Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series
Norgran Ten Inch series (10 inch LP)
MGN 1 Swing With Johnny Hodges
Nelson Williams (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Al Sears (ts) Leroy Lovett (p) Al McKibbon (b) Sonny Greer (d)NYC, January 15, 1951
| 478-3 | Something To Pad Your Foot To |
| 480-2 | My Reward |
NYC, January 13, 1952
| 658-3 | Wham! |
Los Angeles, CA, July 22, 1952
| 808-5 | Hodge Podge |
| 809-1 | Jappa |
NYC, December 11, 1952
| 952-1 | Through For The Night |
| 954-7 | The Sheik Of Araby |
| 955-7 | Latino |
MGN 2 The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 1953
| 1368-7 | 63VK624 | It Don't Mean A Thing |
| 1369-1 | It's The Talk Of The Town |
| 1372-3 | 63VK622 | Exactly Like You |
| 1373-3 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
MGN 3 Buddy DeFranco Quartet
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Kenny Drew (p) Milt Hinton (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, April 15, 1953
| 1208-9 | Ferdinando |
NYC, April 20, 1953
| 1218-6 | But Not For Me |
| 1219-4 | When Your Lover Has Gone |
| 1220-3 | The Things We Did Last Summer |
MGN 4 Al Hibbler Favorites
Emmett Berry, Charlie Shavers (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) unknown (fl) Johnny Hodges, unknown (as) Al Sears (ts) unknown (bars) Teddy Brannon (p) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d) Al Hibbler (vo)Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 1952
| 780-2 | Please |
| 781-3 | Believe It, Beloved |
| 782-3 | There Is No Greater Love |
| 783-5 | It Must Be True |
NYC, September 30, 1953
| 1325-1 | As Time Goes By |
| 1326-2 | Anne |
| 1327-3 | You And I |
| 1328-1 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You |
MGN 5 Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio, #2
Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)NYC, August 4, 1952
| 883-2 | Ad Lib Blues |
| 884-1 | Just You, Just Me |
| 888-2 | I Can't Get Started |
| 892-3 | Almost Like Being In Love |
MGN 6 Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio, #1
Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d): same sessionNYC, August 4, 1952
| 885-1 | Tea For Two |
| 886-1 | Indiana |
| 891-1 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
| 894-1 | There'll Never Be Another You |
MGN 7 The Amazing Artistry Of Louis Bellson
Don Elliott (tp, mel, vib, bgo) Ralph Martin (p) Joe Puma (g) Bob Peterson (b) Louis Bellson (d)NYC, February, 1954
| 1513-4 | Fascinatin' Rhythm |
| 1514-1 | Copasetic |
| 1515-1 | Percussionistically Speaking |
| 1516-2 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm |
| 1518-2 | A Pearl For Louie |
MGN 8 The Charlie Ventura Quartet
Charlie Ventura (as, ts, bars) Gene Kutch (p) Ace Tesone (b) Chick Kenny (d)NYC, December 22, 1952
| 1106-4 | Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 1107-2 | Blue Prelude |
| 1108-3 | Girl Of My Dreams |
| 1109-1 | Limehouse Blues |
NYC, January 5, 1953
| 1114-6 | Blues For Two |
| 1115-3 | Somebody Loves Me |
| 1116-10 | Crazy Rhythm |
| 1117-1 | All The Things You Are |
MGN 9 Chico O'Farrill - The Second Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite
Mario Bauza, Doug Mettome, Jimmy Nottingham, Al Stewart, Nick Travis (tp) Eddie Bert, Vern Friley, Fred Zito (tb) George Berg, Lenny Hambro, Ben Harrod (as) Flip Phillips, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Don Lamond (d) Luis Miranda (cga) Candido Camero, Jose Mangual (bgo) Umbaldo Nieto (tim) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)NYC, January 21, 1951
