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Norman Granz
Norman Granz's interest in jazz began at the age of 19. In 1942, he organized
concerts at the Trouville club in Los Angeles, where he met Billie Holiday.
After supervising the film "Jammin' The Blues" (1944) with Lester Young, Norman
Granz organized the first Jazz At The Philharmonic (JATP) concerts in the Los
Angeles auditorium. These concerts were an opportunity for musicians of all
stripes to get to know each other or to meet again, and to hold long jam
sessions. Granz bridges the widening gap between the classical and modern
generations, on the bangs of the journalistic criti...
Rose RoomNorman Granz, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich, Ben Webster and Ray Brown
Oh Lady Be GoodNorman Granz, Count Basie, Buddy DeFranco, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Wardell Gray, Freddie Green, Buddy Rich, Willie Smith, Benny Carter and John Simmons
Don't Blame MeNorman Granz
Someone to Watch over MeNorman Granz
She's Funny That WayNorman Granz
Just You, Just MeNorman Granz, Jesse Greer and Raymond Klages
Rose RoomNorman Granz, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich, Ben Webster and Ray Brown
Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra
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Oh Lady Be GoodNorman Granz, Count Basie, Buddy DeFranco, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Wardell Gray, Freddie Green, Buddy Rich, Willie Smith, Benny Carter and John Simmons
Basie Jazz
19:53
Don't Blame MeNorman Granz
Someone to Watch over MeNorman Granz
She's Funny That WayNorman Granz
Just You, Just MeNorman Granz, Jesse Greer and Raymond Klages
