Verve Records
Verve Records, founded 1956: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Verve Records (Verve Recs) is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by Ella Fitzgerald, Cal Tjader, Nina Simone, Paul Bley, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, Jon Batiste, and Diana Krall, among other notable artists, as well as a diverse mix of recordings that fall outside the jazz category, with albums from such disparate artists as the Velvet Underground, Kurt Vile, Arooj Aftab, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and many more. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier label, Clef Records, founded in 1946; Norgran Records, founded in 1953; and material which was previously licensed to Mercury Records. The label has continued to be the home to an eclectic mix of modern artists, including Kurt Vile, Everything But the Girl, Samara Joy and Arooj Aftab.
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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)
Sadao Watanabe
b. 1933 · Japanese jazz saxophonist, composer, bandmaster (1933-)
Maceo Parker
b. 1943 · American saxophonist and composer
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)
Christian McBride
b. 1972 · American jazz bassist, composer, and arranger
Laura Fygi
b. 1955 · Dutch jazz singer
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
Nicholas Payton
b. 1973 · American musician
Ralph Burns
1922–2001 · American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001)
Blossom Dearie
1924–2009 · American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009)
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
Steve Turre
b. 1948 · American jazz trombonist
Gene Harris
1933–2000 · American pianist (1933–2000)
José James
b. 1978 · American vocalist (born 1978)
Arthur Prysock
1929–1997 · American singer (1929–1997)
Boney James
b. 1961 · American saxophonist and songwriter
Leila Pinheiro
b. 1960 · Brazilian recording artist; singer, pianist and composer
Claudia Acuña
b. 1971 · Chilean jazz singer
Flip Phillips
1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player…
Marc Johnson
b. 1953 · American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
Don Costa
1925–1983 · American recording artist, conductor, record producer…
Gary McFarland
1933–1971 · American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971)
Jerome Richardson
1920–2000 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist
Chihiro Yamanaka
b. 1974 · Japanese jazz pianist
Masabumi Kikuchi
1939–2015 · Japanese keyboardist (1939-2015)
Howard Johnson
1941–2021 · American musician (1941–2021)
Kenyon Hopkins
1912–1983 · American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz…
Marvin Stamm
b. 1939 · American trumpeter
Philip Harper
b. 1965 · American musician
Buddy Bregman
1940–2017 · American musical arranger, record producer and composer…
Phil Nimmons
1923–2024 · Canadian jazz musician (1923–2024)
Thomas Morgan
b. 1981 · American musician
Steve Williamson
b. 1964 · English musician
Curtis Amy
1929–2002 · American musician (1929-2002)
Alex Blake
b. 1951 · American musician
Turk Murphy
1915–1987 · American jazz trombonist, band leader (1915–1987)
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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