| 468-2 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 1: Introductory |
| 469-3 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 2: Pregon |
| 469a-2 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 3: 6/8 |
| 470-3 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 4: Jazz |
| 471-6 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 5: Concion Antigua |
| 472-4 | The Second Afro Cuban Jazz Suite: Pt. 6: Rhumba Finale |
| 473-4 | Havana Special |
| 474-5 | Fiesta Time |
NYC, November 24, 1951
| 641-1 | Havana Special |
MGN 10 Benny Carter - The Urbane Mr. Carter
Joseph Eger, John Graas, Gale Robinson (h) Benny Carter (as, arr) Benjamin Barrett (concertmaster) Sam Cytron, John DeVoogdt, Henry Hill, George Kast, Jack Shulman, Cyril Towbin (vln) Louis Kievman, Abraham Weiss (vla) Armand Kaproff, Raphael Kramer (vlc) Gerald Wiggins (p) Jack Marshall (g) Red Callender (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Joe Glover (arr, cond)Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 31, 1953
| 1482-5 | I'll Be Around |
| 1483-1 | Beautiful Love |
| 1484-2 | Blue Star |
| 1485-4 | Flamingo |
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, January 4, 1954
| 1490-2 | With A Song In My Heart |
| 1491-3 | Can't We Be Friends? |
| 1492-5 | Symphony |
| 1493-3 | I'm Sorry |
MGN 11 Bernard Peiffer Et Son Trio
Bernard Peiffer (p)Paris, France, March 12, 1952
| 14737 | Caravan |
| 14738 | Jalousie |
Paris, France, March 31, 1952
| 15020 | Hit That Jive Jack |
Paris, France, April 4, 1952
| 15171 | Sometimes I'm Happy |
Paris, France, May 23, 1952
| 17390 | On The Champs-Elysees |
| 17391 | Jingle Bells |
| 17393 | Liza |
| 17394 | Almost Like Being In Love |
MGN 12 Don Byas Et Ses Rythmes
Don Byas (ts) Art Simmons (p) Jean-Jacques Tilche (g) Roger Grasset (b) Claude Marty (d)Paris, France, July 4, 1950
| 9228 | Talk Of The Town |
| 9230 | A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody |
Paris, France, April 10, 1952
| 14992 | Somebody Loves Me |
| 14993 | I Cover The Waterfront |
| 14995 | Old Folks |
| 14996 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 14997 | Riviera Blues |
| 15000 | Laura |
MGN 13 Slim Gaillard And His Musical Aggregation
Buddy Tate (ts) Maceo Williams (p) Slim Gaillard (g, vo) Clyde Lombardi (b) Charlie Smith (d)NYC, May 25, 1951
| 555-2 | Yo Yo Yo |
NYC, August, 1951
| 587-2 | Chicken Rhythm |
NYC, July, 1952
| 849-6 | Make It Do |
| 850-14 | You Goofed |
| 851-1 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love |
| 852-2 | This Is My Song |
NYC, December, 1953
| 1486-7 | I'm In The Mood For Love |
| 1488 | Go Man Go |
MGN 14 Louis Bellson - The Exciting Mr. Bellson And His Big Band
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn (tp) Hoyt Bohannon, Herb Harper, Tommy Pederson (tb) Benny Carter, Willie Smith (as) Wardell Gray, Bumps Myers (ts) Bob Lawson (bars) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) John Simmons (b) Louis Bellson (d)Los Angeles, CA, July, 1953
| 1250-3 | Caxton Hall Swing |
| 1251-1 | For Europeans Only |
| 1252-4 | Phalanges |
| 1253-3 | Skin Deep |
NYC, February, 1954
| 1517-2 | Loris |
MGN 15 Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington
Bob Johnson, Taft Jordan, Bill Scott (tp) Ted Kelly, George Matthews (tb) George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson (as) Pizza Simon (ts) Haywood Henry (bars) Leroy Lovett (p) Lloyd Trotman (b) Billy Smith (d) Al Hibbler (vo)NYC, February 11, 1954
| 1519-4 | Don't You Know I Care |
| 1520-7 | I'm Just A Lucky So And So |
| 1521-12 | Every Hour On The Hour |
| 1522-6 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
