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Verve Records

Verve Records, founded 1956: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Verve Records

Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Frank Zappa 1940–1993 · American musician (1940–1993) Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) Charlie Parker 1920–1955 · American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955) Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) Dizzy Gillespie 1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993) Queen Latifah b. 1970 · American rapper, singer and actress Antônio Carlos Jobim 1927–1994 · Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and… Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Al Jarreau 1940–2017 · American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017) Art Tatum 1909–1956 · American jazz pianist (1909–1956) Astrud Gilberto 1940–2023 · Brazilian-American singer and songwriter (1940–2023) Lalo Schifrin 1932–2025 · Argentine-American composer (1932–2025) Diana Krall b. 1964 · Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist Dinah Washington 1924–1963 · American singer (1924-1963) John McLaughlin b. 1942 · English guitarist, founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra Buddy Rich 1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987) Lester Young 1909–1959 · American jazz saxophonist (1909–1959) Gil Evans 1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist… Wes Montgomery 1923–1968 · American jazz guitarist (1923–1968) Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 · American jazz organist Ray Brown 1926–2002 · American jazz musician (1926–2002) Erroll Garner 1921–1977 · American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) Anita O'Day 1919–2006 · American jazz singer (1919–2006) Toshiko Akiyoshi b. 1929 · Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band… Kenny Burrell b. 1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931) John Scofield b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951) Jon Batiste b. 1986 · American musician and singer (b. 1986) David Sanborn 1945–2024 · American saxophonist (1945-2024) Johnny Hodges 1907–1970 · American alto saxophonist (1907–1970) Till Brönner b. 1971 · German jazz musician Joe Williams 1918–1999 · American jazz singer (1918–1999) The Mothers of Invention 1964– · American rock band Mark Murphy 1932–2015 · American singer (1932-2015) Herb Ellis 1921–2010 · American jazz guitarist (1921–2010) Maceo Parker b. 1943 · American saxophonist and composer Sadao Watanabe b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-) Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician Roy Hargrove 1969–2018 · American jazz musicien (1969–2018) Wynton Kelly 1931–1971 · American jazz pianist (1931–1971) Louie Bellson 1924–2009 · American jazz drummer (1924–2009) Shirley Horn 1934–2005 · American singer (1934–2005) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Helen Merrill b. 1930 · American recording artist; jazz vocalist (born 1930) Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Chris Botti b. 1962 · American trumpeter and composer Incognito British musical group Jimmy Heath 1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band… Luiz Bonfá 1922–2001 · Brazilian musician (1922–2001) Samara Joy b. 1999 · American jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux b. 1973 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist Rhoda Scott b. 1938 · American musician Kid Ory 1886–1973 · American jazz trombonist (1886–1973) Tony Scott 1921–2007 · American jazz clarinetist, musician (1921-2007) Laura Fygi b. 1955 · Dutch jazz singer Christian McBride b. 1972 · American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger Spike Jones 1911–1965 · American musician and band leader (1911-1965) Regina Carter b. 1966 · American jazz violinist Al Foster 1943–2025 · American musician Lizz Wright b. 1980 · American jazz and gospel singer Ralph Burns 1922–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001) Willie Bobo 1934–1983 · American jazz percussionist (1934–1983) Ed Thigpen 1930–2010 · American jazz drummer (1930–2010) Walter Wanderley 1932–1986 · Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of… Kurt Rosenwinkel b. 1970 · American jazz guitarist and keyboardist Gene Harris 1933–2000 · American pianist (1933–2000) José James b. 1978 · American vocalist (born 1978) Claudia Acuña b. 1971 · Chilean jazz singer Marc Johnson b. 1953 · American jazz bass player, composer and band leader Don Costa 1925–1983 · American recording artist, conductor, record producer… Jerome Richardson 1920–2000 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist Howard Johnson 1941–2021 · American musician (1941–2021) Nicholas Payton b. 1973 · American musician Flip Phillips 1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player… Leila Pinheiro b. 1960 · Brazilian recording artist; singer, pianist and composer Gary McFarland 1933–1971 · American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971) Steve Turre b. 1948 · American jazz trombonist Blossom Dearie 1924–2009 · American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009) Boney James b. 1961 · American saxophonist and songwriter Philip Harper b. 1965 · American musician Buddy Bregman 1940–2017 · American musical arranger, record producer and composer… Marvin Stamm b. 1939 · American trumpeter Phil Nimmons 1923–2024 · Canadian jazz musician (1923–2024) Arthur Prysock 1929–1997 · American singer (1929–1997) Chihiro Yamanaka b. 1974 · Japanese jazz pianist Kenyon Hopkins 1912–1983 · American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz… Thomas Morgan b. 1981 · American musician Alex Blake b. 1951 · American musician Steve Williamson b. 1964 · English musician Turk Murphy 1915–1987 · American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987) Curtis Amy 1929–2002 · American musician (1929-2002) Masabumi Kikuchi 1939–2015 · Japanese keyboardist (1939-2015)

