Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series

Norgran Ten Inch series (10 inch LP)

MGN-1   Swing With Johnny Hodges   1954

Nelson Williams, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Al Sears, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.

NYC, January 15, 1951

478-3Something To Pad Your Foot To
480-2My Reward

Emmett Berry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Al Sears, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Joe Marshall, drums.

NYC, January 13, 1952

658-3Wham

Emmett Berry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Red Callender, bass; J.C. Heard, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952

808-5Hodgepodge
809-1Jappa

Emmett Berry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Ben Webster, Rudy Williams, tenor sax; Ted Brannon, piano; Barney Richmond, bass; Al Walker, drums.

NYC, December 11, 1952

952-1Through For The Night
954-7Sheik Of Araby
955-7Latino

** initially scheduled on Clef MGC-151.

MGN-2   The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet   1954

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December 9, 1953

1368-7 | 63VK624It Don't Mean A Thing
1369-1Talk Of The Town
1372-3 | 63VK622Exactly Like You
1373-3I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

MGN-3   The Music Of Buddy DeFranco   1954

Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Kenny Drew, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

NYC, April 15, 1953

1208-9Ferdinando

same personnel.

NYC, April 20, 1953

1218-6But Not For Me
1219-4When Your Lover Has Gone
1220-3The Things We Did Last Summer

** initially scheduled on Clef MGC-149.

MGN-4   Al Hibbler Favorites   1954

Emmett Berry, Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; unknown, flute; Johnny Hodges, unknown, alto sax; Al Sears, tenor sax; unknown, baritone sax; Teddy Brannon, piano; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 1952

780-2Please
781-3Believe It Beloved
782-3There Is No Greater Love
783-5It Must Be True

Bobby Johnson, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Dickie Harris, Ted Kelly, trombone; Pete Clark, George Dorsey, alto sax; Stafford Simon, tenor sax; Rudy Williams, baritone sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Bill Smith, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.

NYC, September 30, 1953

1325-1As Time Goes By
1326-2Anne
1327-3You And I
1328-1I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

MGN-5   Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #1   1954

Lester Young, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.

NYC, August 4, 1952

883-2Ad Lib Blues
884-1Just You, Just Me
888-2I Can't Get Started With You
892-3Almost Like Being In Love

MGN-6   Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #2   1954

same session.

NYC, August 4, 1952

885-1Tea For Two
886-1Indiana
891-1On The Sunny Side Of The Street
894-1There'll Never Be Another You

MGN-7   The Amazing Artistry Of Louis Bellson   1954

Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes, trumpet, bongos; Ralph Martin, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Bob Peterson as Bob Paterson, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

NYC, February, 1954

1513-4Fascinatin' Rhythm
1514-1Copasetic
1515-1Percussionistically Speaking
1516-2All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
1518-2A Pearl For Louie

MGN-8   The Charlie Ventura Quartet   1954

Charlie Ventura, tenor, baritone, bass, soprano sax; Gene Kutch, piano; Ace Tesone, bass; Chick Kenny as Louis Cicchini, drums.

NYC, December 22, 1952

1106-4Ain't Misbehavin'
1107-2Blue Prelude
1108-3Girl Of My Dreams
1109-1Limehouse Blues

Charlie Ventura, tenor, baritone, bass, soprano sax; Hank Jones, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Jo Jones, drums.

NYC, January 5, 1953

1114-6Blues For Two
1115-3Somebody Loves Me
1116-10Crazy Rhythm
1117-1All The Things You Are

MGN-9   Chico O'Farrill - 2nd Afro Cuban Suite   1954

Mario Bauza, Doug Mettome, Jimmy Nottingham, Al Stewart, Nick Travis, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Vern Friley, Fred Zito, trombone; George Berg, Lenny Hambro, Ben Harrod, alto sax; Flip Phillips, Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Don Lamond, drums; Luis Miranda, congas; Candido, Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Chico O'Farrill, arranger, conductor.

