Norgran Records Listing

compiled by François Ziegler
July 1, 1998

Thanks to contributors:

Ten inch series:

MGN	ARTIST	TITLE	REC.
1	Johnny Hodges	Swing With Johnny Hodges	52
2	Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet	53
3	Buddy DeFranco	The Buddy DeFranco Quartet	c.54
4	Al Hibbler	Favorites	52,53
5	Lester Young	With The Oscar Peterson Trio Vol 1	52
6	Lester Young	With The Oscar Peterson Trio Vol 2	52
7	Louis Bellson	The Exciting Mr. Bellson And His Big Band	c.54
8	Charlie Ventura	Quartet
9	Chico O'Farrill	The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite	51
10	Benny Carter	The Urbane Mr. Carter	c.54
11	Bernard Peiffer	Et Son Trio
12	Don Byas	In France "Don Byas et ses rhythmes"
13	Slim Gaillard	And His Musical Aggregation (Wherever He May Be)	51,52
14	Louis Bellson	With Wardell Gray	c.54
15	Al Hibbler	Sings Duke Ellington	54
16	Buddy DeFranco	Pretty Moods	54
17
18	Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz	The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet Vol 2	53
19	Tal Farlow	The Tal Farlow Album	54
20	Charlie Ventura	An Evening With Charlie Ventura With Mary Ann McCall	54
21	Benny Carter	The Formidable Benny Carter	c.54
22	Toshiko Akiyoshi	Toshiko's Piano	54
23	Bud Powell	The Artistry Of Bud Powell	54
24	George Wallington	The Workshop Of The George Wallington Trio	54
25	(no leader)	The Six	54
26	Buddy Rich	Swinging	53,54
27	Chico O'Farrill	Mambo Dance Sessions	c.51
28	Chico O'Farrill	Latino Dance Sessions	c.51
29	Kenny Drew	The Ideation Of Kenny Drew	c.54
30	Anita O'Day	Songs By Anita O'Day	54,55
31	Chico O'Farrill	Chico O'Farrill
32	Jack Costanzo	Afro-Cubano	54

Twelve inch series:

