Norman Granz
American jazz musician and producer (1918-2001) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 83
Norman Granz was an American jazz record producer, concert promoter, and founder. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz".
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Louis Armstrong Norman produced Ella and Louis (1956)
Ella Fitzgerald Norman produced Ella and Louis (1956)
Billie Holiday Norman produced Music for Torching with Billie Holiday (1955)
Duke Ellington Norman produced Side by Side (1959)
Dizzy Gillespie Norman produced Bird and Diz and Sonny Side Up
Count Basie Norman produced Basie & Zoot and 88 Basie Street
Oscar Peterson Norman produced Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964)
Sarah Vaughan Norman produced How Long Has This Been Going On? (1978)
Stan Getz Norman produced Stan Meets Chet (1958)
Coleman Hawkins Norman produced Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1959)
Lester Young Norman produced Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1956)
Gerry Mulligan Norman produced Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959)
Bud Powell Norman produced Jazz Original (1955)
Roy Eldridge Norman produced Roy and Diz and Dale's Wail
Teddy Wilson Norman produced Pres and Teddy (1959)
Ben Webster Norman produced Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959)
Anita O'Day Norman produced Anita O'Day Collates (1953)
Clark Terry Norman produced Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964)
Joe Pass Norman produced Virtuoso and Tudo Bem!
Johnny Hodges Norman produced Used to Be Duke and Castle Rock
Louie Bellson Norman produced Journey Into Love (1955)
Harry Edison Norman produced Just Friends (1980)- Blossom Dearie Norman produced My Gentleman Friend (1959)
Illinois Jacquet Norman produced Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra (1956)
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He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on integrating audiences at concerts he promoted.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2001 · aged 83
