Verve Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1956
Founder(s)	Norman Granz
Distributing label	Verve Records (In the US)
Genre	Jazz
Country	US
Web address	http://www.vervemusicgroup.com

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History

The Verve catalog grew throughout the 1950s and 1960s to include most of the major figures in jazz, though Granz tended to record established artists, sometimes in decline, rather than new talent. It also recognized the potential of comedy albums, producing Spike Jones' first LP, Dinner Music For People Who Aren't Very Hungry in 1956 and several best-selling albums featuring live performances by Shelley Berman beginning in 1960. Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Spike Jones For the music video and film director, see Spike Jonze. ... Dinner Music For People Who Arent Very Hungry - Spike Jones Demonstrates Your Hi-Fi was the first long-playing release by comedic bandleader Spike Jones. ... Shelley Berman (born 3 February 1926, in Chicago, Illinois) is a comedian, writer, teacher, and actor. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Granz sold Verve to MGM in 1961 for $3 million. Creed Taylor took over as producer, bringing the bossa nova to America with the Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd LP Jazz Samba as well as Getz/Gilberto. Shortly before leaving Verve in 1967, Creed created a folk music subsidiary named Verve Folkways (later renamed Verve Forecast). But by now, new recordings began to decline & would cease altogether in the early 1970s. The label was revived in the mid-1980s for new releases. Yet a more important focus for the new Verve Records is the reissuing of its back catalogue, in ever more imaginative ways. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Creed Taylor is an American record producer. ... Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music created by João Gilberto and first introduced in Brazil by Gilbertos recording of Chega de Saudade, in 1958, a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, first released as a single, and shortly thereafter as the album by Gilberto, bearing the... Stan Getz Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. ... Charles L. Byrd (September 16, 1925 - November 30, 1999), better known as Charlie Byrd, was a famous jazz guitarist, born in Suffolk, Virginia. ... Jazz Samba is a bossa nova LP by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, released on the Verve label in 1963. ... Getz/Gilberto, is an album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto, featuring [[Antonio Carlos Jobim], released in 1964. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ...

In the seventies the label became part of the PolyGram label group, at this point incorporating the Mercury/EmArcy jazz catalog, which Phillips, part owners of PolyGram had earlier acquired. Verve Records, became the Verve Music Group after PolyGram was merged with Seagram's Universal Music Group in 1998. The jazz holdings from the merged companies were folded into this sub-group. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... The Seagram Company Ltd. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America), is the largest major label in the record industry. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Since 2002, the label has released a series of Verve Remixed compilation discs where classic tracks by Verve artists are remixed by contemporary electronic music DJs. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Verve Remixed is a series of albums released by Verve Records centered around the concept of classic Verve tracks, remixed by contemporary electronic music producers and DJs. ... Remix Remix is a Indian Television series produced by It airs on Indias new and upcoming channel STAR ONE. In its first year itself it has created a rage among teens and has been named the most successful Indian Teen show. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ...

Some of the record labels currently in the Verve Music Group.

• EmArcy Records
• Impulse! Records
• GRP Records
• Commodore Records
• Coral Records
• Blue Thumb Records
• Brunswick Records
• Decca Records (Its jazz holdings only.)
• Verve Forecast

EmArcy Records is a jazz record label, formed in 1954 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records. ... Impulse! Records is an American based jazz record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... GRP Records was an American jazz record company, which was founded in New York by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1982. ... Commodore Records is a United States based record label known for issuing many well regarded recordings of jazz and swing music. ... Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary based in the United States of America. ... Blue Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow, along with former A&M Records executives Tommy Lipuma and Don Graham. ... Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ...

List of early Verve artists

Instrumentalists

• Coleman Hawkins
• Charlie Parker
• Count Basie
• Duke Ellington
• Oscar Peterson
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Bud Powell
• Lester Young
• Kid Ory
• Stan Getz
• Ben Webster
• Bill Evans
• Roy Eldridge
• Gerry Mulligan
• Buddy Rich
• Gene Krupa
• Illinois Jacquet
• Art Tatum
• Teddy Wilson

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed Hawk and sometimes Bean, (November 21, 1901 or 1904 - May 19, 1969) was a prominent jazz tenor saxophone musician. ... Charlie Parker Charles Bird Parker, Jr. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader. ... Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974), also known simply as Duke (see Jazz royalty), was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. ... Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. ... Dizzy Gillespie in 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Earl Rudolph Bud Powell (September 27, 1924 - July 31, 1966) is widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted and influential pianists in the history of jazz. ... Lester Willis Young, nicknamed Prez (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. ... Edward Kid Ory (December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973) was a Jazz trombonist and bandleader. ... Stan Getz Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. ... Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909–September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... William John Evans, (better known as Bill Evans) (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous jazz pianists of the 20th century; he remains one of the major influences on post-1950s jazz piano. ... Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 6, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. ... Gerry Muligan Gerald Joseph Gerry Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician, composer and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing, but also played the piano and the clarinet. ... Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Gene Krupa Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was a famous and influential Polish-American jazz and big band drummer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style. ... Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922 - July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on Flying Home. He is better known simply as Illinois Jacquet. ... Art Tatum, The Great Jazz Pianist Arthur Tatum, Jr. ... Theodore Shaw Teddy Wilson (born November 24, 1912 in Austin, Texas-died July 31, 1986 in New Britain, Connecticut) was a United States jazz pianist. ...

Vocalists

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Betty Carter
• Natalie Cole
• Blossom Dearie
• Anita O'Day
• Carmen McRae
• Nina Simone
• Mel Torme
• Sally Kellerman
• Diana Krall
• Sarah Vaughn
• Joe Williams

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was an American singer, considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century, alongside Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. ... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole, known professionally as Natalie Cole (born February 6, 1950) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. ... Blossom Dearie (born on April 28, 1926 in East Durham, New York) is an American jazz singer. ... Anita ODay Anita ODay (born October 18, 1919) is an American jazz singer. ... Carmen McRae (April 8, 1920-November 10, 1994) was an American jazz vocalist. ... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Dr. Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Mel Tormé (September 13, 1925 - June 5, 1999) was a jazz singer with a light, velvety, high-tenor voice. ... Sally Claire Kellerman (born June 2, 1936 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress and singer most famous for her role as Major Margaret Hot Lips OHoulihan in the film M*A*S*H (1970) for which she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a... Krall, as pictured on the cover of her album The Look of Love Dr Diana Jean Krall, OC, DFA (born November 16, 1964) is a popular Jazz pianist and singer. ... Sarah Vaughan (March 27, 1924 - April 3, 1990) is considered by some to be one of the greatest female jazz singers in the history of the genre, along with Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. ... There are several Joe Williams: Smokey Joe Williams, baseball pitcher and hall of famer. ...

Others

• Talk Talk
• The Mothers of Invention
• The Righteous Brothers
• The Velvet Underground

Talk Talk was a British music group that was active from 1981 to 1991. ... The Mothers of Invention were a rock and roll band active from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. ... The Velvet Underground (sometimes abbreviated as The Velvets or V.U.) was one of the most influential and important rock bands in music history, whose influence has left a mark across several genres and different types of music. ...

See also

• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

• Official site
• Verve Remixed