Norman Granz
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Norman Granz was a prominent American jazz impresario and record producer, best known for founding the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series and the Verve record label.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| jazz impresario Norman Granz | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz impresario ⓘ music entrepreneur ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charlie Parker
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Count Basie ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ Oscar Peterson ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Trustees Award ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications following surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-11-22 ⓘ |
| employed |
Charlie Parker
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Count Basie ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ Oscar Peterson ⓘ |
| familyName | Granz ⓘ |
| founded |
Clef Records
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Jazz at the Philharmonic ⓘ Norgran Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Norman ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fighting racial segregation in performance venues
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high-quality live jazz recordings ⓘ promoting integrated jazz concerts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement in the United States
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| name | Norman Granz self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
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surface form:
Ella Fitzgerald Songbook series (as producer)
Jazz at the Philharmonic ⓘ
surface form:
Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series
Verve Records ⓘ
surface form:
Verve record label
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| occupation |
concert promoter
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impresario ⓘ music manager ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
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| recordLabelFounded |
Clef Records
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Norgran Records ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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this entity surface form:
jazz impresario Norman Granz