MGN	ARTIST	TITLE	REC.
1000	Stan Getz	Interpretations	53
1001	Ben Webster	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	53
1002	Kenny Drew	Progressive Piano	53
1003	Dizzy Gillespie	Afro	54
1004	Johnny Hodges	Memories Of Ellington	51,52,54
1005	Lester Young	The President	50…52
1006	Buddy DeFranco	The Progressive Mr. DeFranco	53,54
1007	Louis Bellson	Journey Into Love	54
1008	Stan Getz	Interpretations Vol 2	53
1009	Johnny Hodges	More Of Johnny Hodges	51,54
1010	George Wallington	With Strings	54
1011	Louis Bellson	And His Drums	54
1012	Buddy DeFranco	And His Clarinet	54
1013	Charlie Ventura	Another Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall	c.54
1014	Tal Farlow	The Artistry Of Tal Farlow	54
1015	Benny Carter	Plays Pretty	54
1016	Buddy DeFranco & Oscar Peterson	The George Gershwin Song Book	54
1017	Bud Powell	Jazz Original	54,55
1018	Ben Webster	Music For Loving	54
1019	Teddy Wilson	The Creative Teddy Wilson	55
1020	Louis Bellson	The Driving Louis Bellson	55
1021	(Various)	Our Best
1022	Lester Young	It Don't Mean A Thing	54
1023	Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy And Strings	54
1024	Johnny Hodges	Dance Bash	52,55
1025	Benny Carter	[UNRELEASED]
1026	Buddy DeFranco	Quartet	®53
1027	Tal Farlow	The Interpretations Of Tal Farlow	55
1028	Ralph Burns	Among The J.A.T.P.'s	54
1029	Stan Getz	Interpretations Vol 3	53,54
1030	Tal Farlow	A Recital By Tal Farlow	55
1031	Buddy Rich	Sing And Swing With Buddy Rich	55
1032	Stan Getz	West Coast Jazz	55
1033	(Various)	Swing Guitars	53,55
1034	(Various)	Tenor Saxes	49-55
1035	(Various)	Alto Saxes	47-55
1036	(Various)	Piano Interpretations	50-55
1037	Lionel Hampton & Stan Getz	Hamp And Getz	55
1038	Buddy Rich & Harry Edison	Buddy And Sweets	55
1039	Ben Webster	Plays Music With Feeling	54,55
1040	The Modern Jazz Society	A Concert Of Contemporary Music	55
1041	Charlie Ventura & al.	Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert	47
1042	Stan Getz	Plays	®52,53
1043	Lester Young & Harry Edison	Pres & Sweets	55
1044	Benny Carter	New Jazz Sounds	54
1045	Johnny Hodges	Creamy	55
1046	Louis Bellson	Skin Deep	®53,54
1047	Tal Farlow	The Tal Farlow Album	54,55
1048	Johnny Hodges	Castle Rock	51,52
1049	Anita O'Day	Sings Jazz	®52
1050	Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz	Diz And Getz	®53
1051
1052	Buddy Rich	The Swingin' Buddy Rich	53…55
1053	Charlie Ventura	An Evening With Mary Ann McCall & Charlie Ventura	®54
1054	Lester Young	The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio	®52
1055	Johnny Hodges	Ellingtonia '56	56
1056	(no leader)	The Jazz Giants '56	56
1057	Anita O'Day	An Evening With Anita O'Day	54,55
1058	Benny Carter	Alone Together	52
1059	Johnny Hodges	In A Tender Mood	52
1060	Johnny Hodges	Used To Be Duke	54
1061	Johnny Hodges	The Blues	52…54
1062	Bill Harris	The Bill Harris Herd	®52
1063	Bud Powell	Jazz Giant	®49,50
1064	Bud Powell	Bud Powell's Moods	54,55
1065	(Various)	An Evening Of Jazz	®49,50,54
1066	Kenny Drew	= MGN 1002 [The Modernity Of Kenny Drew]	®53
1067	Jack Costanzo/Andre's All Stars	Afro-Cubano	®c.54
1068	Buddy DeFranco	Jazz Tones	54
1069	Buddy DeFranco	= MGN 1026 [Mr. Clarinet]	®53
1070	Benny Carter	Cosmopolite	52,53
1071	Lester Young	Lester's Here	51,53
1072	Lester Young	Pres	50,51
1073	Charlie Ventura	In A Jazz Mood	51…53
1074	Lester Young	The Lester Young-Nat King Cole-Buddy Rich Trio	®45,46
1075	Charlie Ventura	Blue Saxophone	51
1076	(no leader)	The Modern Jazz Sextet	56
1077	Bud Powell	Piano Interpretations	55
1078	Buddy Rich	The Wailing Buddy Rich	55
1079	Buddy DeFranco	In A Mellow Mood	54
1080	Lionel Hampton	Lionel Hampton's Jazz Giants	55
1081	Herb Ellis	Ellis In Wonderland	56
1082	Billy Bauer	Plectrist	56
1083	Dizzy Gillespie	And His Orchestra	55
1084	Dizzy Gillespie	World Statesman	56
1085	Buddy DeFranco	Wailers	56
1086	Buddy Rich	This One's For Basie	56
1087	Stan Getz	'56	®53
1088	Stan Getz	More West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz	®53
1089	Ben Webster	= MGN 1001 [King Of The Tenors]	®53
1090	Dizzy Gillespie	= MGN 1023 [Diz Big Band]	®54
1091	Johnny Hodges	= MGN 1024 [Perdido]	®52,55
1092	Johnny Hodges	= MGN 1004 [In A Mellow Tone]	®51,52,54
1093	Lester Young	= MGN 1005 [Lester Swings Again]	®50…52
1094	Buddy DeFranco	= MGN 1006 [Odalisque]	®53,54
1095	Louis Bellson	= MGN 1011 [Concerto For Drums][UNRELEASED]	®54
1096	Buddy DeFranco	= MGN 1012 [Autumn Leaves]	®54
1097	Tal Farlow	= MGN 1014 [Autumn In New York]	®54
1098	Bud Powell	= MGN 1017 [Bud Powell '57]	®54,55
1099	Louis Bellson	= MGN 1020 [The Hawk Talks]	®55
1100	Lester Young	= MGN 1022	®54
1101	Tal Farlow	= MGN 1027 [Fascinating Rhythm]	®55
1102	Tal Farlow	Tal	56
1103	Charlie Ventura	Charley's Parley
1105 ?	Buddy DeFranco	= Verve MGV 2033 [UNRELEASED]	56
1105 ?	Ray Brown	= Verve MGV 8022 [UNRELEASED]	56
1106	Howard Roberts	= Verve MGV 8192 [UNRELEASED]	56

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