NYC, February 19, 1954
| 1523-2 | Flamingo |
| 1524-1 | In My Solitude |
| 1525-4 | My Little Brown Book |
| 1526-8 | It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream |
MGN 16 Pretty Moods By Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Sonny Clark (p) Gene Wright (b) Bobby White (d)NYC, April 7, 1954
| 1538-1 | If I Should Lose You |
| 1539-1 | Lover Man |
| 1540-2 | Tenderly |
| 1541-2 | Deep Purple |
| 1543-1 | Yesterdays |
MGN 17 no information
MGN 18 More Of The Dizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz Sextet, #2
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 1953
| 1367-4 | Girl Of My Dreams |
| 1370-1 | Siboney, Pt. 1 |
| 1371-2 | Siboney, Pt. 2 |
| 1374-1 | Impromptu |
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, May 25, 1954
| 1718-1 | One Alone |
MGN 19 The Tal Farlow Album
Tal Farlow, Barry Galbraith (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Joe Morello (d)NYC, June 2, 1954
| 1730-3 | If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You |
| 1731-4 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair |
| 1732-3 | My Old Flame |
| 1733-9 | Gibson Boy |
| 1734-5 | You And The Night And The Music |
| 1735-13 | Love Nest |
| 1736-2 | Blues In The Closet |
| 1737-9 | Everything I've Got |
MGN 20 An Evening With Charlie Ventura With Mary Ann McCall
Charlie Ventura (ts, as, bars, bass sax) Dave McKenna (p) Bob Carter (b) Sonny Igoe (d) Mary Ann McCall (vo -5/7)Los Angeles, CA, June 7, 1954
| 1. 1749-4 | Charley's Parley |
| 2. 1749-5 | - |
| 3. 1749-7 | - |
| 4. 1750-2 | Get Happy |
| 5. 1751-5 | Careless Love |
| 6. 1752-3 | Please Be Kind |
| 7. 1753-2 | Detour Ahead |
| 8. 1754-1 | Basin Street Blues |
| 9. 1755-1 | Sam And Don |
MGN 21 The Formidable Benny Carter
Benny Carter (as) Oscar Peterson (p) Barney Kessel (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Joe Glover (arr, cond) unidentified horns and stringsReeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 18, 1952
| 871-7 | Isn't It Romantic? |
| 872-4 | Some Other Spring |
| 873-1 | These Things You Left Me |
same location, date
| 874-5 | Gone With The Wind |
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 19, 1952
| 878-5 | 'Round About Midnight |
| 879-3 | Alone Together |
| 880-4 | Bewitched |
| 881-6 | Cocktails For Two |
| 882-7 | Key Largo |
MGN 22 Toshiko Akiyoshi - Toshiko's Piano
Toshiko Akiyoshi (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) J.C. Heard (d)Radio Tokyo Studio 2, Tokyo, Japan, November 13 & 14, 1953
| Toshiko's Blues | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | |
| I Want To Be Happy | |
| Gone With The Wind | |
| Squatty Roo | |
| Solidado | |
| Shadrack | |
| Laura |
MGN 23 The Artistry Of Bud Powell
Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Taylor (d)Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 2, 1954
| 1726-2 | Moonlight In Vermont |
| 1727-1 | Spring Is Here |
| 1728-1 | Buttercup |
| 1729-3 | Fantasy In Blue |
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 4, 1954
| 1760-1 | 62VK235 | It Never Entered My Mind |
| 1761-3 | A Foggy Day |
| 1762-1 | Time Was |
| 1763-1 | My Funny Valentine |
MGN 24 The Workshop Of The George Wallington Trio
George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, June 10, 1954
| 1764-1 | Before Dawn |
| 1765 | Night In Tunisia |
| 1766-3 | If I Love Again |
| 1767-2 | Your Laughter |
| 1768-2 | Thoroughbread |
| 1769-1 | Without Reservation |
| 1770-1 | Morning Dew |
| 1771-7 | Busman's Holiday |
MGN 25 The Six
Johnny Glasel (tp) Porky Cohen (tb) Bob Wilber (cl) Tommy Goodman (p) Bob Peterson (b) Eddie Phyfe (d)NYC, April, 1954
