Norgran Records Catalog: 78 rpm 100 series
Norgran 100 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
100 Al Hibbler, Leroy Lovett - Anne / You And I 1954
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
1326-2 | Anne |
1327-3 | You And I |
101 Johnny Hodges - Good Queen Bess / The Jeep Is Jumping 1954
Emmett Berry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Al Sears, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Sonny Greer, drums.
NYC, February 28, 1951
511-1 | Good Queen Bess |
514 | The Jeep Is Jumping (alternate take) |
102 Lester Young - Tenderly / New D.B. Blues 1954
Jesse Drakes, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, December 11, 1953
1398-3 | Tenderly |
1399-2 | New D.B. Blues |
103 Ben Webster - That's All / Jive At Six 1954
Harry Edison, trumpet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 8, 1953
1362-2 | That's All |
1365-1 | Jive At Six |
104 Charlie Ventura - Jersey Bounce / Deep Purple 1954
Charlie Ventura, tenor, baritone, bass, soprano sax; Gene Kutch, piano; Ace Tesone, bass; Chick Kenny as Louis Cicchini, drums.
NYC, December 22, 1952
1104-9 | Jersey Bounce |
1105-3 | Deep Purple |
105 Al Hibbler, Leroy Lovett - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / Flamingo 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
1522-6 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
same personnel.
NYC, February 19, 1954
1523-2 | Flamingo |
106 Stan Getz - The Nearness Of You / Pot Luck 1954
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; John Williams, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 22, 1953
1278-2 | The Nearness Of You |
1279-3 | Pot Luck |
107 Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz - Talk Of The Town Parts I & II 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
1369-1 | Talk Of The Town |
108 Louis Bellson - For Europeans Only / Loris 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
1251-1 | For Europeans Only |
Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes, trumpet, bongos; Ralph Martin, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Bob Peterson as Bob Paterson, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
NYC, February, 1954
1517-2 | Loris |
109 no information
110 no information
111 Benny Carter - Gone With The Wind / I've Got The World On A String 1954
Benny Carter, alto sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 18, 1952
874-5 | Gone With The Wind |
877-3 | I've Got The World On A String |
112 Lester Young - Willow Weep For Me / Jumpin' At The Woodside 1954
Jesse Drakes, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, December 11, 1953
1395-2 | Willow Weep For Me |
1400-2 | Jumpin' At The Woodside |
113 Johnny Hodges - Easy Going Home / Indiana 1954
Emmett Berry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Arthur Clarke, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Ray Brown, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.
NYC, September 17, 1953
1316-4 | Easy Going Home |
1317-1 | Indiana |
114 Al Hibbler, Leroy Lovett - I'm Just A Lucky So And So / Little Brown Book 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
1520-7 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So |
same personnel.
NYC, February 19, 1954
1525-4 | Little Brown Book |
115 Ben Webster - Pennies From Heaven / Tenderly 1954
Harry Edison, trumpet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, December 8, 1953
1363-2 | Pennies From Heaven |
1364-3 | Tenderly |
116 Dizzy Gillespie - Hey Pete / One Alone 1954
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, May 25, 1954
1717-2 | Hey Pete |
1718-1 | One Alone |
117 no information
118 Charlie Ventura - Lover / Blue Prelude 1954
Charlie Ventura, tenor, baritone, bass sax; Ralph Burns, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; Chick Kenny, drums; Betty Bennett, The Blentones, vocal.
NYC, August 6, 1951
591-4 | Lover |
Charlie Ventura, tenor, baritone, bass, soprano sax; Gene Kutch, piano; Ace Tesone, bass; Chick Kenny as Louis Cicchini, drums.
NYC, December 22, 1952
1107-2 | Blue Prelude |
119 Stan Getz - I Hadn't Anyone Till You / Down By The Sycamore Tree 1954
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Bob Whitlock, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
1496-6 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You |
1497-3 | Down By The Sycamore Tree |
120 Benny Carter - Bewitched / Cocktails For Two 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 19, 1952
880-4 | Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered |
881-6 | Cocktails For Two |
121 Lester Young - Can't We Be Friends / Oh, Lady Be Good 1954
Jesse Drakes, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, December 11, 1953
1397-1 | Can't We Be Friends |
1402-1 | Oh, Lady Be Good |
122 Johnny Hodges - Burgundy Walk Parts 1 & 2 1954
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; John Coltrane as Johnny Coltrane, tenor sax; Call Cobbs, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954
1860-1 | Burgundy Walk |
123 Tank Butterball - Streets Boogie / Booker T. Blues 1954
Oscar Peterson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Ray Brown, bass.