NYC, January 21, 1951

468-2The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Part I - Introductory
469-3The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Part II - Pregon
469a-2The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Part III - 6/8
470-3The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Part IV - Jazz
471-6The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Part V - Cancion Antigua
472-4The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: Part VI - Rumba Final
473-4Havana Special
474-5Fiesta Time

add Bobby Escoto, vocal.

NYC, November 24, 1951

641-1Havana Special

MGN-10   The Urbane Mr. Carter   1954

Benny Carter, alto sax, arranger; Gerry Wiggins, piano; Jack Marshall, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums; with Joseph Eger, John Graas, Gale Robinson, horn; Benjamin Barrett, concertmaster; Sam Cytron, John DeVoogdt, Henry Hill, George Kast, Jack Shulman, Cyril Towbin, violin; Lou Kievman, Abraham Weiss, viola; Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, cello; Joe Glover, arranger, conductor.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1953

1482-5I'll Be Around
1483-1Beautiful Love
1484-2Blue Star
1485-4Flamingo

Benny Carter, alto sax, arranger; Gerry Wiggins, piano; Jack Marshall, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Jackie Mills, drums; with Hoyt Bohannon, Joe Howard, Pullman Pederson, trombone; Juan Tizol, valve trombone; Benjamin Barrett, concertmaster; Sam Albert, Sam Cytron, Henry Hill, Anatol Kaminsky, George Kast, Jack Shulman, violin; Joe DiFiore, Lou Kievman, viola; Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, cello; Joe Glover, arranger, conductor.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, January 4, 1954

1490-2With A Song In My Heart
1491-3Can't We Be Friends
1492-5Symphony
1493-3I'm Sorry

MGN-11   Bernard Peiffer Et Son Trio   1954

Bernard Peiffer, piano.

Paris, France, March 12, 1952

14737Caravan
14738Jalousie

Bernard Peiffer, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Jean-Louis Viale, drums.

Paris, France, March 31, 1952

15020Hit That Jive Jack

Bernard Peiffer, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums.

Paris, France, April 4, 1952

15171Sometimes I'm Happy

Bernard Peiffer, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Jean-Louis Viale, drums.

Paris, France, May 23, 1952

17390On The Champs-Elysees
17391Jingle Bells
17393Liza
17394Almost Like Being In Love

MGN-12   L'Inimitable Don Byas Et Ses Rythmes   1954

Don Byas, tenor sax; Art Simmons, piano; Jean-Jacques Tilche, guitar; Roger Grasset, bass; Claude Marty, drums.

Paris, France, July 4, 1950

9228Talk Of The Town
9230A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

Don Byas, tenor sax; Art Simmons, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums.

Paris, France, April 10, 1952

14992Somebody Loves Me
14993I Cover The Waterfront
14995Old Folks
14996Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
14997Riviera Blues
15000Laura

MGN-13   Slim Gaillard - Wherever He May Be.   1954

Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Maceo Williams, piano; Slim Gaillard, guitar, vocal; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.

NYC, May 25, 1951

555-2Yo Yo Yo

unknown, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; unknown, alto sax; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Maceo Williams, piano; Slim Gaillard, guitar, vocal; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.

NYC, August, 1951

587-2Chicken Rhythm

Slim Gaillard, guitar, vocal; and others.

NYC, July, 1952

849-6Make It Do
850-14You Goofed
851-1I Can't Give You Anything But Love
852-2This Is My Love

unknown, tenor sax; unknown, piano; Slim Gaillard, guitar, vocal; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; unidentified brass.

NYC, December, 1953

1486-7I'm In The Mood For Love
1488Go Man Go

MGN-14   The Exciting Louis Bellson   1954

Harry Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, trumpet; Hoyt Bohannon, Herb Harper, Tommy Pederson, trombone; Benny Carter, Willie Smith, alto sax; Wardell Gray, Bumps Myers, tenor sax; Bob Lawson, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, July, 1953

1250-3Caxton Hall Swing
1251-1For Europeans Only
1252-4Phalanges
1253-3Skin Deep

Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes, trumpet, bongos; Ralph Martin, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Bob Peterson as Bob Paterson, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

NYC, February, 1954

1517-2Loris

MGN-15   Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington   1954

Bob Johnson, Taft Jordan, Bill Scott, trumpet; Ted Kelly, George Matthews, trombone; George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Pizza Simon, tenor sax; Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Billy Smith, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.

