| Clef Records | |
| Founder: | Norman Granz |
| Status: | Defunct |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Country: | U.S. |
Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946.[1] It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. Clef recordings were, in the mid 1950s, licensed to Columbia (UK), which issued 78rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.
| Catalog[2] [3] | Artist | Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGC 600 | The Gene Krupa Trio | Norman Granz Jazz at the Philharmonic | ||
| MGC 601 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #1 | Featuring Charlie Shavers, Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Ray Brown and J.C. Heard | |
| MGC 602 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #2 | Featuring Harry Edison, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Buddy DeFranco, Count Basie, Freddie Green, John Simmons and Buddy Rich | |
| MGC 603 | Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter | |||
| MGC 604 | Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin | |||
| MGC 605 | Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin | |||
| MGC 606 | Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington | |||
| MGC 607 | (not released) | |||
| MGC 608 | Jazz at the Philharmonic | How High the Moon | ||
| MGC 609 | Charlie Parker Big Band | |||
| MGC 610 | Bud Powell's Moods | |||
| MGC 611 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | |||
| MGC 612 | The Genius of Art Tatum#1 | |||
| MGC 613 | The Genius of Art Tatum#2 | |||
| MGC 614 | The Genius of Art Tatum#3 | |||
| MGC 615 | The Genius of Art Tatum#4 | |||
| MGC 616 | not used | |||
| MGC 617 | not used | |||
| MGC 618 | The Genius of Art Tatum#5 | |||
| MGC 619 | not used | |||
| MGC 620 | not used | |||
| MGC 621 | not used | |||
| MGC 622 | Jazz Moods by Illinois Jacquet | |||
| MGC 623 | Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern | |||
| MGC 624 | Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers | |||
| MGC 625 | Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans | |||
| MGC 626 | Dance Session | |||
| MGC 627 | and His Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing | ||
| MGC 628 | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | |||
| MGC 629 | not used | |||
| MGC 630 | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 3 | |||
| MGC 631 | The Gene Krupa Sextet | |||
| MGC 632 | and Louie Bellson | Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson Play Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums | ||
| MGC 633 | Basie Jazz | |||
| MGC 634 | and Buddy Rich | The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio | ||
| MGC 635 | Music for Moderns | |||
| MGC 636 | not used | |||
| MGC 637 | The Flip Phillips Quintet | |||
| MGC 638 | One Night Stand | |||
| MGC 639 | Various Artists | Our Best | ||
| MGC 640 | Harry Carney with Strings | |||
| MGC 641 | and Dizzy Gillespie | Roy and Diz | ||
| MGC 642 | The Lionel Hampton Quintet #2 | |||
| MGC 643 | , Benny Carter and Louis Bellson | Tatum - Carter - Bellson | ||
| MGC 644 | Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others | |||
| MGC 645 | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 4 | |||
| MGC 646 | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | |||
| MGC 647 | Dance Session Album #2 | |||
| MGC 648 | Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren | |||
| MGC 649 | Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen | |||
| MGC 650 | Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh | |||
| MGC 651 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #1 | ||
| MGC 652 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #2 | ||
| MGC 653 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #3 | ||
| MGC 654 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #4 | ||
| MGC 655 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #5 | ||
| MGC 656 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #6 | ||
| MGC 657 | The Genius of Art Tatum #6 | |||
| MGC 658 | The Genius of Art Tatum #7 | |||
| MGC 659 | The Genius of Art Tatum #8 | |||
| MGC 660 | The Genius of Art Tatum #9 | |||
| MGC 661 | The Genius of Art Tatum #10 | |||
| MGC 662 | The Astaire Story Vol. 1 | |||
| MGC 663 | The Astaire Story Vol. 2 | |||
| MGC 664 | The Astaire Story Vol. 3 | |||
| MGC 665 | The Astaire Story Vol. 4 | |||
| MGC 666 | Basie | |||
| MGC 667 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet | |||
| MGC 668 | The Gene Krupa Quartet | |||
| MGC 669 | Music for Torching | |||
