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Norgran Records

{{Short description|American jazz record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Norgran Records

| image =

| founded = {{start date|1953}}

| founder = Norman Granz

| defunct =

| status = Defunct

| distributor =

| genre = Jazz

| country = U.S.

| location =

}}Norgran Records was an American jazz record label in Los Angeles founded by Norman Granz in 1953.[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/default.aspx?aid=3856 Verve Records Norman Granz biography] accessed March 29, 2016[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/norgran.pdf Norgran Label Discography] accessed March 29, 2016 It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956.{{cite book|editor1-last=Kernfeld|editor1-first=Barry|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz|date=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1-56159-284-6|page=162|volume=3|edition=2nd}} It is the first letters of Granz's full name.

Discography

=10 inch LP series=

class="wikitable sortable"
Catalog No.

!Year

! Artist

! Album

! Notes

MGN 1

|1954

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges}}

|Swing with Johnny Hodges

|

MGN 2

|1954

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie}} and Stan Getz

|The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet

|

MGN 3

|1954

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco}}

|The Music of Buddy DeFranco

|

MGN 4

|1954

|{{sortname|Al|Hibbler}}

|Al Hibbler Favorites

|

MGN 5

|1954

|{{sortname|Lester|Young}}

|Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2

|

MGN 6

|1954

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1

|

MGN 7

|1954

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson}}

|The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson

|

MGN 8

|1954

|{{sortname|Charlie|Ventura}}

|The Charlie Ventura Quartet

|

MGN 9

|1954

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

|The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

|

MGN 10

|1954

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter}}

|The Urbane Mr. Carter

|

MGN 11

|1954

|{{sortname|Bernard|Peiffer}}

|Bernard Peiffer et Son Trio

|

MGN 12

|1954

|{{sortname|Don|Byas}}

|Don Byas et Ses Rythmes

|

MGN 13

|1954

|{{sortname|Slim|Gaillard}}

|Slim Gaillard and His Musical Aggregation

|

MGN 14

|1954

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson|nolink=1}}

|The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band

|

MGN 15

|1954

|{{sortname|Al|Hibbler|nolink=1}}

|Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington

|

MGN 16

|1954

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Pretty Moods by Buddy DeFranco

|

MGN 18

|1954

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}

|More of the Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet #2

|

MGN 19

|1954

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow}}

|The Tal Farlow Album

|

MGN 20

|1954

|{{sortname|Charlie|Ventura|nolink=1}} and Mary Ann McCall

|An Evening with Charlie Ventura with Mary Ann McCall

|

MGN 21

|1954

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter|nolink=1}}

|The Formidable Benny Carter

|

MGN 22

|1954

|{{sortname|Toshiko|Akiyoshi}}

|Toshiko's Piano

|

MGN 23

|1954

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell}}

|The Artistry of Bud Powell

|

MGN 24

|1954

|{{sortname|George|Wallington}}

|The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio

|

MGN 25

|1954

|{{sortname|The|Six|nolink=1}}

|The Six

|

MGN 26

|1954

|{{sortname|Buddy|Rich}}

|The Swinging Buddy Rich

|

MGN 27

|1954

|{{sortname|Chico|O'Farrill|nolink=1}}

|Mambo Dance Session

|

MGN 28

|1954

|{{sortname|Chico|O'Farrill|nolink=1}}

|Latino Dance Session

|

MGN 29

|1954

|{{sortname|Kenny|Drew}}

|The Ideation of Kenny Drew

|

MGN 30

|1954

|{{sortname|Anita|O'Day}}

|Songs by Anita O'Day

|

MGN 31

|

|{{sortname|Chico|O'Farrill|nolink=1}}

|Chico O'Farrill

|

MGN 32

|1955

|{{sortname|Jack|Costanzo}}

|Afro-Cubano Jazz

|

=12 inch LP series=

class="wikitable sortable"
Catalog No.

!Year

! Artist

! Album

! Notes

MGN 1000

|1954

|{{sortname|Stan|Getz}}

|Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet

|

MGN 1001

|1954

|{{sortname|Ben|Webster}}

|The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster

|

MGN 1002

|1954

|{{sortname|Kenny|Drew}}

|Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano

|

MGN 1003

|1954

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie}}

|Afro

|

MGN 1004

|1954

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges}}

|Memories of Ellington

|

MGN 1005

|1954

|{{sortname|Lester|Young}}

|The President

|

MGN 1006

|1954

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco}}

|The Progressive Mr. DeFranco

|

MGN 1007

|1954

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson}}

|Journey Into Love

|

MGN 1008

|1954

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

|Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #2

|

MGN 1009

|1954

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|More of Johnny Hodges

|

MGN 1010

|1954

|{{sortname|George|Wallington}}

|George Wallington with Strings

|

MGN 1011

|1954

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson|nolink=1}}

|Louis Bellson Quintet

|

MGN 1012

|1954

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Buddy DeFranco and His Clarinet

