Clef Records
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| Clef Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Norman Granz |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946.[1] It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. Clef recordings were, in the mid 1950s, licensed to Columbia (UK) who issued 78rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.
Discography: 600 and 700 12 inch LP Series[edit]
| Catalog[2][3] | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGC 600 | 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 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter | |
| MGC 604 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin | |
| MGC 605 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin | |
| MGC 606 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington | |
| MGC 607 | Gene Krupa | (not released) | |
| MGC 608 | Jazz at the Philharmonic | How High the Moon | |
| MGC 609 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Big Band | |
| MGC 610 | Bud Powell | Bud Powell's Moods | |
| MGC 611 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | |
| MGC 612 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#1 | |
| MGC 613 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#2 | |
| MGC 614 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#3 | |
| MGC 615 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#4 | |
| MGC 616 | not used | ||
| MGC 617 | not used | ||
| MGC 618 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#5 | |
| MGC 619 | not used | ||
| MGC 620 | not used | ||
| MGC 621 | not used | ||
| MGC 622 | Illinois Jacquet | Jazz Moods by Illinois Jacquet | |
| MGC 623 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern | |
| MGC 624 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers | |
| MGC 625 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans | |
| MGC 626 | Count Basie | Dance Session | |
| MGC 627 | Gene Krupa and His Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing | |
| MGC 628 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | |
| MGC 629 | not used | ||
| MGC 630 | Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 3 | |
| MGC 631 | Gene Krupa | The Gene Krupa Sextet | |
| MGC 632 | Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson | Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson Play Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums | |
| MGC 633 | Count Basie | Basie Jazz | |
| MGC 634 | Flip Phillips and Buddy Rich | The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio | |
| MGC 635 | Phil Moore | Music for Moderns | |
| MGC 636 | not used | ||
| MGC 637 | Flip Phillips | The Flip Phillips Quintet | |
| MGC 638 | Charlie Barnet | One Night Stand | |
| MGC 639 | Various Artists | Our Best | |
| MGC 640 | Harry Carney | Harry Carney with Strings | |
| MGC 641 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | Roy and Diz | |
| MGC 642 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quintet #2 | |
| MGC 643 | Art Tatum, Benny Carter and Louis Bellson | Tatum - Carter - Bellson | |
| MGC 644 | Bob Brookmeyer | Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others | |
| MGC 645 | Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 4 | |
| MGC 646 | Charlie Parker | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | |
| MGC 647 | Count Basie | Dance Session Album #2 | |
| MGC 648 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren | |
| MGC 649 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen | |
| MGC 650 | Oscar Peterson | 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 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #6 | |
| MGC 658 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #7 | |
| MGC 659 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #8 | |
| MGC 660 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #9 | |
| MGC 661 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #10 | |
| MGC 662 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 1 | |
| MGC 663 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 2 | |
| MGC 664 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 3 | |
| MGC 665 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 4 | |
| MGC 666 | Count Basie | Basie | |
| MGC 667 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet | |
| MGC 668 | Gene Krupa | The Gene Krupa Quartet | |
| MGC 669 | Billie Holiday | Music for Torching | |
| MGC 670 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton Big Band | |
| MGC 671 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | Roy and Diz Vol. 2 | |
| MGC 672 | Stan Wilson | A Recital by Stan Wilson | |
| MGC 673 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | |
| MGC 674 | Various Artists | The Jazz Scene | |
| MGC 675 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker with Strings | |
| MGC 676 | Illinois Jacquet | Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra | |
| MGC 677 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #7 | |
| MGC 678 | Count Basie and Joe Williams | Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings | |
