# Norgran Records

Norgran Records was an American jazz record label in Los Angeles founded by Norman Granz in 1953. It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. It is the first letters of Granz's full name.

## Discography
### 10 inch LP series

| Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album |
| MGN 1 | 1954 | Johnny Hodges | Swing with Johnny Hodges |
| MGN 2 | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz | The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet |
| MGN 3 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | The Music of Buddy DeFranco |
| MGN 4 | 1954 | Al Hibbler | Al Hibbler Favorites |
| MGN 5 | 1954 | Lester Young | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2 |
| MGN 6 | 1954 | Lester Young | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1 |
| MGN 7 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson |
| MGN 8 | 1954 | Charlie Ventura | The Charlie Ventura Quartet |
| MGN 9 | 1954 | Chico O'Farrill | The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite |
| MGN 10 | 1954 | Benny Carter | The Urbane Mr. Carter |
| MGN 11 | 1954 | Bernard Peiffer | Bernard Peiffer et Son Trio |
| MGN 12 | 1954 | Don Byas | Don Byas et Ses Rythmes |
| MGN 13 | 1954 | Slim Gaillard | Slim Gaillard and His Musical Aggregation |
| MGN 14 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band |
| MGN 15 | 1954 | Al Hibbler | Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington |
| MGN 16 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | Pretty Moods by Buddy DeFranco |
| MGN 18 | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie | More of the Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet #2 |
| MGN 19 | 1954 | Tal Farlow | The Tal Farlow Album |
| MGN 20 | 1954 | Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall | An Evening with Charlie Ventura with Mary Ann McCall |
| MGN 21 | 1954 | Benny Carter | The Formidable Benny Carter |
| MGN 22 | 1954 | Toshiko Akiyoshi | Toshiko's Piano |
| MGN 23 | 1954 | Bud Powell | The Artistry of Bud Powell |
| MGN 24 | 1954 | George Wallington | The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio |
| MGN 25 | 1954 | The Six | The Six |
| MGN 26 | 1954 | Buddy Rich | The Swinging Buddy Rich |
| MGN 27 | 1954 | Chico O'Farrill | Mambo Dance Session |
| MGN 28 | 1954 | Chico O'Farrill | Latino Dance Session |
| MGN 29 | 1954 | Kenny Drew | The Ideation of Kenny Drew |
| MGN 30 | 1954 | Anita O'Day | Songs by Anita O'Day |
| MGN 31 | | Chico O'Farrill | Chico O'Farrill |
| MGN 32 | 1955 | Jack Costanzo | Afro-Cubano Jazz |

