Riverside
Riverside, founded 1953: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on Riverside
Thelonious Monk
1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982)
Bill Evans
1929–1980 · American jazz pianist (1929–1980)
Toots Thielemans
1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016)
Wes Montgomery
1923–1968 · American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)
Abbey Lincoln
1930–2010 · American singer (1930–2010)
Randy Weston
1926–2018 · American jazz pianist (1926–2018)
Blue Mitchell
1930–1979 · American trumpeter and composer (1930–1979)
George Russell
1923–2009 · American pianist and composer (1923–2009)
Jimmy Heath
1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band…
Philly Joe Jones
1923–1985 · American jazz drummer (1923–1985)
Buck Clayton
1911–1991 · American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991)
Junior Mance
1928–2021 · American musician (1928–2021)
Bobby Timmons
1935–1974 · American pianist (1935-1974)
Scott LaFaro
1936–1961 · American bassist (1936–1961)
Sweet Emma Barrett
1897–1983 · American musician (1897-1983)
Mundell Lowe
1922–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1922-2017)
Ernie Henry
1926–1957 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1957)
Elmer Snowden
1900–1973 · American musician (1900-1973)
Wilbur Ware
1923–1979 · American jazz musician (1923-1979)
Don Friedman
1935–2016 · American jazz pianist (1935–2016)
Andrew White
1942–2020 · American musician (1942-2020)
Budd Johnson
1910–1984 · American musician (1910-1984)
Tony Parenti
1900–1972 · American musician (1900–1972)
Jim Robinson
1892–1976 · American musician (1892–1976)
Teri Thornton
1934–2000 · American jazz singer (1934–2000)
Melvin Rhyne
1936–2013 · American jazz organist, best known for his work with Wes…
Label profile
US label which appears as "Riverside" only on most of the releases.
Label Code: LC 0325 / LC 00325
Riverside was established on a shoestring budget in 1953 by traditional jazz enthusiasts Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews as an outlet for reissues of jazz and blues recordings from the 1920s by King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson and others. Beginning with new recording led by modern jazz pianist Randy Weston, the company expanded its activities and placed such major figures as Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley and Wes Montgomery under contract. Riverside soon became one of the leading independent jazz labels based in New York. Keepnews produced the sessions and wrote the album's liner notes, although some recordings of traditional jazz musicians in New Orleans and Chicago were produced by Chris Albertson (the "Living Legends" series) and Adderley acted as a talent scout and producer.
It also distributed , a children's music label created by Grauer, until selling it in 1962 to A.A. Records.
The company, which also recorded albums by Sonny Rollins, Abbey Lincoln, Art Blakey, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Johnny Griffin, and Charl
Profile from Discogs (CC0)