Gene Norman
Gene Norman , actually Eugene Nabatoff , (born January 22, 1922 in Brooklyn , New York City , † November 2, 2015 ) was an American concert agent, record producer and jazz and blues impresario.
Life
Gene Norman was known as a radio disc jockey and jazz promoter in Los Angeles from the 1940s. He owned the famous Hollywood jazz club Crescendo on the Sunset Strip and was a popular presenter for Radio KFWB. He followed the example of Norman Granz , who was previously employed by him, and, following the example of his Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, presented "Just Jazz" concerts from 1947 (first in the Civic Auditorium Pasadena). This resulted in such well-known recordings as "Star Dust" with Lionel Hampton in 1947 and the Woody Herman Band in 1949. The recordings appeared on his own label, GNP Records, later on GNP Crescendo Records (GNP for "Gene Norman Presents"), but also on Decca and Modern. On his GNP label, Norman also released well-known jazz musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie , Gerry Mulligan , the Max Roach / Clifford Brown quintet in the 1950s . Norman also hosted annual Dixieland Jubilee and Blues Jubilee concerts, of which he also released recordings.
Web links
- At Age 60, GNP-Crescendo Label is the Little Indie That Could. In: variety.com . Variety , January 8, 2014 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Promoter, DJ and Label Chief Gene Norman dies at 93. In: jazztimes.com . JazzTimes , November 8, 2015, accessed November 9, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Norman, Gene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nabatoff, Eugene (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2015 |