Pablo Records

Pablo on vinyl: Norman Granz and the masters of swing

In short: Norman Granz had invented Jazz at the Philharmonic and founded Verve when he started a new label in 1973: Pablo, named after Pablo Picasso. Here long-time companions such as Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie met musicians like guitarist Joe Pass. The Vinyl Room currently has 26 Pablo records.

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Pablo first pressings

Swing & stride

Bop & cool jazz

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→ Verve · Fantasy · Art Tatum · Jazz on vinyl

What makes Pablo special?

A treasure for piano fans: Art Tatum’s solo and group recordings from the fifties, which Granz had produced at the time, came out on Pablo as “The Tatum Solo Masterpieces” and “The Tatum Group Masterpieces” – in our stock with Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter and Louis Bellson, among others. Guitarist Joe Pass shows on “Virtuoso” what a single guitarist can do.

Add Zoot Sims with “Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers” and “Warm Tenor”, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio, Oscar Peterson with Roy Eldridge, Count Basie with a small group, Milt Jackson with strings and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert recording from Montreux 1975.

FAQ

Who founded Pablo? Norman Granz, in 1973 – the man behind Jazz at the Philharmonic and the Verve label.

Where does the name Pablo come from? From Pablo Picasso, whose art Granz admired and collected.

Are the Art Tatum records new recordings? No, they are recordings from the fifties that were reissued on Pablo.

What do you have on Pablo? Swing, bop and piano jazz, released in the seventies and eighties – 26 records in all.