| Take Six | |
| Porky's Blues (In A Blue Funk) | |
| St. James Infirmary | |
| A Foggy Day | |
| Little Girl Blue | |
| Riverboat Shuffle | |
| Music To Sin By | |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea |
MGN 26 The Swinging Buddy Rich
Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Milt Bernhardt (tb) Benny Carter (as) Georgie Auld (ts) Bob Lawson (bars) Jimmy Rowles (p) John Simmons (b) Buddy Rich (d)Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 1953
| 1266-2 | Let's Fall In Love |
| 1267-3 | Me And My Jaguar |
| 1268-7 | Just Blues |
Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1954
| 1904-4 | Sweets' Opus No. 1 |
| 1906-6 | Strike It Rich |
| 1907-3 | Sportin' Life (Sweetie Pie) |
MGN 27 Chico O'Farrill - Mambo Dance Session
Chico O'Farrill (ldr) unidentified orchestraLos Angeles, CA, April 22, 1954
| 1582-1 | No Te Importe Saber |
| 1583-1 | Vaya Con Dios |
| 1584-6 | Pianarabatibiri |
| 1585-4 | L.A. Mambo |
Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 1954
| 1613-5 | Quiereme Mucho |
| 1614-2 | More Mambo |
| 1615-7 | Mambo For Bunto |
| 1616-2 | Botellero |
MGN 28 Chico O'Farrill - Latino Dance Session
Chico O'Farrill (ldr) unidentified orchestra: same personnelLos Angeles, CA, April 16, 1954
| 1574-3 | Lamento |
| 1575-5 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream |
| 1576-8 | Cachita |
| 1577-1 | Rumbonsito |
Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1954
| 1578-2 | Te Quiero Dijiste |
| 1579-5 | Siboney |
| 1580-6 | Angels Flight |
| 1581-3 | Tres Palabras |
MGN 29 The Ideation Of Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew (p) Gene Wright (b) Lawrence Marable (d)Los Angeles, CA, September 2, 1954
| 1924-1 | Four Or Five |
| 1925-1 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams |
| 1926-1 | Low Flame |
| 1927-2 | 52nd Street Theme |
| 1928-1 | Chartreuse |
| 1929-1 | Kenny's Blues |
MGN 30 Songs By Anita O'Day
Arnold Ross (p) Barney Kessel (g) Monty Budwig (b) Jackie Mills (d) Anita O'Day (vo)Los Angeles, CA, April 15, 1954
| 1570-3 | The Gypsy In My Soul |
| 1571-10 | Just One Of Those Things |
| 1572-3 | The Man I Love |
| 1573-1 | Frankie And Johnny |
Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1954
| 1850-3 | Anita's Blues |
| 1851-5 | I Cover The Waterfront |
| 1852-3 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was |
| 1853-3 | Let's Fall In Love |
MGN 31 Chico O'Farrill
Mario Bauza, Doug Mettome, Jimmy Nottingham, Al Stewart, Nick Travis (tp) Eddie Bert, Vern Friley, Fred Zito (tb) George Berg, Lenny Hambro, Ben Harrod (as) Flip Phillips, Eddie Wasserman (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Don Lamond (d) Luis Miranda (cga) Candido Camero, Jose Mangual (bgo) Umbaldo Nieto (tim) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)NYC, September 7, 1951
| 621-2 | Tierra Va Trembla |
| 622-2 | Vamos Pa La Rumba |
| 623-2 | Mambo Karule |
| 624-3 | Frizilandia |
NYC, November 24, 1951
| 636-5 | Peanut Vendor |
| 638-4 | Malaguena |
| 640-3 | Castaglia |
| 642-5 | Carioca |
MGN 32 Jack Costanzo - Afro-Cubano Jazz
Rolf Ericson (tp -2,3) John Anderson (tp -4/6) Herbie Steward (as -2/6) Bill Holman (ts -2,3) Tom Brown (ts -4/6) Gerald Wiggins (p -2/6) Joe Comfort (b -2,3) Jack Coughman (b -4/6) Lawrence Marable (d -2,3) Albert Bartee (d -4,5) Jackie Mills (d -6) Jack Costanzo (bgo)Los Angeles, CA, December 17, 1954
| 1. 2142 | Mambo Costanzo |
| 2. 2144 | Bottlabud |
| 3. 2145 | Satin Doll |
| 4. 2146 | Yukon Mambo |
| 5. 2147 | Maggie |
| 6. 2148 | The G And J Blues |