Norgran Records
Founded1953 (1953)
FounderNorman Granz
StatusDefunct
GenreJazz
Country of originU.S.

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.

Discography

10 inch LP series

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

12 inch LP series

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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References

  1. ^ Verve Records Norman Granz biography accessed March 29, 2016
  2. ^ Norgran Label Discography accessed March 29, 2016
  3. ^ Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 162. ISBN 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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