Clef Records
Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946. It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. Clef recordings were, in the mid 1950s, licensed to Columbia (UK), which issued 78 rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.
Clef Records
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- Clef Records
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- 1946
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- United States
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Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946. It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. Clef recordings were, in the mid 1950s, licensed to Columbia (UK), which issued 78 rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.
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• Name — Clef Records • Founded — 1946 • Founder — Norman Granz • Status — Defunct • Genre — Jazz • Country — U.S.
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1946
Clef Records established.
1946
Clef Records is recorded from 1946.
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Discography: 600 and 700 12 inch LP Series
• Catalog — Artist — Album — Notes • MGC 600 — Gene — The Gene Krupa Trio — Norman Granz Jazz at the Philharmonic • MGC 601 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #1 — Featuring Charlie Shavers, Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Ray Brown and J.C. Heard • MGC 602 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #2 — Featuring Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Buddy DeFranco, Count Basie, Freddie Green, John Simmons and Buddy Rich • MGC 603 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter • MGC 604 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin • MGC 605 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin • MGC 606 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington • MGC 607 — Gene — (not released) • MGC 608 — Jazz at the Philharmonic — How High the Moon • MGC 609 — Charlie — Charlie Parker Big Band • MGC 610 — Bud — Bud Powell's Moods • MGC 611 — Lionel — The Lionel Hampton Quartet • MGC 612 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum#1 • MGC 613 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum#2 • MGC 614 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum#3 • MGC 615 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum#4 • MGC 616 — not used • MGC 617 — not used • MGC 618 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum#5 • MGC 619 — not used • MGC 620 — not used • MGC 621 — not used • MGC 622 — Illinois — Jazz Moods by Illinois Jacquet • MGC 623 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern • MGC 624 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers • MGC 625 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans • MGC 626 — Count — Dance Session • MGC 627 — Gene and His Orchestra — Sing, Sing, Sing • MGC 628 — Lionel — The Lionel Hampton Quintet • MGC 629 — not used • MGC 630 — Artie — Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 3 • MGC 631 — Gene — The Gene Krupa Sextet • MGC 632 — Meade "Lux" and Louie Bellson — Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson Play Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums • MGC 633 — Count — Basie Jazz • MGC 634 — Flip and Buddy Rich — The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio • MGC 635 — Phil — Music for Moderns • MGC 636 — not used • MGC 637 — Flip — The Flip Phillips Quintet • MGC 638 — Charlie — One Night Stand • MGC 639 — Various Artists — Our Best • MGC 640 — Harry — Harry Carney with Strings • MGC 641 — Roy and Dizzy Gillespie — Roy and Diz • MGC 642 — Lionel — The Lionel Hampton Quintet #2 • MGC 643 — Art, Benny Carter and Louis Bellson — Tatum - Carter - Bellson • MGC 644 — Bob — Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others • MGC 645 — Artie — Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 4 • MGC 646 — Charlie — The Magnificent Charlie Parker • MGC 647 — Count — Dance Session Album #2 • MGC 648 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren • MGC 649 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen • MGC 650 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh • MGC 651 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #1 • MGC 652 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #2 • MGC 653 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #3 • MGC 654 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #4 • MGC 655 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #5 • MGC 656 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #6 • MGC 657 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum #6 • MGC 658 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum #7 • MGC 659 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum #8 • MGC 660 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum #9 • MGC 661 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum #10 • MGC 662 — Fred — The Astaire Story