Norman Granz: The Founder

1

I Blowed And Gone

04:43

Dexter Gordon

Artist: Dexter Gordon - Producer: Norman Granz - Trumpet: Harry "Sweets" Edison - Drums: Clifford "Juicy" Owens - Piano: Nat King Cole - Composer/Author: Harry "Sweets" Edison

2

Blues (1st B-Flat Blues) (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1944)

10:34

Nat King Cole

Artist: Nat King Cole - Producer: Norman Granz - Trombone: J.J. Johnson - Saxophone: Illinois Jacquet - Saxophone: Jack McVea - Guitar: Les Paul - Double Bass: Johnny Miller - Drums: Lee Young - Piano: Nat King Cole - Composer/Author: Traditional

3

I Got Rhythm (Live At Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1946)

12:54

Charlie Parker, Lester Young

Artist: Charlie Parker - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Lester Young - Trumpet: Buck Clayton - Saxophone: Willie Smith - Saxophone: Coleman Hawkins - Saxophone: Lester Young - Piano: Kenny Kersey - Guitar: Irving Ashby - Double Bass: Billy Hadnott - Drums: Buddy Rich - Composer/Author: George Gershwin

4

Picasso

03:15

Coleman Hawkins

Artist: Coleman Hawkins - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Coleman Hawkins

5

Sono

04:34

The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Composer: Duke Ellington

6

The Bloos

04:45

George Handy

Artist: George Handy - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer: George Handy

7

Tenderly

03:42

Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown

Piano: Oscar Peterson - Artist: Ray Brown - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Jack Lawrence

8

Vignette At Verney's

02:44

Ralph Burns Orchestra, Lee Konitz

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Ralph Burns Orchestra - Featuring: Lee Konitz - Composer/Author: Ralph Burns

9

Lullaby Of The Leaves

03:08

Anita O'Day

Artist: Anita O'Day - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Joseph Young

10

The New Basie Blues (45 Take)

03:30

Count Basie

Artist: Count Basie - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer: Count Basie

11

Con Poco Coco

06:51

Andre's All Stars

Artist: Andre's All Stars - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Bebo Valdes

12

Castle Rock

02:40

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Artist: Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra - Producer: Norman Granz - Saxophone: Johnny Hodges - Double Bass: Lloyd Trotman - Drums: Sonny Greer - Piano: Leroy Lovett - Saxophone: Al Sears - Trombone: Lawrence Brown - Trumpet: Emmett Berry - Composer: Al Sears

13

Jeep's Blues

02:55

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Artist: Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra - Producer: Norman Granz - Saxophone: Johnny Hodges - Bass Guitar: Lloyd Trotman - Drums: Sonny Greer - Piano: Leroy Lovett - Saxophone: Al Sears - Trombone: Lawrence Brown - Trumpet: Emmett Berry - Composer: Duke Ellington - Composer: Johnny Hodges

14

(Ad Lib) Slow Dances

02:55

Fred Astaire

Artist: Fred Astaire - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Oscar Peterson

15

No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)

02:54

Fred Astaire

Artist: Fred Astaire - Producer: Norman Granz - Trumpet: Charlie Shavers - Saxophone: Flip Phillips - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: Alvin Stoller - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Composer/Author: Irving Berlin

16

Flamingo

02:51

Benny Carter

Artist: Benny Carter - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer: Ted Grouya

17

With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair (10" LP Take)

03:00

Tal Farlow

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Tal Farlow - Composer/Author: Jack Lawrence

18

Easy Living

05:31

Buddy DeFranco & The Oscar Peterson Quartet, Oscar Peterson Quartet

Artist: Buddy DeFranco & The Oscar Peterson Quartet - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson Quartet - Composer/Author: Leo Robin

19

Blues For The Count (Norman Granz Jam Session)

15:45

Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Buddy De Franco, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Wardell Gray, Stan Getz, Buddy Rich

Artist: Benny Carter - Producer: Norman Granz - Guitar: Freddie Green - Artist: Willie Smith - Artist: Buddy De Franco - Double Bass: John Simmons - Drums: Buddy Rich - Artist: Harry "Sweets" Edison - Piano: Count Basie - Artist: Wardell Gray - Artist: Stan Getz - Artist: Buddy Rich - Composer/Author: Count Basie

20

They Can't Take That Away From Me

03:49

Oscar Peterson, Buddy De Franco

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Artist: Buddy De Franco - Composer: George Gershwin

21

I Thought About You

02:46

Billie Holiday

Artist: Billie Holiday - Producer: Norman Granz - Saxophone: Willie Smith - Piano: Bobby Tucker - Electric Guitar: Barney Kessel - Double Bass: Red Callender - Drums: Chico Hamilton - Trumpet: Harry "Sweets" Edison - Composer: Jimmy van Heusen

22

I Thought About You

02:51

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Conductor: Frank De Vol - Composer/Author: Jimmy van Heusen - Composer/Author: Johnny Mercer

23

Like Someone In Love

01:59

Bud Powell

Artist: Bud Powell - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Jimmy van Heusen - Composer/Author: Johnny Burke

24

Pig Ears and Rice

05:38

Lionel Hampton

Artist: Lionel Hampton - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Lionel Hampton

25

Can't We Be Friends?

