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Verve Records - Definition and Overview |
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Verve Records was an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956. The Verve catalog grew thoughout the 1950s and 1960s to include most of the major figures in jazz. It later incorporated the Mercury/EmArcy jazz catalog. It also recognized the potential of comedy albums, producing Vaughn Meader's The First Family spoof of President John F. Kennedy in 1962, which became the fastest-selling American record in history and won the 1963 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
ERROR - Vaugn Meader's "First Family" was released on Cadence Records not Verve.
Verve was acquired by MGM Records in 1961 for $3 million. In the seventies it became part of the Polygram group. When PolyGram was acquired by Universal Music, the various Univeral-owned jazz labels were put under the umbrella of The Verve Group.
List of early Verve artists
Instrumentalists
Vocalists
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