Clef Records

{{Infobox record label

| name = Clef Records

| image =

| founded = {{start date|1946}}

| founder = Norman Granz

| defunct =

| status = Defunct

| distributor =

| genre = Jazz

| country = U.S.

| location =

}}

Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946.[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/default.aspx?aid=3856 Verve Records Norman Granz biography] It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. Clef recordings were, in the mid 1950s, licensed to Columbia (UK), which issued 78rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.

Discography: 600 and 700 12 inch LP Series

class="wikitable sortable"
Catalog[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/clef-records-catalog-600-series/album-index/ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series - album index], accessed November 30, 2015[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/clef-records-catalog-700-jatp-1000-4000-2000-series/album-index/ Clef Records Catalog: 700, JATP, 1000, 4000, 2000 series - album index], accessed November 30, 2015

! Artist

! Album

! Notes

MGC 600

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa}}

|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

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter

|

MGC 604

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin

|

MGC 605

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

|

MGC 606

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington

|

MGC 607

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|(not released)

|

MGC 608

|Jazz at the Philharmonic

|How High the Moon

|

MGC 609

|{{sortname|Charlie|Parker}}

|Charlie Parker Big Band

|

MGC 610

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell}}

|Bud Powell's Moods

|

MGC 611

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton}}

|The Lionel Hampton Quartet

|

MGC 612

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum#1

|

MGC 613

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum#2

|

MGC 614

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum#3

|

MGC 615

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum#4

|

MGC 616

|not used

|

|

MGC 617

|not used

|

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MGC 618

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum#5

|

MGC 619

|not used

|

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MGC 620

|not used

|

|

MGC 621

|not used

|

|

MGC 622

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet}}

|Jazz Moods by Illinois Jacquet

|

MGC 623

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern

|

MGC 624

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers

|

MGC 625

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans

|

MGC 626

|{{sortname|Count|Basie}}

|Dance Session

|

MGC 627

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}} and His Orchestra

|Sing, Sing, Sing

|

MGC 628

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|The Lionel Hampton Quintet

|

MGC 629

|not used

|

|

MGC 630

|{{sortname|Artie|Shaw|nolink=1}}

|Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 3

|

MGC 631

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|The Gene Krupa Sextet

|

MGC 632

|{{sortname|Meade "Lux"|Lewis}} and Louie Bellson

|Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson Play Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums

|

MGC 633

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|Basie Jazz

|

MGC 634

|{{sortname|Flip|Phillips}} and Buddy Rich

|The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio

|

MGC 635

|{{sortname|Phil|Moore|Phil Moore (jazz musician)}}

|Music for Moderns

|

MGC 636

|not used

|

|

MGC 637

|{{sortname|Flip|Phillips|nolink=1}}

|The Flip Phillips Quintet

|

MGC 638

|{{sortname|Charlie|Barnet}}

|One Night Stand

|

MGC 639

|Various Artists

|Our Best

|

MGC 640

|{{sortname|Harry|Carney}}

|Harry Carney with Strings

|

MGC 641

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge}} and Dizzy Gillespie

|Roy and Diz

|

MGC 642

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|The Lionel Hampton Quintet #2

|

MGC 643

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}, Benny Carter and Louis Bellson

|Tatum - Carter - Bellson

|

MGC 644

|{{sortname|Bob|Brookmeyer}}

|Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others

|

MGC 645

|{{sortname|Artie|Shaw|nolink=1}}

|Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 4

|

MGC 646

|{{sortname|Charlie|Parker}}

|The Magnificent Charlie Parker

|

MGC 647

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|Dance Session Album #2

|

MGC 648

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren

|

MGC 649

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen

|

MGC 650

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|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

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum #6

|

MGC 658

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum #7

|

MGC 659

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum #8

|

MGC 660

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum #9

|

MGC 661

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum #10

|

MGC 662

|{{sortname|Fred|Astaire}}

|The Astaire Story Vol. 1

|

MGC 663

|{{sortname|Fred|Astaire|nolink=1}}

|The Astaire Story Vol. 2

|

MGC 664

|{{sortname|Fred|Astaire|nolink=1}}

|The Astaire Story Vol. 3

|

MGC 665

|{{sortname|Fred|Astaire|nolink=1}}

|The Astaire Story Vol. 4

|

MGC 666

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|Basie

|

MGC 667

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet

|

MGC 668

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|The Gene Krupa Quartet

|

MGC 669

|{{sortname|Billie|Holiday}}

|Music for Torching

|

MGC 670

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Lionel Hampton Big Band

|

MGC 671

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge|nolink=1}} and Dizzy Gillespie

|Roy and Diz Vol. 2

|

MGC 672

|{{sortname|Stan|Wilson|nolink=1}}

|A Recital by Stan Wilson

|

MGC 673

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|The Lionel Hampton Quartet

|

MGC 674

|Various Artists

|The Jazz Scene

|

MGC 675

|{{sortname|Charlie|Parker|nolink=1}}

|Charlie Parker with Strings

|

MGC 676

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet|nolink=1}}

|Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra

|

MGC 677

|Various Artists

|Norman Granz' Jam Session #7

|

MGC 678

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}} and Joe Williams

|Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings

|

MGC 679

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}, Roy Eldridge, Alvin Stoller and John Simmons

|The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet

|

MGC 680

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet|nolink=1}} and Ben Webster

|The Kid and the Brute

|

MGC 681

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}, Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson

|Play Selections from "The Benny Goodman Story"

|

MGC 682

|{{sortname|Lawrence|Brown|Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist)}}

|Slide Trombone

|

MGC 683

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge}}

|Little Jazz

|

MGC 684

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}} and Buddy Rich

|Krupa and Rich

|

MGC 685

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|The Count!

