| Pablo Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Concord Music Group |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Norman Granz |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
Pablo Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Norman Granz in 1973, more than a decade after he had sold his earlier catalog (including Verve Records) to MGM Records.[1]
Pablo initially featured recordings by acts that Granz managed: Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, and Joe Pass. Later, the label issued recordings by Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Milt Jackson, and Paulinho da Costa. The label also re-released 1950s recordings by Art Tatum, which Granz reacquired, and released unissued European live recordings of John Coltrane and his groups.
In January 1987, it was announced that the label had been acquired by Fantasy Records for an undisclosed amount. Eric Miller, who had worked with Norman Granz since the early 1970s, continued with Pablo as head of A&R,[1] until the early-2000s. Fantasy continued to release previously unissued recordings using the Pablo name.
- ^ a b Feather, Leonard (16 January 1987). "Norman Granz Sells Pablo to Fantasy Records of Berkeley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-08-28.