GNP is the world of Gene and Neil Norman, which began as jazz concert events in the 1940s and 50s an
GNP Crescendo was born in 1954, out of Gene Norman's love for jazz and his determination to share it as widely as possible. During his career as a disc jockey and TV personality, Gene presented many live shows in the LA area, and many others up and down the California coast. The very first recordings of the concerts were released by Capital Records, with Gene deciding to add a record label to his
already full plate shortly thereafter. The concert series "Gene Norman Presents" and his Sunset Strip nightclub "The Crescendo" gave name to the label, which will celebrate 60 years of continuous ownership in the not too distant future. As well as the big jazz names such as Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and Stan Kenton GNP Crescendo has also found success with many other genres and acts. Some of our more well-known offerings include The Seeds, John Mayall, Dick Dale, Savoy Brown, Joe & Eddie, Bill Watrous, The Robins, Walter Wanderley, Arthur Lyman, Frances Faye, Gary Richrath, The Limeliters, and many and varied others. The label also made significant forays into the soundtrack arena with an eye on science fiction, and offers more than a dozen Star Trek titles, including music from the Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager, and a good handful of the movies as well. Other soundtracks released include Quantum Leap, The Time Machine, Forbidden Planet, Honk, Forever Knight, Godzilla, Dune and Highlander.
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The Solis are long-time friends and associates of the family here at GNP Crescendo, and now Olivia has earned herself a spot in the top 24 of this season of American Idol. Voting information in the comments, but first check her out!
Taking on a Celine Dion tune is no easy feat, but American Idol hopeful Olivia Soli seemed to do it with ease Monday night (April 10).
Happy First Contact day!
Live long and prosper.
Have you ever noticed the woman's one backwards leg on the PASSION cover? What about how we spelled "psychotic" wrong on the back of the Fire Escape album? Do you prefer reissues to recreate these charming little oversights or would rather they were cleaned up? We're purists, ourselves...
A lot of you know us for soundtracks, but further back in our history was a different time of mindless sax and senseless violins. This day in 1945, Dizzy Gillespie first recorded "I Can't Get Started." Yeah yeah, Dizzy was trumpet but I've been needing to get that pun out of my head so... enjoy our 1957 original rendition.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesI Can't Get Started · Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie And His Big Band In Concert℗ 1993 GNP Crescendo Record Co....
What's on your social calendar for this weekend? Let's bring back dressing fancy and taking in some hip sounds.
Early morning rain... lunchtime rain... afternoon rain.... evening and night rain. What's your forecast this week and how are you dealing with it? We had to pull an old pool pump out of the shed but it still works so we have that going for us.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesEarly Mornin' Rain · Billy Lee RileyBilly Lee Riley - In Action!℗ 1966 GNP Crescendo Record Co., Inc.Released o...
Today in 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered. Not only was the show's premise - focused on an ensemble not exploring strange new worlds but staying firmly put on a static station - a break from what we all knew about Trek, but the structure of the show with its long arc was different, too. It was not unheard of, of course; another long-arc favourite of mine, Babylon 5, ran almost alongside it for years. An initially reluctant commander inherits a prickly situation, and the stage is quickly set for exploratons of clashing political systems and generational traumas, religious extremism, spirituality, gender and sexuality and many more
wide-ranging and deep issues that traditionally episodic Trek would only treat to the standard 45 minutes or so of exploration. I can't ever pick absolute favourites from Trek but Deep Space Nine is spectacualr, start to end, and the long-form 8 episodes long wind down is (in my oponion) some of the best Trek of all its incarnations. How does Deep Space Nine fit into your ranking of Star Trek? I'll close with the obligatory link to the soundtrack CD for the premiere episode.
1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title 2. Wolf 359 3. The Enterprise Departs / A New Home 4. Trashed and Thrashed 5. Bajor / Saying Goodbye 6. Cucumbers in Space 7. New Personality 8. Into the Wormhole 9. Time Stood Still 10. Seaching for Relatives 11. Painful Memories 12. Passage Terminated 13....
Happy New Year, friends! If you made a resolution, we hope it includes bringing more music into your life. 🎼🎹🎧
It's the lost week where Wassailing and cozy day-drinking are still all good, until next week where it's all Frowned Upon and Your Shift Started At Nine Where Are You. 🙄
Listen to Wassail Song by Mr. Jack Daniels Original Silver Cornet Band on
Sad news from this last week. Neil has fond memories of his Savoy Brown years.
Savoy Brown founder and UK blues legend Kim Simmonds has died at the age of 75, the band have announced.
The "Future" reissue is here! We think it's been worth the wait - the Summer of '67 psychedelic epic now has a 2 LP reissue in a pretty swank tip-on gatefold with a big ol' booklet full of new liner notes by Alec Palao. http://store.gnpcrescendo.com/new/product_info.php?products_id=280
These liner notes are getting weirder and weirder. Can you fill in the blanks? Maybe you even know which album these are from!?
Scientists intent on controlling ____________ inadvertently create a giant ________ and hatch a _________ bearing what appears to be __________.
Do you need silence while you work or do you need a little side-along company? We like soundtracks to work to at the offices here, and have plenty to choose from. I'm partial to the Trek movies, but you might hear a little Godzilla once in a while, too. This post brought to you by that Monday afternoon slouch...
Hot off the truck today! Muddy Waters is back in stock on our 10" of him Live in Los Angeles in 1954. http://store.gnpcrescendo.com/new/product_info.php?products_id=273
Our hearts are heavy.
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico.
seems a great time to look at the ties that bind old Star Trek and new.
Our long history with the traditional Star Trek franchises could make us understandably biased. But what of Gene Roddenberry's vision of infinite diversity in infinite combinations?
Are you guys watching Picard? No spoilers for today's episode! The extended First Contact soundtrack CD is back in stock, in case you were feeling nostalgic.
It's a good news-bad news kind of thing. Vinyl is on the way, but it's hard to say when - and it's getting more expensive than ever to make.
Led by Taylor Swift and Adele albums, sales of vinyl LPs skyrocketed in 2021. But demand continues to exceed supply, and pressing plants are booked.
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From the mellow Cornets for Christmas album. http://store.gnpcrescendo.com/new/product_info.php?products_id=120
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