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As an independent record producer going back to the early 1940s, Norman Granz started building a personal network of record companies, disc by disc, artist by artist, innovation by innovation that grew into a tsunami by the time he sold Verve Records at the end of 1960. It remains a feat unmatched to this day. This 4-LP box set celebrates the fascinating spectrum of recordings made during the Norman Granz era of Verve Records. It includes vocal tracks by Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday; Charlie Parker with strings; a raucous live jam session; Beatnik poetry by Jack Kerouac and stand-up comedy.

LP01

1 Nat King Cole Blues 0:10:34
2 Coleman Hawkins Picasso 0:03:15
3 Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown Tenderly 0:03:42
4 Bud Powell Like Someone In Love 0:01:59
# Artist Title Time
1 Count Basie And His Orchestra The New Basie Blues 0:03:30
2 Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra Castle Rock 0:02:40
3 Andre's All Stars Con Poco Coco 0:06:51
4 Lionel Hampton, Stan Getz Louise 0:06:47

LP02
1 Lester Young, Teddy Wilson Quartet Taking A Chance On Love 0:05:06
2 Buddy DeFranco, Oscar Peterson Quartet Easy Living 0:05:31
3 Benny Carter Flamingo 0:02:51
4 Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) 0:03:53
5 Art Tatum I'll Never Be The Same 0:02:48
# Artist Title Time
1 Roy Eldridge Dale's Wail 0:03:30
2 Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins On The Sunny Side Of The Street 0:05:41
3 Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich, Ray Brown That Old Black Magic 0:06:38
4 The Modern Jazz Quartet D & E Blues 0:04:19

LP03
1 Charlie Parker Laura 0:02:59
2 Charlie Parker Ballad Medley 0:17:24
# Artist Title Time
1 Jack Kerouac The Subterraneans 0:03:07
2 Mort Sahl The Future Lies Ahead 0:05:55
3 Jonathan Winters Football Game 0:03:25
4 Shelley Berman Department Store 0:06:08

LP04
1 Count Basie, Joe Williams Thou Swell 0:02:19
2 Spike Jones Cocktails For Two 0:03:36
3 Rose Murphy You Were Meant For Me 0:02:48
4 Buddy Rich Can't We Be Friends? 0:03:29
5 Woody Herman I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans 0:02:51
6 Margaret Whiting Why I Was Born? 0:03:18
# Artist Title Time
1 Mel Torme, The Marty Paich Orchestra On The Street Where You Live 0:02:51
2 Anita O'Day Lullaby Of The Leaves 0:03:08
3 Bing Crosby, Buddy Bregman Blue Room 0:02:21
4 Billie Holiday I Thought About You 0:02:46
5 Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Rehearsal 0:07:00
6 Fred Astaire No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) 0:02:54