- GNP Crescendo Record Co.
infobox record label
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parent = GNP Crescendo Records
founded = 1954
founder = Gene Norman
distributor = GNP Crescendo Records (In the US)
genre = Various
country = US
url = http://www.gnpcrescendo.com/GNP Crescendo Record Co. is an U.S. American
record label based inHollywood, California . It's catalog primarily consists ofjazz records, as well asmotion picture andtelevision soundtrack s andfilm score s, mostly inscience fiction ,fantasy and horror.History
Formed around 1954 [cite web|url=http://www.gnpcrescendo.com/|title=GNP Crescendo Record Co. Official Website] , GNP stands for "Gene Norman Presents". [ [http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/labels/g/g482.htm GNP Crescendo (RCS Label Listing) ] ] The label was used to issue live recordings made at concerts promoted by
Gene Norman , including the 'Just Jazz' series created in competition with theJazz at the Philharmonic events organised byNorman Granz . GNP Crescendo has also been home to one significant rock act: the legendary Los Angeles garage-rock bandThe Seeds .Today, Gene's son Neil Norman acts as executive producer for most of the records produced by GNP. Fact|date=June 2008
References
See also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.gnpcrescendo.com/ Official Website]
*imdb company|0138663
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/GNP+Crescendo GNP Crescendo] atDiscogs
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/label/gnp_crescendo_records/ Label: GNP Crescendo Records] atRate Your Music
* [http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/gnp/00gnpstory.html The GNP-Crescendo Story]
* [http://www.moviemusic.com/search/label.asp?id=15 GNP Crescendo at Movie Music dot com]
* [http://de.barcodepedia.com/producers/0052824/ Barcodepedia]
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