Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve and Pablo. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". Granz is also known for his anti-racist position and for integrating audiences.
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Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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J. C. Heard
American musician
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Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist, songwriter
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Shorty Sherock
American musician
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Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
American musical duo, collaboration
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Ray Brown
American jazz double bassist and cellist
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Ben Webster
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Lee Young
American musician
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Oscar Peterson
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Britt Woodman
American jazz trombonist
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Paul Smith
jazz pianist from the United States
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George Matthews
American musician
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Carl Perkins
American jazz pianist
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Jo Jones
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Juan Tizol
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Flip Phillips
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Don Abney
American musician (1923-2000)
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Clark Terry
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Lawrence Brown
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Buddy Bregman
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Anita O'Day
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Harry Carney
American jazz musician
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Curtis Amy
American musician
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Ernie Henry
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Larry Bunker
American musician
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Stan Levey
American musician
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Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer
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Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
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Bill Harris
American jazz trombonist
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Paulinho da Costa
Brazilian musician
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Irving Ashby
American jazz guitarist
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Hank Jones
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Willie Smith
American musician
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Percy Heath
American musician
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Toni Harper
American singer