Verve Records
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| - | :''[[Verve Remixed]]'' | + | '''Verve Records''', also known as '''Verve Label Group''', founded in 1956 by [[Norman Granz]], is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Billie Holiday]] and [[Oscar Peterson]], among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier labels, [[Clef Records]], founded in 1946, [[Norgran Records]], founded in 1953, and material previously licensed to [[Mercury Records]]. |
| - | '''Verve Records''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Jazz]] [[record label]] now owned by the [[Universal Music Group]]. It was founded by [[Norman Granz]] in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels: [[Norgran Records]] and [[Clef Records]] (founded 1953) and material which had been licensed to [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] previously. | + | |
| + | Verve also served as the original home of [[rock music]] acts such as [[The Velvet Underground]], [[Frank Zappa]] and [[The Mothers of Invention]]. The restructured Verve Records is now part of the Verve Label Group, which is owned by [[Universal Music Group]]. This company is also home to historic imprints including [[Verve Forecast Records|Verve Forecast]], [[Impulse! Records|Impulse]] and [[Decca Records]]. | ||
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Verve Records, also known as Verve Label Group, founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday and Oscar Peterson, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier labels, Clef Records, founded in 1946, Norgran Records, founded in 1953, and material previously licensed to Mercury Records.
Verve also served as the original home of rock music acts such as The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. The restructured Verve Records is now part of the Verve Label Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. This company is also home to historic imprints including Verve Forecast, Impulse and Decca Records.
