Norgran Records
Norgran Records was an American jazz record label in Los Angeles founded by Norman Granz in 1953. It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. It is the first letters of Granz's full name.
Norgran Records
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- Norgran Records
- Founded
- 1953
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- United States
- Dissolved
- 1956
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Norgran Records was an American jazz record label in Los Angeles founded by Norman Granz in 1953. It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. It is the first letters of Granz's full name.
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• Name — Norgran Records • Founded — 1953 • Founder — Norman Granz • Status — Defunct • Genre — Jazz • Country — U.S.
10 inch LP series
10 inch LP series
• Catalog No. — Year — Artist — Album — Notes • MGN 1 — 1954 — Johnny — Swing with Johnny Hodges • MGN 2 — 1954 — Dizzy and Stan Getz — The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet • MGN 3 — 1954 — Buddy — The Music of Buddy DeFranco • MGN 4 — 1954 — Al — Al Hibbler Favorites • MGN 5 — 1954 — Lester — Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2 • MGN 6 — 1954 — Lester — Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 • MGN 7 — 1954 — Louis — The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson • MGN 8 — 1954 — Charlie — The Charlie Ventura Quartet • MGN 9 — 1954 — Chico — The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite • MGN 10 — 1954 — Benny — The Urbane Mr. Carter • MGN 11 — 1954 — Bernard — Bernard Peiffer et Son Trio • MGN 12 — 1954 — Don — Don Byas et Ses Rythmes • MGN 13 — 1954 — Slim — Slim Gaillard and His Musical Aggregation • MGN 14 — 1954 — Louis — The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band • MGN 15 — 1954 — Al — Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington • MGN 16 — 1954 — Buddy — Pretty Moods by Buddy DeFranco • MGN 18 — 1954 — Dizzy — More of the Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet #2 • MGN 19 — 1954 — Tal — The Tal Farlow Album • MGN 20 — 1954 — Charlie and Mary Ann McCall — An Evening with Charlie Ventura with Mary Ann McCall • MGN 21 — 1954 — Benny — The Formidable Benny Carter • MGN 22 — 1954 — Toshiko — Toshiko's Piano • MGN 23 — 1954 — Bud — The Artistry of Bud Powell • MGN 24 — 1954 — George — The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio • MGN 25 — 1954 — The — The Six • MGN 26 — 1954 — Buddy — The Swinging Buddy Rich • MGN 27 — 1954 — Chico — Mambo Dance Session • MGN 28 — 1954 — Chico — Latino Dance Session • MGN 29 — 1954 — Kenny — The Ideation of Kenny Drew • MGN 30 — 1954 — Anita — Songs by Anita O'Day • MGN 31 — Chico — Chico O'Farrill • MGN 32 — 1955 — Jack — Afro-Cubano Jazz
12 inch LP series
12 inch LP series
• Catalog No. — Year — Artist — Album — Notes • MGN 1000 — 1954 — Stan — Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet • MGN 1001 — 1954 — Ben — The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster • MGN 1002 — 1954 — Kenny — Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano • MGN 1003 — 1954 — Dizzy — Afro • MGN 1004 — 1954 — Johnny — Memories of Ellington • MGN 1005 — 1954 — Lester — The President • MGN 1006 — 1954 — Buddy — The Progressive Mr. DeFranco • MGN 1007 — 1954 — Louis — Journey Into Love • MGN 1008 — 1954 — Stan — Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #2 • MGN 1009 — 1954 — Johnny — More of Johnny Hodges • MGN 1010 — 1954 — George — George Wallington with Strings • MGN 1011 — 1954 — Louis — Louis Bellson Quintet • MGN 1012 — 1954 — Buddy — Buddy DeFranco and His Clarinet • MGN 1013 — 1954 — Charlie and Mary Ann McCall — Another Evening with Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall • MGN 1014 — 1955 — Tal — Autumn in New York • MGN 1015 — 1955 — Benny — Benny Carter Plays Pretty • MGN 1016 — 1955 — Buddy and Oscar Peterson — Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin • MGN 1017 — 1955 — Bud — Jazz Original • MGN 1018 — 1955 — Ben — Music for Loving • MGN 1019 — 1955 — Teddy — The Creative Teddy Wilson • MGN 1020 — 1955 — Louis — The Driving Louis Bellson • MGN 1021 — 1955 — Various Artists — Our Best • MGN 1022 — 1955 — Lester — It Don't Mean a Thing • MGN 1023 — 1955 — Dizzy — Dizzy and Strings • MGN 1024 — 1955 — Johnny — Dance Bash • MGN 1025 — N/A — Benny — (not released) • MGN 1026 — 1955 — Buddy — Buddy DeFranco Quartet — Reissued as Mr. Clarinet with one additional track • MGN 1027 — 1955 — Tal — The Interpretations of Tal Farlow • MGN 1028 — 1955 — Ralph — Ralph Burns Among the JATP's • MGN 1029 — 1955 — Stan — Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #3 • MGN 1030 — 1955 — Tal — A Recital by Tal Farlow • MGN 1031 — 1955 — Buddy — Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich • MGN 1032 — 1955 — Stan — 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 and Stan Getz — Hamp and Getz • MGN 1038 — 1955 — Buddy and Harry Edison — Buddy and Sweets • MGN 1039 — 1955 — Ben — Music with Feeling • MGN 1040 — John — The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music • MGN 1041 — 1955 — Charlie — Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert • MGN 1042 — 1955 — Stan — Stan Getz Plays — Reissue of Clef Records MGC 137 with additional selections from MGC 143 • MGN 1043 — 1955 — Lester and Harry Edison — Pres and Sweets • MGN 1044 — 1955 — Benny — New Jazz Sounds • MGN 1045 — 1955 — Johnny — Creamy • MGN 1046 — 1955 — Louis — Skin Deep • MGN 1047 — 1955 — Tal — The Tal Farlow Album • MGN 1048 — 1955 — Johnny — Castle Rock • MGN 1049 — 1955 — Anita — Anita O'Day Sings Jazz • MGN 1050 — 1955 — Dizzy and Stan Getz — Diz and Getz • MGN 1051 — N/A — Teddy — Intimate Listening — (not released) • MGN 1052 — 1955 — Buddy — The Swinging Buddy Rich • MGN 1053 — 1956 — Mary Ann and Charlie Ventura — An Evening with Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura • MGN 1054 — 1956 — Lester and Oscar Peterson — The Pres-ident Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio • MGN 1055 — 1956 — Johnny — Ellingtonia '56 • MGN 1056 — 1956 — Lester, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Teddy Wilson, Freddie Greene, Gene Ramey, Jo Jones — The Jazz Giants '56 • MGN 1057 — 1956 — Anita — An Evening with Anita O'Day • MGN 1058 — 1956 — Benny and His Strings with the Oscar Peterson Quartet — Alone Together — Reissue of MGN 21 with additional tracks • MGN 1059 — 1956 — Johnny — In a Tender Mood • MGN 1060 — 1956 — Johnny — Used to Be Duke • MGN 1061 — 1956 — Johnny — The Blues • MGN 1062 — 1956 — Bill — The Bill Harris Herd • MGN 1063 — 1956 — Bud — Jazz Giant • MGN 1064 — 1956 — Bud — Bud Powell's Moods • MGN 1065 — 1956 — The / Sonny Criss / Tommy Turk — An Evening of Jazz • MGN 1066 — 1956 — Kenny — The Modernity of Kenny Drew — Reissue of MGN 1002 • MGN 1067 — 1956 — Jack / Andre's All Stars — Afro-Cubano — split album • MGN 1068 — 1956 — Buddy — Jazz Tones • MGN 1069 — 1956 — Buddy — Mr. Clarinet — Reissue of MGN 1026 • MGN 1070 — 1956 — Benny — Cosmopolite • MGN 1071 — 1956 — Lester — Lester's Here • MGN 1072 — 1956 — Lester — Pres • MGN 1073 — 1956 — Charlie — In a Jazz Mood • MGN 1074 — 1956 — Lester and Buddy Rich — The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio • MGN 1075 — 1956 — Charlie — Blue Saxophone • MGN 1076 — 1956 — Dizzy, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best & Charlie Persip — The Modern Jazz Sextet • MGN 1077 — 1956 — Bud — Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell • MGN 1078 — 1956 — Buddy — The Wailing Buddy Rich • MGN 1079 — 1956 — Buddy — In a Mellow Mood • MGN 1080 — 1956 — Lionel — Lionel Hampton's Jazz Giants • MGN 1081 — 1956 — Herb — Ellis in Wonderland • MGN 1082 — 1956 — Billy — Billy Bauer Plectrist • MGN 1083 — 1956 — Dizzy — Jazz Recital • MGN 1084 — 1956 — Dizzy — World Statesman • MGN 1085 — 1956 — Buddy — The Buddy DeFranco Wailers • MGN 1086 — 1956 — Buddy — This One's for Basie • MGN 1087 — N/A — Stan — Stan Getz '56 — unreleased? • MGN 1088 — 1956 — Stan — More West Coast Jazz with Stan Getz • MGN 1089 — Ben — King of the Tenors — Reissue of MGN 1001 • MGN 1090 — 1956 — Dizzy — Diz Big Band — Reissue of MGN 1023 • MGN 1091 — 1956 — Johnny — Perdido — Reissue of MGN 1024 • MGN 1092 — 1956 — Johnny — In a Mellow Tone — Reissue of MGN 1004 • MGN 1093 — 1956 — Lester — Lester Swings Again — Reissue of MGN 1005 • MGN 1094 — 1956 — Buddy — Odalisque — Reissue of MGN 1006 • MGN 1095 — N/A — Louis — Concerto for Drums — Reissue of MGN 1011 - not released • MGN 1096 — Buddy — Autumn Leaves — Reissue of MGN 1012 • MGN 1097 — 1956 — Tal — The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow - Autumn in New York — Reissue of MGN 1014 • MGN 1098 — 1956 — Bud — Bud Powell '57 — Reissue of MGN 1017 • MGN 1099 — 1956 — Louis — The Hawk Talks — Reissue of MGN 1020 • MGN 1100 — Lester — It Don't Mean a Thing — Reissue of MGN 1022 • MGN 1101 — Tal — Fascinating Rhythm — Reissue of MGN 1027 • MGN 1102 — Tal — Tal • MGN 1103 — Charlie — Charley's Parley • MGN 1104 — N/A — Buddy — Broadway Showcase — (not released) • MGN 1105 — N/A — Ray — Bass Hit! — (not released) • MGN 1106 — N/A — Howard — Mr. Roberts Plays Guitar — (not released) • MGN 2000-2 — Stan — Stan Getz at The Shrine — 2LP set • MGN 3501-2 — Various Artists — Norman Granz Jazz Concert — 2LP Set
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1953
Norgran Records established.
1953
Norgran Records is recorded from 1953.
1956
Norgran Records ceased.
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- 1.Verve Records Norman Granz biography accessed March 29, 2016
- 2.Norgran Label Discography accessed March 29, 2016
- 3.Kernfeld. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Grove's Dictionaries Inc. 3. 162. 2002. 1-56159-284-6.
- 4.Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed March 29, 2016
- 5.Norgran Records Catalog: 1100, 2000, 3500 series accessed March 29, 2016
- 6.Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series accessed March 29, 2016
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