|

MGC 686

|{{sortname|Billie|Holiday|nolink=1}}

|A Recital by Billie Holiday

|Selections from An Evening with Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday

MGC 687

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet

|

MGC 688

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|The Oscar Peterson Quartet, Vol. 1

|

MGC 689

|Machito

|Afro Cuban Jazz

|

MGC 690

|{{sortname|Billie|Holiday|nolink=1}}

|Solitude

|selections from Holiday's first three 10inch LPs

MGC 691

|{{sortname|Flip|Phillips|nolink=1}}

|Flip Wails

|

MGC 692

|{{sortname|Flip|Phillips|nolink=1}}

|Swinging with Flip Phillips and His Orchestra

|

MGC 693

|{{sortname|Flip|Phillips|nolink=1}}

|Flip

|

MGC 694

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Recital by Oscar Peterson

|

MGC 695

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Nostalgic Memories by Oscar Peterson

|

MGC 696

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Music by Oscar Peterson: Tenderly

|

MGC 697

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Music by Oscar Peterson: Keyboard

|

MGC 698

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|An Evening with Oscar Peterson

|

MGC 699

|{{sortname|Chico|O'Farrill}}

|Jazz North and South of the Border

|

MGC 700

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet|nolink=1}}

|Jazz Moode

|

MGC 701

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet|nolink=1}}

|Port of Rico

|

MGC 702

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet|nolink=1}}

|Groovin' with Jacquet

|

MGC 703

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|Drum Boogie

|

MGC 704

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge|nolink=1}}

|Rockin' Chair

|

MGC 705

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge|nolink=1}}

|Dale's Wail

|

MGC 706

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|The Swinging Count!

|

MGC 707

|{{sortname|Hank|Jones}}

|Urbanity

|

MGC 708

|{{sortname|Oscar|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie

|

MGC 709

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}, Art Tatum and Buddy Rich

|The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio

|

MGC 710

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|Krupa's Wail

|not released

MGC 711

|Various Artists

|Norman Granz' Jam Session #8

|

MGC 712

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|The Genius of Art Tatum #11

|

MGC 713

|{{sortname|Billie|Holiday|nolink=1}}

|Velvet Mood

|

MGC 714

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs

|

MGC 715

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}} and Buddy DeFranco

|The Art Tatum-Buddy DeFranco Quartet

|(not released)

MGC 716

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge|nolink=1}}

|The Music of Roy Eldridge: Mr. Jazz

|(not released)

MGC 717

|{{sortname|Harry|Edison}}

|Sweets

|

MGC 718

|{{sortname|Billie|Holiday|nolink=1}}/Ralph Burns

|Jazz Recital

|

MGC 719

|not used

|

|

MGC 720

|not used

|

|

MGC 721

|{{sortname|Billie|Holiday|nolink=1}}

|Lady Sings the Blues

|

MGC 722

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|The Band of Distinction

|Reissue of Basie

MGC 723

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|Basie Roars Again

|Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2

MGC 724

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|The King of Swing

|Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2

MGC 725

|{{sortname|Charlie|Parker|nolink=1}}

|Night and Day

|

MGC 726

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|King of the Vibes

|

MGC 727

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Air Mail Special

|

MGC 728

|{{sortname|Gene|Krupa|nolink=1}}

|The Driving Gene Krupa Plays with His Sextet

|

MGC 729

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|Basie Rides Again!

|

MGC 730

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge|nolink=1}} and Dizzy Gillespie

|Trumpet Battle

|Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2

MGC 731

|{{sortname|Roy|Eldridge|nolink=1}} and Dizzy Gillespie

|The Trumpet Kings

|Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2

MGC 732

|{{sortname|Bob|Brookmeyer|nolink=1}}

|The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer

|Reissue of Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others

MGC 733

|{{sortname|Charlie|Parker|nolink=1}}

|Yardbird

|(not released)

MGC 734

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|The Band of Distinction

|not released

MGC 735

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Flying Home

|

MGC 736

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Swingin' with Hamp

|

MGC 737

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Hamp Roars Again

|(not released)

MGC 738

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Hamp!

|

MGC 739

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell}}

|The Genius of Bud Powell

|

MGC 740

|{{sortname|Flip|Phillips|nolink=1}}

|Rock with Flip

|

MGC 741

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|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

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton|nolink=1}}

|Hamp's Big Four

|

MGC 745

|{{sortname|Woody|Herman}}

|Jazz the Utmost!

|

MGC 746

|{{sortname|Art|Tatum|nolink=1}}

|Presenting the Art Tatum Trio

|(not released)

MGC 747

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}/Django Reinhardt

|Jazz from Paris

|(not released)

MGC 748

|Various Artists

|Jazz from St. Germain des Pres

|(not released)

MGC 749

|{{sortname|Count|Basie|nolink=1}}

|Basie in Europe

|(not released)

MGC 750

|{{sortname|Illinois|Jacquet|nolink=1}}

|Swing's the Thing

|

See also

References

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