title: Clef Records
text: # Clef Records
  
  Clef Records was an American jazz record label founded by Norman Granz in 1946. It became part of Verve Records, which Granz created in 1956. Clef recordings were, in the mid 1950s, licensed to Columbia (UK) who issued 78rpm discs with a special white label and the Clef logo.
  
  ## Discography: 600 and 700 12 inch LP Series
  
  | Catalog | Artist | Album | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | MGC 600 | Gene Krupa | 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 | Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter | |
  | MGC 604 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin | |
  | MGC 605 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin | |
  | MGC 606 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington | |
  | MGC 607 | Gene Krupa | (not released) | |
  | MGC 608 | Jazz at the Philharmonic | How High the Moon | |
  | MGC 609 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Big Band | |
  | MGC 610 | Bud Powell | Bud Powell's Moods | |
  | MGC 611 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | |
  | MGC 612 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#1 | |
  | MGC 613 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#2 | |
  | MGC 614 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#3 | |
  | MGC 615 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#4 | |
  | MGC 616 | not used | | |
  | MGC 617 | not used | | |
  | MGC 618 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum#5 | |
  | MGC 619 | not used | | |
  | MGC 620 | not used | | |
  | MGC 621 | not used | | |
  | MGC 622 | Illinois Jacquet | Jazz Moods by Illinois Jacquet | |
  | MGC 623 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern | |
  | MGC 624 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers | |
  | MGC 625 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans | |
  | MGC 626 | Count Basie | Dance Session | |
  | MGC 627 | Gene Krupa and His Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing | |
  | MGC 628 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | |
  | MGC 629 | not used | | |
  | MGC 630 | Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 3 | |
  | MGC 631 | Gene Krupa | The Gene Krupa Sextet | |
  | MGC 632 | Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson | Meade "Lux" Lewis and Louie Bellson Play Boogie Woogie Piano and Drums | |
  | MGC 633 | Count Basie | Basie Jazz | |
  | MGC 634 | Flip Phillips and Buddy Rich | The Flip Phillips Buddy Rich Trio | |
  | MGC 635 | Phil Moore | Music for Moderns | |
  | MGC 636 | not used | | |
  | MGC 637 | Flip Phillips | The Flip Phillips Quintet | |
  | MGC 638 | Charlie Barnet | One Night Stand | |
  | MGC 639 | Various Artists | Our Best | |
  | MGC 640 | Harry Carney | Harry Carney with Strings | |
  | MGC 641 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | Roy and Diz | |
  | MGC 642 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quintet #2 | |
  | MGC 643 | Art Tatum, Benny Carter and Louis Bellson | Tatum - Carter - Bellson | |
  | MGC 644 | Bob Brookmeyer | Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others | |
  | MGC 645 | Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five, Vol. 4 | |
  | MGC 646 | Charlie Parker | The Magnificent Charlie Parker | |
  | MGC 647 | Count Basie | Dance Session Album #2 | |
  | MGC 648 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Harry Warren | |
  | MGC 649 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen | |
  | MGC 650 | Oscar Peterson | 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 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #6 | |
  | MGC 658 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #7 | |
  | MGC 659 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #8 | |
  | MGC 660 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #9 | |
  | MGC 661 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #10 | |
  | MGC 662 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 1 | |
  | MGC 663 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 2 | |
  | MGC 664 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 3 | |
  | MGC 665 | Fred Astaire | The Astaire Story Vol. 4 | |
  | MGC 666 | Count Basie | Basie | |
  | MGC 667 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quartet/Quintet | |
  | MGC 668 | Gene Krupa | The Gene Krupa Quartet | |
  | MGC 669 | Billie Holiday | Music for Torching | |
  | MGC 670 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton Big Band | |
  | MGC 671 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | Roy and Diz Vol. 2 | |
  | MGC 672 | Stan Wilson | A Recital by Stan Wilson | |
  | MGC 673 | Lionel Hampton | The Lionel Hampton Quartet | |
  | MGC 674 | Various Artists | The Jazz Scene | |
  | MGC 675 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker with Strings | |
  | MGC 676 | Illinois Jacquet | Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra | |
  | MGC 677 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #7 | |
