a Tender Mood | |
| MGN 1060 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | Used to Be Duke | |
| MGN 1061 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | The Blues | |
| MGN 1062 | 1956 | Bill Harris | The Bill Harris Herd | |
| MGN 1063 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Jazz Giant | |
| MGN 1064 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Bud Powell's Moods | |
| MGN 1065 | 1956 | The Six / Sonny Criss / Tommy Turk | An Evening of Jazz | |
| MGN 1066 | 1956 | Kenny Drew | The Modernity of Kenny Drew | Reissue of MGN 1002 |
| MGN 1067 | 1956 | Jack Costanzo / Andre's All Stars | Afro-Cubano | split album |
| MGN 1068 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | Jazz Tones | |
| MGN 1069 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | Mr. Clarinet | Reissue of MGN 1026 |
| MGN 1070 | 1956 | Benny Carter | Cosmopolite | |
| MGN 1071 | 1956 | Lester Young | Lester's Here | |
| MGN 1072 | 1956 | Lester Young | Pres | |
| MGN 1073 | 1956 | Charlie Ventura | In a Jazz Mood | |
| MGN 1074 | 1956 | Lester Young and Buddy Rich | The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio | |
| MGN 1075 | 1956 | Charlie Ventura | Blue Saxophone | |
| MGN 1076 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best & Charlie Persip | The Modern Jazz Sextet | |
| MGN 1077 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell | |
| MGN 1078 | 1956 | Buddy Rich | The Wailing Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 1079 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | In a Mellow Mood | |
| MGN 1080 | 1956 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton's Jazz Giants | |
| MGN 1081 | 1956 | Herb Ellis | Ellis in Wonderland | |
| MGN 1082 | 1956 | Billy Bauer | Billy Bauer Plectrist | |
| MGN 1083 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz Recital | |
| MGN 1084 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie | World Statesman | |
| MGN 1085 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | The Buddy DeFranco Wailers | |
| MGN 1086 | 1956 | Buddy Rich | This One's for Basie | |
| MGN 1087 | N/A | Stan Getz | Stan Getz '56 | unreleased? |
| MGN 1088 | 1956 | Stan Getz | More West Coast Jazz with Stan Getz | |
| MGN 1089 | Ben Webster | King of the Tenors | Reissue of MGN 1001 | |
| MGN 1090 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie | Diz Big Band | Reissue of MGN 1023 |
| MGN 1091 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | Perdido | Reissue of MGN 1024 |
| MGN 1092 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | In a Mellow Tone | Reissue of MGN 1004 |
| MGN 1093 | 1956 | Lester Young | Lester Swings Again | Reissue of MGN 1005 |
| MGN 1094 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | Odalisque | Reissue of MGN 1006 |
| MGN 1095 | N/A | Louis Bellson | Concerto for Drums | Reissue of MGN 1011 - not released |
| MGN 1096 | Buddy DeFranco | Autumn Leaves | Reissue of MGN 1012 | |
| MGN 1097 | 1956 | Tal Farlow | The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow - Autumn in New York | Reissue of MGN 1014 |
| MGN 1098 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Bud Powell '57 | Reissue of MGN 1017 |
| MGN 1099 | 1956 | Louis Bellson | The Hawk Talks | Reissue of MGN 1020 |
| MGN 1100 | Lester Young | It Don't Mean a Thing | Reissue of MGN 1022 | |
| MGN 1101 | Tal Farlow | Fascinating Rhythm | Reissue of MGN 1027 | |
| MGN 1102 | Tal Farlow | Tal | ||
| MGN 1103 | Charlie Ventura | Charley's Parley | ||
| MGN 1104 | N/A | Buddy DeFranco | Broadway Showcase | (not released) |
| MGN 1105 | N/A | Ray Brown | Bass Hit! | (not released) |
| MGN 1106 | N/A | Howard Roberts | Mr. Roberts Plays Guitar | (not released) |
| MGN 2000-2 | Stan Getz | Stan Getz at The Shrine | 2LP set | |
| MGN 3501-2 | Various Artists | Norman Granz Jazz Concert | 2LP Set |
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