Label profile

Multinational record label; appears with logo "Verve" as well as with logo "Verve Records".
Label Code: LC 0383 / LC 00383
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Verve Records was originally the product of the vision of jazz impresario Norman Granz (1918-2001). He formed the label in 1956 and moved all of the recordings released on his earlier Norgran Records and Clef Records labels to create the new Verve catalog. The first releases were in February of that year.

In March 1957, Verve set up a tape division and announced they were entering the market using their term "Reel O' Gold" to describe the 7 1/2 i.p.s. 7" reel containing 1200 feet of tape. Even though it was still early 1957, they planned only to release stereo tape at the time and would look into monaural tape in the future. The initial price of their stereo tape packages retailed at a whopping $13. In the east, tape reproduction was to be handled by and in the west. Among the first releases was and other packages by Count Basie, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday and a series of instrumental mood music.

On September 10, 1958, Verve entered the stereo LP market releasing 25 albums.

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Albums on Verve Records

The Irving Berlin Songbook · Verve Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings 1956 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book 1956 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book 1956 · Verve Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson 1957 · Verve Porgy & Bess 1957 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 1957 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 2 1957 · Verve Like Someone in Love 1957 · Verve Body and Soul 1957 · Verve Plays Cole Porter - The Genius of Charlie Parker #5 1957 · Verve Soft Sands 1957 · Verve Dizzy in Greece 1957 · Verve Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith 1957 · Verve Louis Under the Stars 1958 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book 1958 · Verve Songs for Distingué Lovers 1958 · Verve Stay With Me 1958 · Verve Duets 1958 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book 1959 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Volume 1 1959 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Vol. 2 1959 · Verve Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers 1959 · Verve Get Happy! 1959 · Verve Ella Swings Lightly 1959 · Verve Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues 1959 · Verve Side by Side 1959 · Verve All or Nothing at All 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin Songbook 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Songbook 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Song Book 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Harry Warren and Vincent Youmans Song Books 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook 1959 · Verve The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson 1959 · Verve Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook 1959 · Verve Sonny Side Up 1959 · Verve Have Trumpet, Will Excite! 1959 · Verve I’ve Got the World on a String 1960 · Verve Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960 · Verve Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas 1960 · Verve Hello Love 1960 · Verve Gillespiana 1960 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book 1961 · Verve Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! 1961 · Verve Perceptions 1961 · Verve Ella Swings Gently With Nelson 1962 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook 1963 · Verve These Are the Blues 1963 · Verve Ella and Basie! 1963 · Verve Ella Sings Broadway 1963 · Verve Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle 1963 · Verve Hello, Dolly! 1964 · Verve Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book 1965 · Verve Ella at Duke’s Place 1966 · Verve Whisper Not 1966 · Verve Put On a Happy Face 1966 · Verve