Norgran Records
| Company type | Record label |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1953 in Los Angeles, United States |
| Founder | Norman Granz |
| Defunct | 1956 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Verve Records |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Jazz records |
Norgran Records was a jazz label based in the United States, launched in Los Angeles in 1953 by the music entrepreneur and impresario Norman Granz. Focusing exclusively on jazz, it quickly established itself as a significant entity within the music industry. In 1956, Norgran was absorbed into Verve Records, another label created by Granz. The name "Norgran" is derived from the initial letters of Granz's full name, demonstrating his deliberate branding strategy.
10-inch LP collection
| Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGN 1 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Swing with Johnny Hodges | |
| MGN 2 | 1954 | Template:Sortname and Stan Getz | The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet | |
| MGN 3 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | The Music of Buddy DeFranco | |
| MGN 4 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Al Hibbler Favorites | |
| MGN 5 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2 | |
| MGN 6 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 | |
| MGN 7 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson | |
| MGN 8 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | The Charlie Ventura Quartet | |
| MGN 9 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite | |
| MGN 10 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | The Urbane Mr. Carter |
12-inch LP collection
MGN 1050 1955 Template:Sortname and Stan Getz Diz and Getz MGN 1052 1955 Template:SortnameThe Swinging Buddy Rich MGN 1054 1956 Template:Sortname and Oscar Peterson The President Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio MGN 1063 1956 Template:SortnameJazz Giant MGN 1066 1956 Template:Sortname The Modernity of Kenny Drew (Reissue of MGN 1002) MGN 1070 1956 Template:Sortname Cosmopolite MGN 1071 1956 Template:SortnameLester's Here MGN 1078 1956 Template:SortnameThe Wailing Buddy Rich MGN 1083-1084 1956 Template:SortnameJazz Recital / World Statesman MGN 1090 1956 Template:Sortname Diz Big Band (Reissue of MGN 1023) MGN 1093 1956 Template:SortnameLester Swings Again (Reissue of MGN 1005) MGN 1097 1956 Template:SortnameThe Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow - Autumn in New York (Reissue of MGN 1014) MGN 1102 - Template:Sortname Tal MGN 2000-2 - Template:SortnameStan Getz at The Shrine (2LP set) MGN 3501-2 - Various Artists Norman Granz Jazz Concert (2LP set)| Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGN 1000 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet | |
| MGN 1001 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster | |
| MGN 1002 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano | |
| MGN 1003 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | Afro | |
| MGN 1004 | 1954 | Template:Sortname | 'Memories of Ellington' |