  | MGC 678 | Count Basie and Joe Williams | Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings | |
  | MGC 679 | Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Alvin Stoller and John Simmons | The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet | |
  | MGC 680 | Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster | The Kid and the Brute | |
  | MGC 681 | Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson | Play Selections from "The Benny Goodman Story" | |
  | MGC 682 | Lawrence Brown | Slide Trombone | |
  | MGC 683 | Roy Eldridge | Little Jazz | |
  | MGC 684 | Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich | Krupa and Rich | |
  | MGC 685 | Count Basie | The Count! | |
  | MGC 686 | Billie Holiday | A Recital by Billie Holiday | Selections from An Evening with Billie Holiday and Billie Holiday |
  | MGC 687 | Gene Krupa | The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet | |
  | MGC 688 | Oscar Peterson | The Oscar Peterson Quartet, Vol. 1 | |
  | MGC 689 | Machito | Afro Cuban Jazz | |
  | MGC 690 | Billie Holiday | Solitude | selections from Holiday's first three 10inch LPs |
  | MGC 691 | Flip Phillips | Flip Wails | |
  | MGC 692 | Flip Phillips | Swinging with Flip Phillips and His Orchestra | |
  | MGC 693 | Flip Phillips | Flip | |
  | MGC 694 | Oscar Peterson | Recital by Oscar Peterson | |
  | MGC 695 | Oscar Peterson | Nostalgic Memories by Oscar Peterson | |
  | MGC 696 | Oscar Peterson | Music by Oscar Peterson: Tenderly | |
  | MGC 697 | Oscar Peterson | Music by Oscar Peterson: Keyboard | |
  | MGC 698 | Oscar Peterson | An Evening with Oscar Peterson | |
  | MGC 699 | Chico O'Farrill | Jazz North and South of the Border | |
  | MGC 700 | Illinois Jacquet | Jazz Moode | |
  | MGC 701 | Illinois Jacquet | Port of Rico | |
  | MGC 702 | Illinois Jacquet | Groovin' with Jacquet | |
  | MGC 703 | Gene Krupa | Drum Boogie | |
  | MGC 704 | Roy Eldridge | Rockin' Chair | |
  | MGC 705 | Roy Eldridge | Dale's Wail | |
  | MGC 706 | Count Basie | The Swinging Count! | |
  | MGC 707 | Hank Jones | Urbanity | |
  | MGC 708 | Oscar Peterson | Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie | |
  | MGC 709 | Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum and Buddy Rich | The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio | |
  | MGC 710 | Gene Krupa | Krupa's Wail | not released |
  | MGC 711 | Various Artists | Norman Granz' Jam Session #8 | |
  | MGC 712 | Art Tatum | The Genius of Art Tatum #11 | |
  | MGC 713 | Billie Holiday | Velvet Mood | |
  | MGC 714 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs | |
  | MGC 715 | Art Tatum and Buddy DeFranco | The Art Tatum-Buddy DeFranco Quartet | (not released) |
  | MGC 716 | Roy Eldridge | The Music of Roy Eldridge: Mr. Jazz | (not released) |
  | MGC 717 | Harry Edison | Sweets | |
  | MGC 718 | Billie Holiday/Ralph Burns | Jazz Recital | |
  | MGC 719 | not used | | |
  | MGC 720 | not used | | |
  | MGC 721 | Billie Holiday | Lady Sings the Blues | |
  | MGC 722 | Count Basie | The Band of Distinction | Reissue of Basie |
  | MGC 723 | Count Basie | Basie Roars Again | Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 |
  | MGC 724 | Count Basie | The King of Swing | Selections from Dance Session and Dance Session Album #2 |
  | MGC 725 | Charlie Parker | Night and Day | |
  | MGC 726 | Lionel Hampton | King of the Vibes | |
  | MGC 727 | Lionel Hampton | Air Mail Special | |
  | MGC 728 | Gene Krupa | The Driving Gene Krupa Plays with His Sextet | |
  | MGC 729 | Count Basie | Basie Rides Again! | |
  | MGC 730 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | Trumpet Battle | Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 |
  | MGC 731 | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie | The Trumpet Kings | Selections from Roy and Diz and Roy and Diz #2 |
  | MGC 732 | Bob Brookmeyer | The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer | Reissue of Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others |
  | MGC 733 | Charlie Parker | Yardbird | (not released) |
  | MGC 734 | Count Basie | The Band of Distinction | not released |
  | MGC 735 | Lionel Hampton | Flying Home | |
  | MGC 736 | Lionel Hampton | Swingin' with Hamp | |
  | MGC 737 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp Roars Again | (not released) |
  | MGC 738 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp! | |
  | MGC 739 | Bud Powell | The Genius of Bud Powell | |
  | MGC 740 | Flip Phillips | Rock with Flip | |
  | MGC 741 | Art Tatum | 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 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp's Big Four | |
  | MGC 745 | Woody Herman | Jazz the Utmost! | |
  | MGC 746 | Art Tatum | Presenting the Art Tatum Trio | (not released) |
  | MGC 747 | Dizzy Gillespie/Django Reinhardt | Jazz from Paris | (not released) |
  | MGC 748 | Various Artists | Jazz from St. Germain des Pres | (not released) |
  | MGC 749 | Count Basie | Basie in Europe | (not released) |
  | MGC 750 | Illinois Jacquet | Swing's the Thing | |
  