NYC, February 11, 1954

1519-4Don't You Know I Care
1520-7I'm Just A Lucky So And So
1521-12Every Hour On The Hour
1522-6I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

same personnel.

NYC, February 19, 1954

1523-2Flamingo
1524-1Solitude
1525-4Little Brown Book
1526-8Shouldn't Happen To A Dream

MGN-16   Pretty Moods By Buddy DeFranco   1954

Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Sonny Clark, piano; Gene Wright, bass; Bobby White, drums.

NYC, April 7, 1954

1538-1If I Should Lose You
1539-1Lover Man
1540-2Tenderly
1541-2Deep Purple
1543-1Yesterdays

MGN-17   no information

MGN-18   More Of The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet Album #2   1954

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December 9, 1953

1367-4Girl Of My Dreams
1370-1Siboney (Part I)
1371-2Siboney (Part II)
1374-1Impromptu

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

Fine Sound, NYC, May 25, 1954

1718-1One Alone

MGN-19   The Tal Farlow Album   1954

Tal Farlow, Barry Galbraith, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Joe Morello, drums.

NYC, June 2, 1954

1730-3If There's Someone Lovelier Than You
1731-4With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
1732-3My Old Flame
1733-9Gibson Boy
1734-5You And The Night And The Music
1735-13Love Nest
1736-2Blues In The Closet
1737-9Everything I've Got

MGN-20   An Evening With Charlie Ventura And Mary Ann McCall   1954

Charlie Ventura, sax; Dave McKenna, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Sonny Igoe, drums; Mary Ann McCall, vocal #3-5.

Los Angeles, CA, June 7, 1954

1. 1749-5Charlie's Parley
2. 1750-2Get Happy
3. 1751-5Careless (vocal)
4. 1752-3Please Be Kind (vocal)
5. 1753-2Detour Ahead (vocal)
6. 1754-1Basin Street
7. 1755-1Sam And Don

MGN-21   The Formidable Benny Carter   1954

Benny Carter, alto sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; unidentified horns and strings, Joe Glover, arranger, conductor.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 18, 1952

871-7Isn't It Romantic
872-4Some Other Spring
873-1These Things You Left Me

same personnel.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 19, 1952

878-5'Round About Midnight
879-3Alone Together
880-4Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
881-6Cocktails For Two
882-7Key Largo

MGN-22   Toshiko   1954

Toshiko Akiyoshi, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.

Radio Tokyo Studio 2, Tokyo, Japan, November 13 and 14, 1953

What Is This Thing Called Love?
Gone With The Wind
I Want To Be Happy
Toshiko's Blues
Shadrack
Solidado
Squatty Roo
Laura

MGN-23   The Artistry Of Bud Powell   1954

Bud Powell, piano; George Duvivier or Percy Heath, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Fine Sound, NYC, June 2, 1954

1726-2Moonlight In Vermont
1727-1Spring Is Here
1728-1Buttercup
1729-3Fantasy In Blue

same personnel.

Fine Sound, NYC, June 4, 1954

1760-1 | 62VK235It Never Entered My Mind
1762-1Time Was
1763-1My Funny Valentine

MGN-24   The Workshop Of The George Wallington Trio   1954

George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

NYC, June 10, 1954

1764-1Before Dawn
1765A Night In Tunisia
1766-3If I Love Again
1767-2Your Laughter
1768-2Thoroughbred
1769-1Without Reservation
1770-1Morning Dew
1771-7Busman's Holiday

MGN-25   The Six   1954

Johnny Glasel, trumpet; Porky Cohen, trombone; Bob Wilber, clarinet, tenor sax; Tommy Goodman, piano; Bob Peterson, bass; Eddie Phyfe, drums.

