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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), which issued 78rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.
An American jazz record label in Los Angeles, California, founded by producer/impresario Norman Granz in June 1947, initially as an imprint of Mercury Records, then as an independent record label in 1953.
Although founded earlier, Clef was brought into prominence in Aug 1953, when it began to issue and reissue the jazz recordings produced by Norman Granz, particularly the Jazz at the Philharmonic series, issued before on the Mercury Records label.
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1. Original Production
Founded:
1. 1946
Defunct:
1. 1956(10 years)
Clef Records was a jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946 and part of Verve Records since 1956. It released historical recordings by artists such as Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Django Reinhardt and Count Basie.
- 1956
- MGC-600 Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Featuring The Gene Krupa Trio 1953.
- MGC-601 Norman Granz' Jam Session #1 1953.
- MGC-602 Norman Granz' Jam Session #2 1953.
- MGC-603 Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter 1953.
Billie Holiday is the third 10 inch LP album of original material by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released on Clef Records in 1954. The recordings took place in 1952 and 1954. Her final album would also be given the same title, prior to being changed to Last Recording instead.
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