|

MGN 1013

|1954

|{{sortname|Charlie|Ventura}} and Mary Ann McCall

|Another Evening with Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall

|

MGN 1014

|1955

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow}}

|Autumn in New York

|

MGN 1015

|1955

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter}}

|Benny Carter Plays Pretty

|

MGN 1016

|1955

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}} and Oscar Peterson

|Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin

|

MGN 1017

|1955

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell}}

|Jazz Original

|

MGN 1018

|1955

|{{sortname|Ben|Webster|nolink=1}}

|Music for Loving

|

MGN 1019

|1955

|{{sortname|Teddy|Wilson}}

|The Creative Teddy Wilson

|

MGN 1020

|1955

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson|nolink=1}}

|The Driving Louis Bellson

|

MGN 1021

|1955

|Various Artists

|Our Best

|

MGN 1022

|1955

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|It Don't Mean a Thing

|

MGN 1023

|1955

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}

|Dizzy and Strings

|

MGN 1024

|1955

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|Dance Bash

|

MGN 1025

|N/A

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter|nolink=1}}

|(not released)

|

MGN 1026

|1955

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Buddy DeFranco Quartet

|Reissued as Mr. Clarinet with one additional track

MGN 1027

|1955

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow|nolink=1}}

|The Interpretations of Tal Farlow

|

MGN 1028

|1955

|{{sortname|Ralph|Burns}}

|Ralph Burns Among the JATP's

|

MGN 1029

|1955

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

|Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #3

|

MGN 1030

|1955

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow|nolink=1}}

|A Recital by Tal Farlow

|

MGN 1031

|1955

|{{sortname|Buddy|Rich}}

|Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich

|

MGN 1032

|1955

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

|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

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton}} and Stan Getz

|Hamp and Getz

|

MGN 1038

|1955

|{{sortname|Buddy|Rich|nolink=1}} and Harry Edison

|Buddy and Sweets

|

MGN 1039

|1955

|{{sortname|Ben|Webster|nolink=1}}

|Music with Feeling

|

MGN 1040

|

|{{sortname|John|Lewis|John Lewis (pianist)}}

|The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music

|

MGN 1041

|1955

|{{sortname|Charlie|Ventura}}

|Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert

|

MGN 1042

|1955

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

|Stan Getz Plays

|Reissue of Clef Records MGC 137 with additional selections from MGC 143

MGN 1043

|1955

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}} and Harry Edison

|Pres and Sweets

|

MGN 1044

|1955

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter|nolink=1}}

|New Jazz Sounds

|

MGN 1045

|1955

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|Creamy

|

MGN 1046

|1955

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson|nolink=1}}

|Skin Deep

|

MGN 1047

|1955

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow|nolink=1}}

|The Tal Farlow Album

|

MGN 1048

|1955

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|Castle Rock

|

MGN 1049

|1955

|{{sortname|Anita|O'Day}}

|Anita O'Day Sings Jazz

|

MGN 1050

|1955

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}} and Stan Getz

|Diz and Getz

|

MGN 1051

|N/A

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

|Intimate Listening

|(not released)

MGN 1052

|1955

|{{sortname|Buddy|Rich|nolink=1}}

|The Swinging Buddy Rich

|

MGN 1053

|1956

|{{sortname|Mary Ann|McCall}} and Charlie Ventura

|An Evening with Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura

|

MGN 1054

|1956

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}} and Oscar Peterson

|The Pres-ident Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio

|

MGN 1055

|1956

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|Ellingtonia '56

|

MGN 1056

|1956

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|The Jazz Giants '56

|

MGN 1057

|1956

|{{sortname|Anita|O'Day|Nolink=1}}

|An Evening with Anita O'Day

|

MGN 1058

|1956

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter|nolink=1}} and His Strings with the Oscar Peterson Quartet

