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Date:         Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:36:36 -0700
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Subject:      Re: Granz and JATP (Was:Sinatra & Ella)
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After digging around on the Internet and skimming through "Making People's Music; Moe Asch and Folkways Records," by Peter Goldsmith, I think I have reconstructed the JATP release history: o Volume 1 was released on Asch-Stinson from recordings of the 1944 JATP concert(s). Stinson continued to release their version into at least the 1960s. o After Asch split from Stinson (in 1946?), Granz continued to provide additional JATP material to Asch and his Disc label. Disc issue Volumes 2 - 5 plus some other items identified as "JATP." o In the spring of 1947, Granz's contract with Disc ended, but Moe Asch continued to release the JATP material. It took several years for Granz to get the masters from Disc. o Around 1949, Granz licensed the JATP rights to Mercury. o In the meantime, Granz established his own label, which ultimately changed names from Clef to NorGran to Verve. When the Mercury licenses ran out (1952?), he re-issued the JATP masters on Clef. John Ross At 7/8/2008 03:48 PM, you wrote: >I have several volumes of JATP on Mercury 78's. They are definitely >badged Mercury and have "Norman Granz Presents" on the label. > >----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lennick" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:48 PM >Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Granz and JATP (Was:Sinatra & Ella) > > >>The first JATP album was definitely on Asch-Stinson (did it ever >>appear on pre-Stinson Asch?). Granz took the masters to Moe. Disc >>got Volume II (did this appear in various forms on ten-inch and >>twelve-inch and with 2 discs and 3? I seem to remember variant >>versions of it). Then, over to Clef for remaining volumes, and >>there were some sets that appeared both on Disc and Clef (like The >>Groove Juice Symphony). >> >>dl >> >>John Ross wrote: >>>Were first JATP releases on Mercury? I have a Fall 1946 Disc >>>Catalog that includes about half a dozen Norman Granz productions, >>>including "Jazz at the Philharmonic--Vol 2" (Disc Album 501) and >>>several other "-- at the Philharmonic" items. There's no "Vol. 1" >>>in the catalog, which suggests that it might have been issued by >>>somebody else. I don't think Moe Asch ever took anything out of >>>his catalog voluntarily. >>> >>>Disc was Moe Asch's label before he established Folkways. At some >>>point, he went into a partnership with Stinson, which led to many >>>of the early "Folksay" things appearing on both labels after they >>>split apart. There were several JATP releases on Stinson, probably >>>with some of the same material as the Norgran/Verve titles. >>> >>>How did Disc and Stinson fit into the release history of the JATP >>>recordings? >>> >>>John Ross >>> >>>At 7/8/2008 05:50 AM, Tom Fine wrote: >>>>One man's opinion here -- Norman Granz never gets the credit he >>>>deserves. I think there were some animosities with the >>>>self-appointed "experts" and "critics" back in the Verve days, >>>>and that might have something to do with it. He also didn't write >>>>an autobiography (at least that I know of), unfortunately. This >>>>guy built three distinct and great catalogs of jazz -- 1) the >>>>Jazz at the Philharmonic live recordings, and the related >>>>in-studio jam sessions (first released through Mercury and then >>>>through Norgran/Verve), 2) the excellent Verve studio recordings >>>>of the 50's that continued even after Granz sold the label to >>>>MGM, 3) and then, out of retirement, the Pablo catalog, which has >>>>some weak spots but also proves the amazing longevity of some of >>>>the jazz greats. >>>


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