### 12 inch LP series

| Catalog No. | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
| MGN 1000 | 1954 | Stan Getz | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet | |
| MGN 1001 | 1954 | Ben Webster | The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster | |
| MGN 1002 | 1954 | Kenny Drew | Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano | |
| MGN 1003 | 1954 | Dizzy Gillespie | Afro | |
| MGN 1004 | 1954 | Johnny Hodges | Memories of Ellington | |
| MGN 1005 | 1954 | Lester Young | The President | |
| MGN 1006 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | The Progressive Mr. DeFranco | |
| MGN 1007 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | Journey Into Love | |
| MGN 1008 | 1954 | Stan Getz | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #2 | |
| MGN 1009 | 1954 | Johnny Hodges | More of Johnny Hodges | |
| MGN 1010 | 1954 | George Wallington | George Wallington with Strings | |
| MGN 1011 | 1954 | Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson Quintet | |
| MGN 1012 | 1954 | Buddy DeFranco | Buddy DeFranco and His Clarinet | |
| MGN 1013 | 1954 | Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall | Another Evening with Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall | |
| MGN 1014 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | Autumn in New York | |
| MGN 1015 | 1955 | Benny Carter | Benny Carter Plays Pretty | |
| MGN 1016 | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson | Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin | |
| MGN 1017 | 1955 | Bud Powell | Jazz Original | |
| MGN 1018 | 1955 | Ben Webster | Music for Loving | |
| MGN 1019 | 1955 | Teddy Wilson | The Creative Teddy Wilson | |
| MGN 1020 | 1955 | Louis Bellson | The Driving Louis Bellson | |
| MGN 1021 | 1955 | Various Artists | Our Best | |
| MGN 1022 | 1955 | Lester Young | It Don't Mean a Thing | |
| MGN 1023 | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy and Strings | |
| MGN 1024 | 1955 | Johnny Hodges | Dance Bash | |
| MGN 1025 | N/A | Benny Carter | (not released) | |
| MGN 1026 | 1955 | Buddy DeFranco | Buddy DeFranco Quartet | Reissued as Mr. Clarinet with one additional track |
| MGN 1027 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | The Interpretations of Tal Farlow | |
| MGN 1028 | 1955 | Ralph Burns | Ralph Burns Among the JATP's | |
| MGN 1029 | 1955 | Stan Getz | Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet #3 | |
| MGN 1030 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | A Recital by Tal Farlow | |
| MGN 1031 | 1955 | Buddy Rich | Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 1032 | 1955 | Stan Getz | West Coast Jazz | |
| MGN 1033 | 1955 | Various Artists | Swing Guitars | |
| MGN 1034 | 1955 | Various Artists | Tenor Saxes | |
| MGN 1035 | 1955 | Various Artists | Alto Saxes | |
| MGN 1036 | 1955 | Various Artists | Piano Interpretations | |
| MGN 1037 | 1955 | Lionel Hampton and Stan Getz | Hamp and Getz | |
| MGN 1038 | 1955 | Buddy Rich and Harry Edison | Buddy and Sweets | |
| MGN 1039 | 1955 | Ben Webster | Music with Feeling | |
| MGN 1040 | | John Lewis | The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music | |
| MGN 1041 | 1955 | Charlie Ventura | Charlie Ventura's Carnegie Hall Concert | |
| MGN 1042 | 1955 | Stan Getz | Stan Getz Plays | Reissue of Clef Records MGC 137 with additional selections from MGC 143 |
| MGN 1043 | 1955 | Lester Young and Harry Edison | Pres and Sweets | |
| MGN 1044 | 1955 | Benny Carter | New Jazz Sounds | |
| MGN 1045 | 1955 | Johnny Hodges | Creamy | |
| MGN 1046 | 1955 | Louis Bellson | Skin Deep | |
| MGN 1047 | 1955 | Tal Farlow | The Tal Farlow Album | |
| MGN 1048 | 1955 | Johnny Hodges | Castle Rock | |
| MGN 1049 | 1955 | Anita O'Day | Anita O'Day Sings Jazz | |
| MGN 1050 | 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz | Diz and Getz | |
| MGN 1051 | N/A | Teddy Wilson | Intimate Listening | (not released) |
| MGN 1052 | 1955 | Buddy Rich | The Swinging Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 1053 | 1956 | Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura | An Evening with Mary Ann McCall and Charlie Ventura | |
