Riverside Records
Total Releases:
780
Key Styles:
Hard Bop,
Bop,
Folk,
Soul-Jazz,
Cool 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
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
1957
Hard Bop
Monk's Music
Thelonious Monk Septet
1957
Bop
Best Riverside Records Albums by Style
Hard Bop
Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
The Miles Davis Quintet
1959
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
1957
Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
1961
Bop
Monk's Music
Thelonious Monk Septet
1957
The Unique Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
1956
Kenny Drew Trio
The Kenny Drew Trio
1956
In Orbit
Clark Terry
1958
Folk
Jazz Sahara
Ahmed Abdul-Malik
1959
Bad Lads And Hard Cases - British Ballads Of Crime And Criminals
Ewan MacColl
1956
Thar She Blows! Whaling Ballads And Songs
A. L. Lloyd
1957
Scots Drinking Songs
Ewan MacColl
1956
Scots Street Songs
Ewan MacColl
1956
Similar Labels
Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | Bass | 85 |
| "Philly" Joe Jones | Drums | 56 |
| Wynton Kelly | Piano | 50 |
| Thelonious Monk | Piano | 36 |
| Cannonball Adderley | Alto Saxophone | 36 |
| Nat Adderley | Cornet | 35 |
| Louis Hayes | Drums | 35 |
| Johnny Griffin | Tenor Saxophone | 33 |
| Paul Chambers | Bass | 32 |
| Blue Mitchell | Trumpet | 29 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 131 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer, Liner Notes | 90 |
| Bill Grauer | Producer | 86 |
| Jack Higgins | Engineer | 77 |
| Jack Matthews | Mastered By | 69 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design [Album] | 54 |
| Ray Fowler | Engineer | 54 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Liner Notes | 53 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design | 48 |
| Paul Bacon | Design [Cover] | 45 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 662 | 51.3% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 138 | 10.7% |
| Non-Music | 87 | 6.7% |
| Blues | 53 | 4.1% |
| 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 | 180 | 14% |
| Bop | 101 | 7.8% |
| Folk | 61 | 4.7% |
| Soul-Jazz | 54 | 4.2% |
| Cool Jazz | 53 | 4.1% |
| Dixieland | 46 | 3.6% |
| Field Recording | 41 | 3.2% |
| Post Bop | 34 | 2.6% |
| Vocal | 28 | 2.2% |
| Swing | 22 | 1.7% |
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 |