|Alone Together

|Reissue of MGN 21 with additional tracks

MGN 1059

|1956

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|In a Tender Mood

|

MGN 1060

|1956

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|Used to Be Duke

|

MGN 1061

|1956

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|The Blues

|

MGN 1062

|1956

|{{sortname|Bill|Harris|Bill Harris (trombonist)}}

|The Bill Harris Herd

|

MGN 1063

|1956

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell|nolink=1}}

|Jazz Giant

|

MGN 1064

|1956

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell|nolink=1}}

|Bud Powell's Moods

|

MGN 1065

|1956

|{{sortname|The|Six|nolink=1}} / Sonny Criss / Tommy Turk

|An Evening of Jazz

|

MGN 1066

|1956

|{{sortname|Kenny|Drew|nolink=1}}

|The Modernity of Kenny Drew

|Reissue of MGN 1002

MGN 1067

|1956

|{{sortname|Jack|Costanzo}} / Andre's All Stars

|Afro-Cubano

|split album

MGN 1068

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Jazz Tones

|

MGN 1069

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Mr. Clarinet

|Reissue of MGN 1026

MGN 1070

|1956

|{{sortname|Benny|Carter|nolink=1}}

|Cosmopolite

|

MGN 1071

|1956

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|Lester's Here

|

MGN 1072

|1956

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|Pres

|

MGN 1073

|1956

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

|In a Jazz Mood

|

MGN 1074

|1956

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}} and Buddy Rich

|The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio

|

MGN 1075

|1956

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

|Blue Saxophone

|

MGN 1076

|1956

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best & Charlie Persip

|The Modern Jazz Sextet

|

MGN 1077

|1956

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell|nolink=1}}

|Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell

|

MGN 1078

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|Rich|nolink=1}}

|The Wailing Buddy Rich

|

MGN 1079

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|In a Mellow Mood

|

MGN 1080

|1956

|{{sortname|Lionel|Hampton}}

|Lionel Hampton's Jazz Giants

|

MGN 1081

|1956

|{{sortname|Herb|Ellis}}

|Ellis in Wonderland

|

MGN 1082

|1956

|{{sortname|Billy|Bauer}}

|Billy Bauer Plectrist

|

MGN 1083

|1956

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}

|Jazz Recital

|

MGN 1084

|1956

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}

|World Statesman

|

MGN 1085

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|The Buddy DeFranco Wailers

|

MGN 1086

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|Rich|nolink=1}}

|This One's for Basie

|

MGN 1087

|N/A

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

|Stan Getz '56

|unreleased?

MGN 1088

|1956

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

|More West Coast Jazz with Stan Getz

|

MGN 1089

|

|{{sortname|Ben|Webster|nolink=1}}

|King of the Tenors

|Reissue of MGN 1001

MGN 1090

|1956

|{{sortname|Dizzy|Gillespie|nolink=1}}

|Diz Big Band

|Reissue of MGN 1023

MGN 1091

|1956

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|Perdido

|Reissue of MGN 1024

MGN 1092

|1956

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges|nolink=1}}

|In a Mellow Tone

|Reissue of MGN 1004

MGN 1093

|1956

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|Lester Swings Again

|Reissue of MGN 1005

MGN 1094

|1956

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Odalisque

|Reissue of MGN 1006

MGN 1095

|N/A

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson|nolink=1}}

|Concerto for Drums

|Reissue of MGN 1011 - not released

MGN 1096

|

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Autumn Leaves

|Reissue of MGN 1012

MGN 1097

|1956

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow|nolink=1}}

|The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow - Autumn in New York

|Reissue of MGN 1014

MGN 1098

|1956

|{{sortname|Bud|Powell|nolink=1}}

|Bud Powell '57

| Reissue of MGN 1017

MGN 1099

|1956

|{{sortname|Louis|Bellson|nolink=1}}

|The Hawk Talks

|Reissue of MGN 1020

MGN 1100

|

|{{sortname|Lester|Young|nolink=1}}

|It Don't Mean a Thing

|Reissue of MGN 1022

MGN 1101

|

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow|nolink=1}}

|Fascinating Rhythm

|Reissue of MGN 1027

MGN 1102

|

|{{sortname|Tal|Farlow|nolink=1}}

|Tal

|

MGN 1103

|

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

|Charley's Parley

|

MGN 1104

|N/A

|{{sortname|Buddy|DeFranco|nolink=1}}

|Broadway Showcase

|(not released)

MGN 1105

|N/A

|{{sortname|Ray|Brown|Ray Brown (musician)}}

|Bass Hit!

|(not released)

MGN 1106

|N/A

|{{sortname|Howard|Roberts}}

|Mr. Roberts Plays Guitar

|(not released)

MGN 2000-2

|

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

|Stan Getz at The Shrine

|2LP set

MGN 3501-2

|

|Various Artists

|Norman Granz Jazz Concert

|2LP Set

[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/norgran-records-catalog-1000-series Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series] accessed March 29, 2016[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/norgran-records-catalog-1100-2000-3500-series/ Norgran Records Catalog: 1100, 2000, 3500 series] accessed March 29, 2016[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/norgran-records-catalog-ten-inch-series/ Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series] accessed March 29, 2016

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