Vol. 1 • MGC 663 — Fred — The Astaire Story Vol. 2 • MGC 664 — Fred — The Astaire Story Vol. 3 • MGC 665 — Fred — The Astaire Story Vol. 4 • MGC 666 — Count — Basie • MGC 667 — Lionel — The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet • MGC 668 — Gene — The Gene Krupa Quartet • MGC 669 — Billie — Music for Torching • MGC 670 — Lionel — Lionel Hampton Big Band • MGC 671 — Roy and Dizzy Gillespie — Roy and Diz Vol. 2 • MGC 672 — Stan — A Recital by Stan Wilson • MGC 673 — Lionel — The Lionel Hampton Quartet • MGC 674 — Various Artists — The Jazz Scene • MGC 675 — Charlie — Charlie Parker with Strings • MGC 676 — Illinois — Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra • MGC 677 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #7 • MGC 678 — Count and Joe Williams — Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings • MGC 679 — Art, Roy Eldridge, Alvin Stoller and John Simmons — The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet • MGC 680 — Illinois and Ben Webster — The Kid and the Brute • MGC 681 — Gene, Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson — Play Selections from "The Benny Goodman Story" • MGC 682 — Lawrence — Slide Trombone • MGC 683 — Roy — Little Jazz • MGC 684 — Gene and Buddy Rich — Krupa and Rich • MGC 685 — Count — The Count! • MGC 686 — Billie — A Recital by Billie Holiday — Selections from An Evening with Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday • MGC 687 — Gene — The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet • MGC 688 — Oscar — The Oscar Peterson Quartet, Vol. 1 • MGC 689 — Machito — Afro Cuban Jazz • MGC 690 — Billie — Solitude — selections from Holiday's first three 10inch LPs • MGC 691 — Flip — Flip Wails • MGC 692 — Flip — Swinging with Flip Phillips and His Orchestra • MGC 693 — Flip — Flip • MGC 694 — Oscar — Recital by Oscar Peterson • MGC 695 — Oscar — Nostalgic Memories by Oscar Peterson • MGC 696 — Oscar — Music by Oscar Peterson: Tenderly • MGC 697 — Oscar — Music by Oscar Peterson: Keyboard • MGC 698 — Oscar — An Evening with Oscar Peterson • MGC 699 — Chico — Jazz North and South of the Border • MGC 700 — Illinois — Jazz Moode • MGC 701 — Illinois — Port of Rico • MGC 702 — Illinois — Groovin' with Jacquet • MGC 703 — Gene — Drum Boogie • MGC 704 — Roy — Rockin' Chair • MGC 705 — Roy — Dale's Wail • MGC 706 — Count — The Swinging Count! • MGC 707 — Hank — Urbanity • MGC 708 — Oscar — Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie • MGC 709 — Lionel, Art Tatum and Buddy Rich — The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio • MGC 710 — Gene — Krupa's Wail — (not released) • MGC 711 — Various Artists — Norman Granz' Jam Session #8 • MGC 712 — Art — The Genius of Art Tatum #11 • MGC 713 — Billie — Velvet Mood • MGC 714 — Lionel — Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs • MGC 715 — Art and Buddy DeFranco — The Art Tatum-Buddy DeFranco Quartet — (not released) • MGC 716 — Roy — The Music of Roy Eldridge: Mr. Jazz — (not released) • MGC 717 — Harry — Sweets • MGC 718 — Billie/Ralph Burns — Jazz Recital • MGC 719 — not used • MGC 720 — not used • MGC 721 — Billie — Lady Sings the Blues • MGC 722 — Count — The Band of Distinction — Reissue of Basie • MGC 723 — Count — Basie Roars Again — Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 • MGC 724 — Count — The King of Swing — Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 • MGC 725 — Charlie — Night and Day • MGC 726 — Lionel — King of the Vibes • MGC 727 — Lionel — Air Mail Special • MGC 728 — Gene — The Driving Gene Krupa Plays with His Sextet • MGC 729 — Count — Basie Rides Again! • MGC 730 — Roy and Dizzy Gillespie — Trumpet Battle — Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 • MGC 731 — Roy and Dizzy Gillespie — The Trumpet Kings — Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 • MGC 732 — Bob — The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer — Reissue of Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others • MGC 733 — Charlie — Yardbird — (not released) • MGC 734 — Count — The Band of Distinction — (not released) • MGC 735 — Lionel — Flying Home • MGC 736 — Lionel — Swingin' with Hamp • MGC 737 — Lionel — Hamp Roars Again — (not released) • MGC 738 — Lionel — Hamp! • MGC 739 — Bud — The Genius of Bud Powell • MGC 740 — Flip — Rock with Flip • MGC 741 — Art — The Art Tatum Trio — (not released) • MGC 742 — Various Artists — Down Beat Critics Poll Winners — (not released) • MGC 743 — Metronome All-Stars — Metronome All-Stars 1956 — Featuring Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald • MGC 744 — Lionel — Hamp's Big Four • MGC 745 — Woody — Jazz the Utmost! • MGC 746 — Art — Presenting the Art Tatum Trio — (not released) • MGC 747 — Dizzy/Django Reinhardt — Jazz from Paris — (not released) • MGC 748 — Various Artists — Jazz from St. Germain des Pres — (not released) • MGC 749 — Count — Basie in Europe — (not released) • MGC 750 — Illinois — Swing's the Thing
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