| MGN 1054 | 1956 | Lester Young and Oscar Peterson | The Pres-ident Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio | |
| MGN 1055 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | Ellingtonia '56 | |
| MGN 1056 | 1956 | Lester Young | The Jazz Giants '56 | |
| MGN 1057 | 1956 | Anita O'Day | An Evening with Anita O'Day | |
| MGN 1058 | 1956 | Benny Carter and His Strings with the Oscar Peterson Quartet | Alone Together | Reissue of MGN 21 with additional tracks |
| MGN 1059 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | In a Tender Mood | |
| MGN 1060 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | Used to Be Duke | |
| MGN 1061 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | The Blues | |
| MGN 1062 | 1956 | Bill Harris | The Bill Harris Herd | |
| MGN 1063 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Jazz Giant | |
| MGN 1064 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Bud Powell's Moods | |
| MGN 1065 | 1956 | The Six / Sonny Criss / Tommy Turk | An Evening of Jazz | |
| MGN 1066 | 1956 | Kenny Drew | The Modernity of Kenny Drew | Reissue of MGN 1002 |
| MGN 1067 | 1956 | Jack Costanzo / Andre's All Stars | Afro-Cubano | split album |
| MGN 1068 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | Jazz Tones | |
| MGN 1069 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | Mr. Clarinet | Reissue of MGN 1026 |
| MGN 1070 | 1956 | Benny Carter | Cosmopolite | |
| MGN 1071 | 1956 | Lester Young | Lester's Here | |
| MGN 1072 | 1956 | Lester Young | Pres | |
| MGN 1073 | 1956 | Charlie Ventura | In a Jazz Mood | |
| MGN 1074 | 1956 | Lester Young and Buddy Rich | The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio | |
| MGN 1075 | 1956 | Charlie Ventura | Blue Saxophone | |
| MGN 1076 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best & Charlie Persip | The Modern Jazz Sextet | |
| MGN 1077 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell | |
| MGN 1078 | 1956 | Buddy Rich | The Wailing Buddy Rich | |
| MGN 1079 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | In a Mellow Mood | |
| MGN 1080 | 1956 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton's Jazz Giants | |
| MGN 1081 | 1956 | Herb Ellis | Ellis in Wonderland | |
| MGN 1082 | 1956 | Billy Bauer | Billy Bauer Plectrist | |
| MGN 1083 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie | Jazz Recital | |
| MGN 1084 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie | World Statesman | |
| MGN 1085 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | The Buddy DeFranco Wailers | |
| MGN 1086 | 1956 | Buddy Rich | This One's for Basie | |
| MGN 1087 | N/A | Stan Getz | Stan Getz '56 | unreleased? |
| MGN 1088 | 1956 | Stan Getz | More West Coast Jazz with Stan Getz | |
| MGN 1089 | | Ben Webster | King of the Tenors | Reissue of MGN 1001 |
| MGN 1090 | 1956 | Dizzy Gillespie | Diz Big Band | Reissue of MGN 1023 |
| MGN 1091 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | Perdido | Reissue of MGN 1024 |
| MGN 1092 | 1956 | Johnny Hodges | In a Mellow Tone | Reissue of MGN 1004 |
| MGN 1093 | 1956 | Lester Young | Lester Swings Again | Reissue of MGN 1005 |
| MGN 1094 | 1956 | Buddy DeFranco | Odalisque | Reissue of MGN 1006 |
| MGN 1095 | N/A | Louis Bellson | Concerto for Drums | Reissue of MGN 1011 - not released |
| MGN 1096 | | Buddy DeFranco | Autumn Leaves | Reissue of MGN 1012 |
| MGN 1097 | 1956 | Tal Farlow | The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow - Autumn in New York | Reissue of MGN 1014 |
| MGN 1098 | 1956 | Bud Powell | Bud Powell '57 | Reissue of MGN 1017 |
| MGN 1099 | 1956 | Louis Bellson | The Hawk Talks | Reissue of MGN 1020 |
| MGN 1100 | | Lester Young | It Don't Mean a Thing | Reissue of MGN 1022 |
| MGN 1101 | | Tal Farlow | Fascinating Rhythm | Reissue of MGN 1027 |
| MGN 1102 | | Tal Farlow | Tal | |
| MGN 1103 | | Charlie Ventura | Charley's Parley | |
| MGN 1104 | N/A | Buddy DeFranco | Broadway Showcase | (not released) |
| MGN 1105 | N/A | Ray Brown | Bass Hit! | (not released) |
| MGN 1106 | N/A | Howard Roberts | Mr. Roberts Plays Guitar | (not released) |
| MGN 2000-2 | | Stan Getz | Stan Getz at The Shrine | 2LP set |
| MGN 3501-2 | | Various Artists | Norman Granz Jazz Concert | 2LP Set |