RED NORVO

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Red Norvo born as Kenneth Norville, on 31 March 31 1908, Beardstown Illinois and he died on April 6 1999 at Santa Monica California. He was a Xylophonist, vibraphonist and a bandleader. Norvo was not only first to make a jazz instrument of the xylophone, but also an unusually adventurous musician, one of those who realized that the 'swing band' was an ensemble for which good music could be written.

In 1949, trying to find work near home on the West Coast more easily than he could with a larger group, Norvo formed a trio with the novel combination of vibes, guitar, and bass. When the original guitarist and bassist quit (Mundell Lowe and Red Kelly), he brought in two previously little-known players. Tal Farlow became one of the most important of the post-War generation of guitarists, in part because the demands of the trio led him to explore new
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RED NORVO Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session
Bop 1951
RED NORVO Red Norvo Trio, Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Trio, Vol. 1
Bop 1951
RED NORVO Red Norvo Trio, Volume Two album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Trio, Volume Two
Bop 1953
RED NORVO Red Norvo Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Trio
Bop 1953
RED NORVO Red's Rose Room - Red's Blue Room album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red's Rose Room - Red's Blue Room
Swing 1954
RED NORVO Dancing on the Ceiling album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dancing on the Ceiling
Cool Jazz 1955
RED NORVO Red's Rose Room album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red's Rose Room
Cool Jazz 1955
RED NORVO Red Norvo, Jimmy Raney, Red Mitchell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo, Jimmy Raney, Red Mitchell
Cool Jazz 1955
RED NORVO Red Norvo With Strings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo With Strings
Cool Jazz 1956
RED NORVO Move! (With  Tal Farlow, Charlie Mingus) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Move! (With Tal Farlow, Charlie Mingus)
Cool Jazz 1956
RED NORVO Vibe-Rations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vibe-Rations
Cool Jazz 1956
RED NORVO Hi-Five album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hi-Five
Cool Jazz 1957
RED NORVO ...Naturally! (aka Pretty Is The Only Way To Fly) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
...Naturally! (aka Pretty Is The Only Way To Fly)
Cool Jazz 1957
RED NORVO Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Joe Morello, Gerry Wiggins : Collections album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Joe Morello, Gerry Wiggins : Collections
Cool Jazz 1957
RED NORVO Music To Listen To Red Norvo By album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Music To Listen To Red Norvo By
Cool Jazz 1957
RED NORVO Red Norvo, Buddy Collette ‎: Ad Lib album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo, Buddy Collette ‎: Ad Lib
Cool Jazz 1957
RED NORVO Red Plays The Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Plays The Blues
Cool Jazz 1958
RED NORVO Red Norvo In Hi-Fi (aka Red Norvo In Stereo) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo In Hi-Fi (aka Red Norvo In Stereo)
Cool Jazz 1958
RED NORVO Windjammer City Style album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Windjammer City Style
Swing 1958
RED NORVO Mainstream Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mainstream Jazz
Cool Jazz 1962
RED NORVO Rose Room album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rose Room
Bop 1969
RED NORVO Vibes A La Red album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vibes A La Red
Swing 1974
RED NORVO The Second Time Around album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Second Time Around
Cool Jazz 1975
RED NORVO Chamber Jazz - Jazz Lab Vol. 18 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chamber Jazz - Jazz Lab Vol. 18
Bop 1975
RED NORVO Red In New York album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red In New York
Swing 1977
RED NORVO Just Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just Friends
Cool Jazz 1983
RED NORVO Norvo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Norvo
Cool Jazz 1983
RED NORVO Red Norvo (Featuring Mildred Bailey) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo (Featuring Mildred Bailey)
Bop 1989
RED NORVO The Red Norvo Quintet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Red Norvo Quintet
Swing 1990

RED NORVO EPs & splits

RED NORVO The Red Norvo Trio feat. Jimmy Raney & Red Mitchell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Red Norvo Trio feat. Jimmy Raney & Red Mitchell
Cool Jazz 1953
RED NORVO Red Norvo And His All-Stars , Krupa-Ventura Trio , Teddy Wilson Quintet ‎: Jazz Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo And His All-Stars , Krupa-Ventura Trio , Teddy Wilson Quintet ‎: Jazz Concert
Swing 1956

RED NORVO live albums

RED NORVO Town Hall Concert (Volume One) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Town Hall Concert (Volume One)
Bop 1952
RED NORVO Red Norvo, Ross Tompkins ‎: Red & Ross Recorded Live January album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo, Ross Tompkins ‎: Red & Ross Recorded Live January
Swing 1979
RED NORVO The Forward Look album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Forward Look
Cool Jazz 1981
RED NORVO Red Norvo Orchestra Live from the Blue Gardens album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Orchestra Live from the Blue Gardens
Cool Jazz 1992

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RED NORVO re-issues & compilations

RED NORVO Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions
Cool Jazz 1976
RED NORVO Red Norvo Small Bands : Just A Mood album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Small Bands : Just A Mood
Bop 1987
RED NORVO Good Vibes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Good Vibes
Bop 1997
RED NORVO 1944-1945 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
1944-1945
Swing 2004
RED NORVO Red Norvo Trio - Complete Recordings (with Tal Farlow & Red Mitchell) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Red Norvo Trio - Complete Recordings (with Tal Farlow & Red Mitchell)
Cool Jazz 2011

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