| MGC 670 | Lionel Hampton Big Band | |||
| MGC 671 | and Dizzy Gillespie | Roy and Diz Vol. 2 | ||
| MGC 672 | A Recital by Stan Wilson | |||
| MGC 673 | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | |||
| MGC 674 | Various Artists | The Jazz Scene | ||
| MGC 675 | Charlie Parker with Strings | |||
| MGC 676 | Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra | |||
| MGC 677 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #7 | ||
| MGC 678 | and Joe Williams | Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings | ||
| MGC 679 | , Roy Eldridge, Alvin Stoller and John Simmons | The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet | ||
| MGC 680 | and Ben Webster | The Kid and the Brute | ||
| MGC 681 | , Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson | Play Selections from "The Benny Goodman Story" | ||
| MGC 682 | Slide Trombone | |||
| MGC 683 | Little Jazz | |||
| MGC 684 | and Buddy Rich | Krupa and Rich | ||
| MGC 685 | The Count! | |||
| MGC 686 | A Recital by Billie Holiday | Selections from An Evening with Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday | ||
| MGC 687 | The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet | |||
| MGC 688 | The Oscar Peterson Quartet, Vol. 1 | |||
| MGC 689 | Machito | Afro Cuban Jazz | ||
| MGC 690 | Solitude | selections from Holiday's first three 10inch LPs | ||
| MGC 691 | Flip Wails | |||
| MGC 692 | Swinging with Flip Phillips and His Orchestra | |||
| MGC 693 | Flip | |||
| MGC 694 | Recital by Oscar Peterson | |||
| MGC 695 | Nostalgic Memories by Oscar Peterson | |||
| MGC 696 | Music by Oscar Peterson: Tenderly | |||
| MGC 697 | Music by Oscar Peterson: Keyboard | |||
| MGC 698 | An Evening with Oscar Peterson | |||
| MGC 699 | Jazz North and South of the Border | |||
| MGC 700 | Jazz Moode | |||
| MGC 701 | Port of Rico | |||
| MGC 702 | Groovin' with Jacquet | |||
| MGC 703 | Drum Boogie | |||
| MGC 704 | Rockin' Chair | |||
| MGC 705 | Dale's Wail | |||
| MGC 706 | The Swinging Count! | |||
| MGC 707 | Urbanity | |||
| MGC 708 | Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie | |||
| MGC 709 | , Art Tatum and Buddy Rich | The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio | ||
| MGC 710 | Krupa's Wail | (not released) | ||
| MGC 711 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #8 | ||
| MGC 712 | The Genius of Art Tatum #11 | |||
| MGC 713 | Velvet Mood | |||
| MGC 714 | Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs | |||
| MGC 715 | and Buddy DeFranco | The Art Tatum-Buddy DeFranco Quartet | (not released) | |
| MGC 716 | The Music of Roy Eldridge: Mr. Jazz | (not released) | ||
| MGC 717 | Sweets | |||
| MGC 718 | /Ralph Burns | Jazz Recital | ||
| MGC 719 | not used | |||
| MGC 720 | not used | |||
| MGC 721 | Lady Sings the Blues | |||
| MGC 722 | The Band of Distinction | Reissue of Basie | ||
| MGC 723 | Basie Roars Again | Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 | ||
| MGC 724 | The King of Swing | Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 | ||
| MGC 725 | Night and Day | |||
| MGC 726 | King of the Vibes | |||
| MGC 727 | Air Mail Special | |||
| MGC 728 | The Driving Gene Krupa Plays with His Sextet | |||
| MGC 729 | Basie Rides Again! | |||
| MGC 730 | and Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet Battle | Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 | |
| MGC 731 | and Dizzy Gillespie | The Trumpet Kings | Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 | |
| MGC 732 | The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer | Reissue of Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others | ||
| MGC 733 | Yardbird | (not released) | ||
| MGC 734 | The Band of Distinction | (not released) | ||
| MGC 735 | Flying Home | |||
| MGC 736 | Swingin' with Hamp | |||
| MGC 737 | Hamp Roars Again | (not released) | ||
| MGC 738 | Hamp! | |||
| MGC 739 | The Genius of Bud Powell | |||
| MGC 740 | Rock with Flip | |||
| MGC 741 | The Art Tatum Trio | (not released) | ||
| MGC 742 | Various Artists | Down Beat Critics Poll Winners | (not released) | |
| MGC 743 | Metronome All-Stars | Metronome All-Stars 1956 | Featuring Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald | |
| MGC 744 | Hamp's Big Four | |||
| MGC 745 | Jazz the Utmost! | |||
| MGC 746 | Presenting the Art Tatum Trio | (not released) | ||
| MGC 747 | /Django Reinhardt | Jazz from Paris | (not released) | |
| MGC 748 | Various Artists | Jazz from St. Germain des Pres | (not released) | |
| MGC 749 | Basie in Europe | (not released) | ||
| MGC 750 | Swing's the Thing |
