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Norman Granz

1918 - 2001

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Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz record producer and concert promoter. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on integrating audiences at concerts he promoted. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Granz is the 83rd most popular producer (up from 93rd in 2019), the 9,982nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,213th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Norman Granz ranks 83 out of 140. Before him are Álex Pina, Buddy Adler, Matt Stone, Jerry Weintraub, Gary Kurtz, and Lou Pearlman. After him are Brian Grazer, Steven Bochco, Mark Ronson, Michael Patrick King, Leon Schlesinger, and Elizabeth Avellán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Norman Granz ranks 283. Before him are Sebastian Cabot, André Bjerke, Duncan White, Barney Ewell, Richard Hoggart, and Mariano Mores. After him are Aleksandr Ponomarev, Fedor Samokhin, Alberto Héber Usher, Alan Jay Lerner, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, and Gersh Budker. Among people deceased in 2001, Norman Granz ranks 299. Before him are Fritz Fromm, Andreas Kupfer, Abdulaziz al-Omari, Mwanza Mukombo, N. G. L. Hammond, and Larry Adler. After him are Tatyana Averina, Jennifer Syme, Anthony Shaffer, Kira Ivanova, Jale İnan, and Mohammad Rabbani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Granz ranks 9,984 out of 20,380. Before him are Pernell Whitaker (1964), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Hal Blaine (1929), Charles Hartshorne (1897), MC Ren (1969), and Norman Greenbaum (1942). After him are Kathy Hochul (1958), Robert Elswit (1950), Vanessa Estelle Williams (1963), George Clymer (1739), Beatrix Loughran (1900), and Erik Prince (1969).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Norman Granz ranks 47. Before him are Lawrence Gordon (1936), Buddy Adler (1906), Matt Stone (1971), Jerry Weintraub (1937), Gary Kurtz (1940), and Lou Pearlman (1954). After him are Brian Grazer (1951), Steven Bochco (1943), Michael Patrick King (1954), Leon Schlesinger (1884), Walter Mirisch (1921), and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (1957).

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