Los Angeles, CA, circa December, 1952
949-5 | Streets Boogie |
950-1 | Booker T. Blues |
124 Johnny Hodges - Sweet As Bear Meat / Skokiaan 1954
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; John Coltrane as Johnny Coltrane, tenor sax; Call Cobbs, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954
1862-1 | Sweet As Bear Meat |
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Call Cobbs, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
1867-2 | Skokiaan |
125 Buddy DeFranco - Autumn Leaves / Titoro 1954
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Sonny Clark, piano; Eugene Wright, bass; Robert White, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1954
1872-1 | Autumn Leaves |
1873-4 | Titoro (short version) |
126 Buddy Rich - Piano, Bongos, Bass And Drums / Sportin' Life 1954
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
1905-1 | Piano, Bongos, Bass And Drums |
1907-3 | Sportin' Life |
127 Chico O'Farrill - Castaglia / Havana Special 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; Bobby Escoto, vocal; Chico O'Farrill, arranger, conductor.
NYC, November 24, 1951
640-3 | Castaglia |
641-1 | Havana Special |
128 Stan Getz - Body And Soul / You Turned The Tables On Me 1954
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
NYC, December 12, 1952
961-2 | Body And Soul |
963-6 | You Turned The Tables On Me |
129 Johnny Hodges - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1954
Emmett Berry, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, April 9, 1954
1546-2 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
1547-4 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
130 Lester Young - Count Every Star / It All Depends On You 1954
Lester Young, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Joe Shulman, bass; Bill Clark, drums.
NYC, July, 1950
431-2 | Count Every Star |
432-1 | It All Depends On You |
131 Johnny Hodges - On The Sunny Side Of The Street / All Of Me 1954
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; John Coltrane as Johnny Coltrane, tenor sax; Call Cobbs, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1954
1861-1 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Call Cobbs, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
1866-1 | All Of Me |
132 Jack Costanzo - Mambo Costanzo / Mister Bongo 1955
Jack Costanzo, bongos.
Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1954
2142 | Mambo Costanzo |
2143 | Mister Bongo |
133 Lester Young - Another Mambo / I'm In The Mood For Love 1955
Jesse Drakes, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor sax; Gildo Mahones, piano; John Ore, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, December 10, 1954
2107-1 | Another Mambo |
2113-1 | I'm In The Mood For Love |
134 Stan Getz - Stella By Starlight / Time On My Hands 1955
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
NYC, December 12, 1952
956-3 | Stella By Starlight |
957-3 | Time On My Hands |
135 Dizzy Gillespie - Blue Mood / Rails 1955
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, June 8, 1954
1756-2 | Blue Mood |
1757-2 | Rails |
136 Buddy DeFranco - I Got Rhythm / They Can't Take That Away From Me 1955
Harry Betts, Nick DiMaio, Murray McEachern, Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, trombone; Dick DeRisi, French horn; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Marty Berman, Jack Dumont, Herman Glunker, Jules Jacobs, woodwinds; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Bobby White, drums; unidentified strings, Russell Garcia, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, December 7, 1954
2104-4 | I Got Rhythm |
2105-1 | They Can't Take That Away From Me |
137 Johnny Hodges - Perdido 1955
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Arthur Clarke, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
NYC, January 7, 1955
2153-1 | Perdido |
138 Lester Young - Lester Swings / Slow Motion Blues 1955
Lester Young, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
NYC, March 8, 1951
533-1 | 62VK439 | Lester Swings |
534-1 | Slow Motion Blues |
139 Stan Getz - Nobody Else But Me / With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair 1955
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Bob Whitlock, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
1494-5 | Nobody Else But Me |
1495-1 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair |
140 Dizzy Gillespie - Devil And The Fish / Rhumbola 1955
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone #1; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Fine Sound, NYC, June 8, 1954
1. 1758-6 | Devil And The Flesh (as Devil And The Fish) |
2. 1759-2 | Rhumbola |
141 Stan Getz - Hymn Of The Orient / These Foolish Things 1955
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
NYC, December 29, 1952
1112-6 | Hymn Of The Orient |
1113-1 | These Foolish Things |
142 Johnny Hodges - Squatty Roo 1955
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Arthur Clarke, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
NYC, January 7, 1955
2152-2 | Squatty Roo |
143 Johnny Hodges - This Love Of Mine / Al Hibbler - Every Hour On The Hour 1955
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
807-5 | This Love Of Mine |
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
1521-12 | Every Hour On The Hour |
144 Buddy Rich - Everything Happens To Me / Sure Thing 1955
Lee Castle, trumpet; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Bellson, drums; Buddy Rich, vocal; unidentified strings, Howard Gibeling, conductor.
