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Index GNP Crescendo Records

GNP Crescendo Record Co. is an independent record label founded in 1954 by Gene Norman (né Eugene Abraham Nabatoff; 1922–2015).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: All Music Guide to Jazz, Billboard Hot 100, Billie Holiday, Billy Strange, Bob Newhart, Charlie Ventura, Dick Gregory, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Rickles, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Morgan (musician), Gerry Mulligan, Grammy Awards, Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Independent record label, John Coltrane, KFWB, KLAC, Lenny Bruce, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Mort Sahl, Muddy Waters, Queen Ida, Robin Trower, Rusty Warren, Savoy Brown, Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, Stan Kenton, Star Trek, Teddy Buckner, The Challengers (band), The Crescendo (music venue), The Seeds, Woody Allen, Zydeco.

  2. Record labels established in 1954

All Music Guide to Jazz

All Music Guide to Jazz is a non-fiction book that is an encyclopedic referencing of jazz music compiled under the direction of All Media Guide.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer.

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Billy Strange

William Everett Strange (September 29, 1930 – February 22, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and actor.

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Bob Newhart

George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024) was an American comedian and actor.

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Charlie Ventura

Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo; December 2, 1916 – January 17, 1992) was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Dick Gregory

Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic.

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Dizzy Gillespie

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer.

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Don Rickles

Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American actor and stand-up comedian.

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Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella".

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Frank Morgan (musician)

Frank Morgan (December 23, 1933 – December 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonist with a career spanning more than 50 years.

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Gerry Mulligan

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger.

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Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.

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Hollywood Bowl

The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Hollywood, Los Angeles

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles County, California, mostly within the city of Los Angeles.

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Independent record label

An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME.

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John Coltrane

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer.

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KFWB

KFWB (980 AM) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California.

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KLAC

KLAC (570 AM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, serving Greater Los Angeles and much of surrounding Southern California.

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Lenny Bruce

Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist.

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Lionel Hampton

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader.

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist.

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Max Roach

Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer.

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Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

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Mort Sahl

Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born Jewish American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian.

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Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues".

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Queen Ida

Ida Lewis "Queen Ida" Guillory (born January 15, 1929) is a Louisiana Creole accordionist.

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Robin Trower

Robin Leonard Trower (born 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum throughout 1967–1971, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio known as the Robin Trower Band.

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Rusty Warren

Rusty Warren (born Ilene Goldman; March 20, 1930 – May 25, 2021) was an American comedian and singer, specializing in sex-related themes and such songs as "Bounce Your Boobies" and "Knockers Up!".

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Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown (originally Savoy Brown Blues Band) were a British blues rock band formed in Battersea, southwest London, in 1965.

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Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall

The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California.

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Stan Kenton

Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist.

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Star Trek

Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon.

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Teddy Buckner

Teddy Buckner (July 16, 1909 in Sherman, Texas – September 22, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz trumpeter associated with Dixieland music.

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The Challengers (band)

The Challengers were an instrumental surf rock band started in Los Angeles, California, in late 1962.

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The Crescendo (music venue)

The Crescendo was a West Hollywood jazz venue located at 8572 Sunset Boulevard.

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The Seeds

The Seeds are an American psychedelic garage rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest-charting single "Pushin' Too Hard".

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Woody Allen

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades.

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Zydeco

Zydeco (Zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole heritage.

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See also

Record labels established in 1954

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNP_Crescendo_Records

Also known as GNP Crescendo, GNP Crescendo Record Co, GNP Crescendo Record Co., GNP-Crescendo, Gene Norman, Gene Norman Presents.