Riverside Records
Total Releases:
780
Key Styles:
Hard Bop,
Bop,
Folk,
Cool Jazz,
Soul-Jazz
Essential Riverside Records Albums
Waltz For Debby
The Bill Evans Trio, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian
1962
Post Bop
Sunday At The Village Vanguard
The Bill Evans Trio, Scott LaFaro
1961
Portrait In Jazz
The Bill Evans Trio
1960
Post Bop
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
1957
Hard Bop
Monk's Music
Thelonious Monk Septet
1957
Bop
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
The Bill Evans Trio
1959
Post Bop
Chet
Chet Baker
1959
Hard Bop
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
1960
Hard Bop
Explorations
The Bill Evans Trio
1961
Post Bop
Moon Beams
The Bill Evans Trio
1962
Cool Jazz
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Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | Bass | 81 |
| "Philly" Joe Jones | Drums | 55 |
| Wynton Kelly | Piano | 47 |
| Thelonious Monk | Piano | 36 |
| Nat Adderley | Cornet | 33 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Alto Saxophone | 33 |
| Johnny Griffin | Tenor Saxophone | 32 |
| Louis Hayes | Drums | 32 |
| Paul Chambers | Bass | 31 |
| Blue Mitchell | Trumpet | 29 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 126 |
| Bill Grauer | Producer | 89 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer, Liner Notes | 88 |
| Jack Higgins | Engineer | 76 |
| Jack Matthews | Mastered By | 68 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Liner Notes | 51 |
| Ray Fowler | Engineer | 51 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design [Album] | 50 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design | 44 |
| Paul Bacon | Design [Cover] | 43 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 662 | 51.3% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 138 | 10.7% |
| Non-Music | 87 | 6.7% |
| Blues | 52 | 4% |
| Pop | 40 | 3.1% |
| Funk / Soul | 34 | 2.6% |
| Children's | 32 | 2.5% |
| Latin | 24 | 1.9% |
| Stage & Screen | 14 | 1.1% |
| Classical | 10 | 0.8% |
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Bop | 179 | 13.9% |
| Bop | 101 | 7.8% |
| Folk | 61 | 4.7% |
| Cool Jazz | 54 | 4.2% |
| Soul-Jazz | 52 | 4% |
| Dixieland | 45 | 3.5% |
| Field Recording | 41 | 3.2% |
| Post Bop | 34 | 2.6% |
| Vocal | 29 | 2.2% |
| Swing | 23 | 1.8% |
Releases Timeline
Riverside Records Discography
Total: 769 releases
| Artist | Album | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Philly" Joe Jones | Blues For Dracula | Hard Bop | 1958 |
| "Philly" Joe Jones | Showcase | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| A. L. Lloyd | Australian Bush Songs | Folk | 1956 |
| A. L. Lloyd | English Street Songs | Folk | 1956 |
| A. L. Lloyd | English Drinking Songs | Folk | 1956 |
| A. L. Lloyd, Ewan MacColl | Thar She Blows! Whaling Ballads And Songs | Folk | 1957 |
| Abbey Lincoln | It's Magic | Hard Bop | 1958 |
| Abbey Lincoln | I Am In Love | Hard Bop | 1958 |
| Abbey Lincoln | Abbey Is Blue | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Abbey Lincoln, The Riverside Jazz Stars | That's Him! | Soul-Jazz | 1957 |
| Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Johnny Griffin | Jazz Sahara | Modal | 1959 |
| Al Wynn's Gutbucket Seven | Albert Wynn And His Gutbucket Seven | Dixieland | 1962 |
| Alberta Hunter, Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders | Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austins Blues Serenaders | 1961 | |
| Alec Templeton | 42 Mother Goose Songs | Nursery Rhymes | 1958 |
| Anita Sheer | Sheer Flamenco! | Flamenco | 1958 |
| Ann Callender, Margaret Harmsworth | Let's Make Music - A Child's Introduction To Rhythm And Melody With Ann Callender And Margaret Harmsworth | Educational | 1962 |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Caravan | Hard Bop | 1962 |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Sweet 'N' Sour | Hard Bop | 1962 |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Ugetsu | Hard Bop | 1963 |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Kyoto | Hard Bop | 1966 |