In 1956 ella fitzgerald signed with verve records, the norman granz record label. Dubbed the first lady of song, ella fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the us for more than half a century. We are not a catalog, we are not affiliated with any record company, we are not a record cd store, nor are we a record or cd search service. Fitzgeralds recordings on 78rpm singles and album collections, in book form. Verve records 1966 a used vinyl lp record mono version 1966 pressing he will break your heart in the midnight hour. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book, vol. Verve mgv4026, mgvs6079 ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book, volume three verve mgv40295, mgvs60825 ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song books verve ve22525 ella fitzgerald the george and ira gershwin songbook verve mgv4028, mgvs6081 ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book, volume five. Verve records was originally the product of the vision of jazz impressario norman granz 19182001. Discography 4 releases found in discography artist release name cat. Norman granz, the founder of verve records, did much to end racial segregation in us. Verve mgv40382, mgvs61422 margaret whiting sings the jerome kern song book verve v10212 margaret whiting why was i born you couldnt be cuter. The first forecast we know of showed up at 5027 and overlapped folkways until 5051 though folkways may have been used later.
These were reissued in 2003 on the 2cd set, jukebox ella. Note for count basie and his orchestra and count basie orchestra, please use count basie orchestra count basie born august 21, 1904, red bank, new jersey, usa died april 26, 1984, hollywood, florida, usa was an american jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and. Ella fitzgerald sing the song hits from south pacific album art. Mgv 2055 oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book oscar peterson 1959. Verve records, also known as the verve music group, founded in 1956 by norman granz, is home to the worlds largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as ella fitzgerald, nina simone, stan getz, bill evans and billie holiday, among others. Charlie parker records label 45 rpm discography talkmusic. In her earliest recordings, anita oday was the featured vocalist with the big bands of gene krupa 19411942 and 19451946 and stan kenton 1944. Mgv 40012 ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book. Penguin jazz guide, the history of the music in the 1001 best albums. These books clear all of this mess up and is a tremendous undertaking. Group formed simply as verve in 1991 they became the verve in 1994 after a dispute with the jazz label verve. In 1961 norman granz sold the label to mgm records for 3 million dollars. This is the complete discography of the main 12inch 8000 series of lps issued by verve.
Fitzgerald sings the rodgers and hart song book volume ii. Hip hop is read a lovely and solid coffee table book. Alongside new sessions granz rereleased many of the recordings of his earlier labels clef and norgran on verve. Margaret whiting with russell garcia and his orchestra. Borrowing money to record the show, a novel idea of presenting the. Ella fitzgerald released many stand alone singles throughout her verve years. One of the more engrossing books on the history of jazz record labels. In the 1940s, columbia and capitol records released the recordings of krupa and kenton, respectively, on 78 rpm disks with one song per side. Discography the tenor sax album with coleman hawkins, ben webster, illinois jacquet, ike quebec and john hardee. The record label of billie holiday and ella fitzgerald just got swallowed by a hiphop business and no one even noticed. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for verve records releases. Lc 0383 lc 00383 for all unofficial bootleg releases of this label please use verve records 2. Mgv40012 ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book. Our discography listings are provided for your research and information.
This 45 rpm record collecting site features a huge searchable database of the local independent record labels and artists of ohio, indiana, kentucky and west virginia. Early material tended toward guitarbased soundscapes influenced by my bloody valentine, but they would later become a more conventional altrock group. Verve discography project of and various other sources. The discography of english alternative rock band the verve consists of four studio albums, two compilation albums, two video albums, three extended plays, fourteen singles, two promotional singles and fifteen music videos. Verve records and the man who made jazz the sound of america. In 1995, the label was revived and remained active until 2005. Verve records discography project list of albumssingles by catalogue number. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for clef records.
Verve and its predecessors record labels, norgran and clef verve records founded by norman granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, clef records founded in 1946 and norgran records founded in 1953, and material which had been licensed to mercury previously. Most of her recordings in the 1970s would take place in japan, as jazz became popular in. He founded the verve records label in 1956 and absorbed clef records and his. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book. The discography of astrud gilberto consists of sixteen studio albums and two live albums on verve records, cti records, perception records, audio fidelity records, denon records, polygram records, pony canyon and magya productions, as well as one music dvd on coqueiro verde records. Bobby hatfield answer me my love i only have eyes for you verve usa vk 10641. Discography of the verve, clef, down home and norgran labels. The late 1960s and early 1970s saw fitzgerald release albums on several major record labels, including three albums on capitol records and two on the reprise records label. We cannot find the records listed in our discographies for you. Initially the clef releases were issued on mercury. Before this two volume set, there was much confusion about record numbers between the clef, norgran, and verve labels, plus unissued takes and or separate takes on lps versus 78s.