| MGC 679 | Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Alvin Stoller and John Simmons | The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet | |
| MGC 680 | Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster | The Kid and the Brute | |
| MGC 681 | Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson | Play Selections from "The Benny Goodman Story" | |
| MGC 682 | Lawrence Brown | Slide Trombone | |
| MGC 683 | Roy Eldridge | Little Jazz | |
| MGC 684 | Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich | Krupa and Rich | |
| MGC 685 | Count Basie | The Count! | |
| MGC 686 | Billie Holiday | A Recital by Billie Holiday | Selections from An Evening with Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday |
| MGC 687 | Gene Krupa | The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet | |
| MGC 688 | Oscar Peterson | The Oscar Peterson Quartet, Vol. 1 | |
| MGC 689 | Machito | Afro Cuban Jazz | |
| MGC 690 | Billie Holiday | Solitude | selections from Holiday's first three 10inch LPs |
| MGC 691 | Flip Phillips | Flip Wails | |
| MGC 692 | Flip Phillips | Swinging with Flip Phillips and His Orchestra | |
| MGC 693 | Flip Phillips | Flip | |
| MGC 694 | Oscar Peterson | Recital by Oscar Peterson | |
| MGC 695 | Oscar Peterson | Nostalgic Memories by Oscar Peterson | |
| MGC 696 | Oscar Peterson | Music by Oscar Peterson: Tenderly | |
| MGC 697 | Oscar Peterson | Music by Oscar Peterson: Keyboard | |
| MGC 698 | Oscar Peterson | An Evening with Oscar Peterson | |
| MGC 699 | Chico O'Farrill | Jazz North and South of the Border | |
| MGC 700 | Illinois Jacquet | Jazz Moode | |
| MGC 701 | Illinois Jacquet | Port of Rico | |
| MGC 702 | Illinois Jacquet | Groovin' with Jacquet | |
| MGC 703 | Gene Krupa | Drum Boogie | |
| MGC 704 | Roy Eldridge | Rockin' Chair | |
| MGC 705 | Roy Eldridge | Dale's Wail | |
| MGC 706 | Count Basie | The Swinging Count! | |
| MGC 707 | Hank Jones | Urbanity | |
| MGC 708 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie | |
| MGC 709 | Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum and Buddy Rich | The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio | |
| MGC 710 | Gene Krupa | Krupa's Wail | not released |
| MGC 711 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #8 | |
| MGC 712 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #11 | |
| MGC 713 | Billie Holiday | Velvet Mood | |
| MGC 714 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs | |
| MGC 715 | Art Tatum and Buddy DeFranco | The Art Tatum-Buddy DeFranco Quartet | (not released) |
| MGC 716 | Roy Eldridge | The Music of Roy Eldridge: Mr. Jazz | (not released) |
| MGC 717 | Harry Edison | Sweets | |
| MGC 718 | Billie Holiday/Ralph Burns | Jazz Recital | |
| MGC 719 | not used | ||
| MGC 720 | not used | ||
| MGC 721 | Billie Holiday | Lady Sings the Blues | |
| MGC 722 | Count Basie | The Band of Distinction | Reissue of Basie |
| MGC 723 | Count Basie | Basie Roars Again | Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 |
| MGC 724 | Count Basie | The King of Swing | Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 |
| MGC 725 | Charlie Parker | Night and Day | |
| MGC 726 | Lionel Hampton | King of the Vibes | |
| MGC 727 | Lionel Hampton | Air Mail Special | |
| MGC 728 | Gene Krupa | The Driving Gene Krupa Plays with His Sextet | |
| MGC 729 | Count Basie | Basie Rides Again! | |
| MGC 730 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet Battle | Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 |
| MGC 731 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | The Trumpet Kings | Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 |
| MGC 732 | Bob Brookmeyer | The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer | Reissue of Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others |
| MGC 733 | Charlie Parker | Yardbird | (not released) |
| MGC 734 | Count Basie | The Band of Distinction | not released |
| MGC 735 | Lionel Hampton | Flying Home | |
| MGC 736 | Lionel Hampton | Swingin' with Hamp | |
| MGC 737 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp Roars Again | (not released) |
| MGC 738 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp! | |
| MGC 739 | Bud Powell | The Genius of Bud Powell | |
| MGC 740 | Flip Phillips | Rock with Flip | |
| MGC 741 | Art Tatum | 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 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp's Big Four | |
| MGC 745 | Woody Herman | Jazz the Utmost! | |
| MGC 746 | Art Tatum | Presenting the Art Tatum Trio | (not released) |
| MGC 747 | Dizzy Gillespie/Django Reinhardt | Jazz from Paris | (not released) |
| MGC 748 | Various Artists | Jazz from St. Germain des Pres | (not released) |
| MGC 749 | Count Basie | Basie in Europe | (not released) |
| MGC 750 | Illinois Jacquet | Swing's the Thing |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Verve Records Norman Granz biography
- ^ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series - album index, accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ Clef Records Catalog: 700, JATP, 1000, 4000, 2000 series - album index, accessed November 30, 2015
External links[edit]
- Clef Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project