NYC, January 26, 1955
2220-6 | Everything Happens To Me |
2222-9 | Sure Thing |
145 Johnny Hodges - Used To Be Duke Parts I & II 1955
Harold Baker, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; John Coltrane as Johnny Coltrane, tenor sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Call Cobbs, piano; John Williams, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
1865-4 | Used To Be Duke |
146 Stan Getz - Thanks For The Memory / How Deep Is The Ocean 1955
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
NYC, December 29, 1952
1110-7 | Thanks For The Memory |
1111-3 | How Deep Is The Ocean |
147 Dizzy Gillespie - Silhouette / Can You Recall 1955
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Jim Chambers, Fred Klein, French horn; Danny Bank, baritone sax; George Berg, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley, woodwinds; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums; 9 strings, Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor.
NYC, September 16, 1954
1985 | Silhouette |
1986-8 | Can You Recall |
148 Buddy Rich - Sweets' Opus No. 1 / All Sweets 1955
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
1904-4 | Sweets' Opus No. 1 |
Harry Edison, trumpet; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; John Simmons, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 1955
2483-2 | All Sweets |
149 Johnny Hodges - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter / Night Walk 1956
Ray Nance, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.
NYC, January 11, 1956
2639 | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter |
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, trumpet; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, alto sax; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.
NYC, January 12, 1956
2643-3 | Night Walk |
150 Lionel Hampton - The High And The Mighty / September Song 1956
Lionel Hampton, vibes; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
NYC, September 13, 1954
1948-1 | The High And The Mighty |
Harry Edison, trumpet; Lionel Hampton, vibes, vocal; Art Tatum, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, September 7, 1955
2493-3 | September Song (78 RPM single version) |
151 Dizzy Gillespie - Seems Like You Just Don't Care / Play Me The Blues 1956
Dizzy Gillespie, Taft Jordan, Ermet Perry, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee, Jimmy Wilkins, trombone; Gigi Gryce, Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Budd Johnson, Ernie Wilkins, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Wade Legge, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Herb Lance, vocal.
NYC, September 12, 1955
2514-1 | Seems Like You Just Don't Care |
Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Willie Smith, alto sax; Curtis Amy, Ed Beel, tenor sax; Clyde Dunn, baritone sax; Carl Perkins, piano; George Bledsoe, bass; Al Bartee, drums; Toni Harper, vocal.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1955
2552-3 | Play Me The Blues |
152 Dizzy Gillespie - I Can't Get Started / Groovin' For Nat 1956
Emmett Berry, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Rod Leavitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehack, trombone; Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods, alto sax; Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, tenor sax; Marty Flax, baritone sax; Walter Davis, piano; Nelson Boyd, string bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
NYC, May 18 and 19, 1956
2835-1 | I Can't Get Started |
same personnel.
NYC, June 6, 1956
2842-2 | Groovin' For Nat |
153 Buddy Rich - Blue And Sentimental / Down For Double 1956
Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone, tenor sax; Buddy Collette, flute, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Bill Pitman, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Buddy Rich, drums; Marty Paich, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1956
2937-4 | Blue And Sentimental (short version) |
2938-5 | Down For Double (short version) |
154 Dizzy Gillespie - Doodlin' / Dizzy's Blues 1956
Emmett Berry, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Carl Warwick, trumpet; Rod Leavitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehack, trombone; Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods, alto sax; Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, tenor sax; Marty Flax, baritone sax; Walter Davis, piano; Nelson Boyd, string bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
NYC, May 18 and 19, 1956
2837-1 | 62VK237 | Doodlin' |
same personnel.
NYC, June 6, 1956
2844-1 | Dizzy's Blues |