Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic

A cross-labels-branded trademark used by jazz entrepreneur and label owner Norman Granz. In Discogs, categorized as a series - not a label. The trademark over time is seen in variations like "Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic", "Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic" or the short "Jazz At The Philharmonic". The trademark design has changed over time. The trademark/series appears on Granz's own labels like Clef Records, Norgran Records and Verve Records as well as on releases by licensing labels. Jazz At The Philharmonic (JatP) originally was an on-the-road concert event spawning a large number of concert recordings, but as a trademark, it's also used on some of Granz's studio releases. As Granz JatP releases does not follow record industry standards for naming and crediting, and Granz used the Jazz at the Philharmonic entity for several purposes, interpreting releases can be difficult and sometimes will not fit perfect with Discogs terms and categories. The following guideline has been discussed and found the best way to enter JatP releases: Series: Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic, the shorter Jazz At The Philharmonic or any other variation of JatP is never a label. In general, it's a series. If tagged as a series, that doesn't exclude JatP as artist as well. Artist: Jazz At The Philharmonic is often seen promoted as an artist on releases. Though not a normal artist name, this "banner" for the ever-changing jam-session groups performing in the concert events and on records can be used as main artist, but only when no other obvious main artist is promoted on cover and labels. Further details at Jazz at the Philharmonic. Company: Jazz At The Philharmonic, Inc., is the related company and rights-holding entity, mainly used in the 1950s. Releases in this series should always additionally be tagged with one of label-specific sub-series as well: - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Blue Star) - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Clef) - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Disc Records) - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Karusell) - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Mercury) - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Verve) - Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Pablo)