Harry "Sweets" Edison was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His greatest impact was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra.
Louie Bellson, known by the stage name Louie Bellson, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums.
Charles James Shavers was an American swing era jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard.
Norman Dale "Buddy" Baker was an American composer who scored many Disney films, such as The Apple Dumpling Gang in 1975, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again in 1979, The Shaggy D.A. in 1976, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in 1977, and The Fox and the Hound in 1981.
Joe Mondragon was an American jazz bassist.
John Simmons was an American jazz bassist.
Ray Linn was an American jazz trumpeter.
Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich is a jazz album recorded in New York City in January 1955 by Buddy Rich. The first 4 tracks were originally released as a 7-inch, 45 RPM EP.
This is the complete discography of the main 12-inch (8000) series of LPs issued by Verve Records, a label founded in 1956 by producer Norman Granz in Los Angeles, California. Alongside new sessions Granz re-released many of the recordings of his earlier labels Clef and Norgran on Verve.
More Hits of the 50s and 60s is an album released by pianist and bandleader Count Basie and his orchestra featuring jazz versions of songs associated with the singer Frank Sinatra recorded in 1963. It was arranged by Billy Byers and was originally released on the Verve label.
New Jazz Sounds is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and trombonist Bill Harris recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Norgran label.
Skin Deep is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1953 and 1954 for the Norgran label. The tracks were first released on the 10 inch LP's The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson and The Exciting Mr. Bellson.
The Driving Louis Bellson is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Norgran label.
Louis Bellson Quintet is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1954 for the Norgran label.
Let's Call It Swing is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1956 and 1957 for the Verve label.
Music, Romance and Especially Love is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.
The Blues is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1952, 1953 and 1954 and released on the Norgran label.
Benny Carter Plays Pretty is an album by jazz saxophonist Benny Carter that was recorded in 1954 and released by Norgran Records.
Alone Together is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter and his orchestra with the Oscar Peterson Quartet. The album was recorded in 1952 and released by Norgran Records. It includes tracks that were released on the 10 inch LP The Formidable Benny Carter and recordings from the same sessions.
Music for Loving is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster with tracks recorded in 1954 and released by Norgran in 1955. The album was reissued in 1957 by Verve as Sophisticated Lady. In 1996 Verve released a double CD compiling the album with another Norgran LP, Music with Feeling, and one by Harry Carney, Harry Carney with Strings which was first released by Clef.
