Norman Granz played perhaps the single biggest role in the spread of small-group jazz in the years following World War II. As a concert promoter and record company founder, Granz had tireless drive, an undiminished passion for the music and musicians, and a buzzsaw personality that came in handy along the way. Yet little is known about what made him tic…
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