03:45

Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Louis Armstrong - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: Buddy Rich - Composer/Author: Kay Swift

26

Blue Room

02:21

Bing Crosby, Buddy Bregman

Artist: Bing Crosby - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Buddy Bregman - Composer/Author: Richard Rodgers

27

Taking A Chance On Love

05:06

The Lester Young - Teddy Wilson Quartet, Teddy Wilson Quartet

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: The Lester Young - Teddy Wilson Quartet - Artist: Teddy Wilson Quartet - Piano: Teddy Wilson - Double Bass: Gene Ramey - Drums: Jo Jones

28

What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Live At Carnegie Hall, 1956)

03:14

Billie Holiday

Artist: Billie Holiday - Producer: Norman Granz - Piano: Carl Drinkard - Electric Guitar: Kenny Burrell - Double Bass: Carson Smith - Drums: Chico Hamilton - Trumpet: Buck Clayton - Clarinet: Tony Scott - Saxophone: Al Cohn - Vocals: Billie Holiday - Composer/Author: Harry M. Woods

29

Falling In Love With Love

06:15

Oscar Peterson Trio

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Oscar Peterson Trio - Composer/Author: Lorenz Hart - Composer/Author: Richard Rodgers

30

Yellow Rose Of Brooklyn (Single Version)

04:31

Buddy Rich, Harry Edison

Artist: Buddy Rich - Artist: Harry Edison - Producer: Norman Granz - Drums: Buddy Rich - Trumpet: Harry Edison - Piano: Jimmy Rowles - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Bass Guitar: John Simmons - Composer/Author: Harry "Sweets" Edison

31

Time After Time

04:51

Lawrence Brown

Artist: Lawrence Brown - Producer: Norman Granz

32

Day By Day (Live At Newport Jazz Festival/1957)

04:26

Coleman Hawkins

Artist: Coleman Hawkins - Trumpet: Roy Eldridge - Alto Saxophone: Pete Brown - Piano: Ray Bryant - Bass Viol: Al McKibbon - Drums: Jo Jones - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Paul Weston

33

On The Sunny Side Of The Street

05:41

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Stitt - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Sonny Rollins - Vocals: Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet: Dizzy Gillespie - Drums: Charlie Persip - Bass: Tommy Bryant - Composer: Jimmy McHugh

34

It Never Entered My Mind (Mono Version / Live At The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1957)

03:49

Stan Getz

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Stan Getz - Artist: J.J. Johnson - Tenor Saxophone: Stan Getz - Trombone: J.J. Johnson - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Bass (Vocal): Ray Brown - Drums: Connie Kay - Composer/Author: Richard Rodgers

35

I Know That You Know

09:39

Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Stuff Smith - Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Artist: Oscar Peterson - Composer/Author: Anne Caldwell - Composer/Author: Vincent Youmans

36

D & E Blues

05:09

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Artist: The Modern Jazz Quartet - Composer/Author: John Lewis

37

Budd Johnson

09:11

Ben Webster

Artist: Ben Webster - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Ben Webster - Composer/Author: Benjamin Francis Webster

38

If I Were A Bell

03:05

Blossom Dearie

Artist: Blossom Dearie - Composer/Author: Frank Loesser

39

Chelsea Bridge

07:15

Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster

Artist: Gerry Mulligan - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Billy Strayhorn

40

Line For Lyons (Album Version)

03:04

Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond Quartet

Artist: Gerry Mulligan - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Paul Desmond Quartet - Composer/Author: Gerry Mulligan

41

Somp'm Outa Nothin'

04:29

Lee Konitz, Jimmy Giuffre

Artist: Lee Konitz - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Hal McKusick - Artist: Jimmy Giuffre - Alto Saxophone: Lee Konitz - Baritone Saxophone: Jimmy Giuffre - Double Bass: Buddy Clark - Drums: Ronnie Freeman - Piano: Bill Evans - Tenor Saxophone: Ted Brown - Tenor Saxophone: Warne Marsh - Composer: Jimmy Giuffre

42

Thank You, Charlie Christian

07:38

Herb Ellis

Artist: Herb Ellis - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Herb Ellis

43

Lonely Town

03:46

Mel Tormé, The Marty Paich Orchestra

Artist: Mel Tormé - Recording Producer: Russ Garcia - Recording Arranger: Marty Paich - Featuring: The Marty Paich Orchestra - Piano: Marty Paich - Trumpet: Stu Williamson - Trombone: Frank Rosolino - French Horn: Vince De Rosa - Tuba: Red Callender - Baritone Saxophone: Bill Hood - Bass Guitar: Joe Mondragon - Drums: Mel Lewis - Vocalist: Mel Tormé - Composer/Author: Leonard Bernstein

44

Evil Eyes

05:20

Terry Gibbs

Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Terry Gibbs - Composer/Author: Bill Holman