NYC, April, 1954

Take Six
Porky's Blues (as In A Blue Funk)
St. James Infirmary
Foggy Day
Little Girl Blue
Riverboat Shuffle
Music To Sin By
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

** also released on Columbia (E) 33C 9028.

MGN-26   The Swinging Buddy Rich   1954

Harry Edison, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Benny Carter, alto sax; Georgie Auld, tenor sax; Bob Lawson, baritone sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; John Simmons, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 1953

1266-2Let's Fall In Love
1267-3Me And My Jaguar
1268-7Just Blues

Harry Edison, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Willie Smith, alto sax; Tom Brown, tenor sax; Bob Poland, baritone sax; George Wiggins, piano; Joe Comfort, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Jack Costanzo, bongos.

Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1954

1904-4Sweets' Opus No. 1
1906-6Strike It Rich
1907-3Sportin' Life

MGN-27   Chico O'Farrill's Mambo Dance Session   1954

unidentified orchestra, Chico O'Farrill, leader.

Los Angeles, CA, April 22, 1954

1582-1No Te Importe Saber
1583-1Vaya Con Dios
1584-6Pianarabatibiri
1585-4L.A. Mambo

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1954

1613-5Quiereme Mucho
1614-2More Mambo
1615-7Mambo For Bunto
1616-2Botellero

MGN-28   Chico O'Farrill's Latino Dance Session   1954

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, April 16, 1954

1574-3Lamento
1575-5You Stepped Out Of A Dream
1576-8Cachita
1577-1Rumbonsito

same personnel.

Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1954

1578-2Munequita Linda
1579-5Siboney
1580-6Angels Flight
1581-3Tres Palabras

MGN-29   The Ideation Of Kenny Drew   1954

Kenny Drew, piano; Eugene Wright, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, September 2, 1954

1924-1Four And Five
1925-1Polka Dots And Moonbeams (solo)
1926-1Lo Flame
1927-252nd Street Theme
1928-1Chartreuse
1929-1Kenny's Blues

MGN-30   Songs By Anita O'Day   1954

Arnold Ross, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Monty Budwig, bass; Jackie Mills, drums; Anita O'Day, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1954

1570-3Gypsy In My Soul
1571-10Just One Of Those Things
1572-3The Man I Love
1573-1Frankie And Johnny

Bud Lavine, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; John Poole, drums; Anita O'Day, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1954

1850-3Anita's Blues
1851-5I Cover The Waterfront
1852-3I Didn't Know What Time It Was
1853-3Let's Fall In Love

MGN-31   Chico O'Farrill   1954+

Mario Bauza, Doug Mettome, Jimmy Nottingham, Al Stewart, Nick Travis, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Vern Friley, Fred Zito, trombone; George Berg, Lenny Hambro, Ben Harrod, alto sax; Flip Phillips, Eddie Wasserman, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Rene Hernandez, piano; Roberto Rodriguez, bass; Don Lamond, drums; Luis Miranda, congas; Candido, Jose Mangual, bongos; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Chico O'Farrill, arranger, conductor.

NYC, September 7, 1951

621-2Tierra Va Trembla
622-2Vamos Pa La Rumba
623-2Mambo Karule
624-3Frizilandia

add Bobby Escoto, vocal.

NYC, November 24, 1951

636-5Peanut Vendor
638-4Malaguena
640-3Castaglia
642-5Carioca

MGN-32   Jack Costanzo And His Orchestra - Afro Cuban Jazz North-Of-The-Border   1955

Jack Costanzo, bongos.

Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1954

2142Mambo Costanzo

Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Herbie Steward, alto sax; Bill Holman, tenor sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Joe Comfort, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums; Jack Costanzo, bongos.

2144Bottlabud
2145Satin Doll

John Anderson, trumpet; Herbie Steward, alto sax; Tom Brown, tenor sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Jack Coughlan, bass; Al Bartee, drums #1,2; Jackie Mills, drums #3; Jack Costanzo, bongos.

1. 2146Yukon Mambo
2. 2147Maggie
3. 2148G & J Blues