Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)

~ Label

Annotation

Active period: 1953-1963
Founded by: Bill Grauer & Orrin Keepnews (NYC)
Catalog Sold to: Fantasy (1972) reissued under Original Jazz Classics (LP/CD) and Milestone (LP)
Top parent company: Concord Music Group
While the company Riverside Records bankrupted in 63, the label name (and the LC) were used from time to time to reissue complete recordings boxsets and anthologies.
Still, please do not add Fantasy Original Jazz Classics reissues here. Though they may mention the origin of the release as Riverside, they are not Riverside reissues per-se.

The historical catalog is organised as following:
* 100, 200, 300, 400 series (monaural)
* 1100 series (stereo)
* 800 series
* 3500 series
* 7500 series
* 600 series
* 5000, 5500, 5700, 7000, Box Set series
* 1400 series
* Sampler Album series
* abc Riverside 3000 series
* 1000, 2500, 8000 series

You may find prepended "RLP" (for Riverside LP) added to catalog numbers.

The following are possibly either subsidiaries or special Riverside series:
* Judson 3000 series
* Battle 6100 series
* Jazzland series
* Washington Records: Offbeat 3000, 4000, 4900, 5700 series
* Washington Records: R, 400, 700 series

All of these are 12"LP, but the 1000, 2500 and 8000 series which are 10"LP.

Annotation last modified on 2007-04-08 17:32 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
Portrait in JazzBill Evans Trio12" Vinyl9
RLP 12-315
Portrait in JazzBill Evans Trio12" Vinyl9
RLP 12-315
This Here Is Bobby TimmonsBobby Timmons12" Vinyl9
RLP 12-317
Work Song (mono)Nat Adderley12" Vinyl9
RLP 12-318[none]
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes MontgomeryWes Montgomery12" Vinyl8
RLP 12-320
At the BlackhawkThelonious Monk12" Vinyl6
RLP 12-323
The Grand Prix of Gibraltar!Peter Ustinov12" Vinyl7
RLP 12-833[none]
The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef (mono)Yusef Lateef12" Vinyl8
RLP 325[none]
Barry Harris at The Jazz WorkshopBarry Harris12" Vinyl8
RLP 326[none]
The Big Soul-BandJohnny Griffin Orchestra12" Vinyl8
RLP 331
Really Big!The Jimmy Heath Orchestra12" Vinyl8
RLP 333
Blue’s MoodsBlue Mitchell12" Vinyl8
RLP 336[none]
The Centaur and the PhoenixYusef Lateef12" Vinyl7
RLP 337
Warming Up!The Billy Taylor Trio12" Vinyl12
RLP 339
At the LighthouseThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet feat. Nat Adderley12" Vinyl6
RLP 344, RLP 9344[none]
The RevelationRoosevelt Wardell Trio12" Vinyl8
RLP 350
That's Right! Nat Adderley and the Big Sax SectionNat Adderley12" Vinyl8
RLP 9330[none]
SpellboundClifford Jordan Quartet12" Vinyl7
RLP 9340
Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-WinnersCannonball Adderley feat. Ray Brown & Wes Montgomery12" Vinyl6
RLP 9355[none]
Work Song (stereo)Nat Adderley12" Vinyl9
RLP-1167[none]
StratusphunkGeorge Russell Sextet12" Vinyl6
RLP-341
Lullaby of the LeavesTeri Thornton12" Vinyl12
RM3252
Soul TimeBobby Timmons12" Vinyl7
RS 9334[none]
So Much Guitar!Wes MontgomeryVinyl8
  • US1961-08-04
RLP 382
Blues Up and DownThe Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet12" Vinyl7
960
Blues SonataCharlie Byrd12" Vinyl7
  • -1961
OLP 93009[none]
Low Down PianoMontana Taylor / Cripple Clarence Lofton12" Vinyl12
RLP 152
It's Time for Dave PikeDave Pike12" Vinyl8
RLP 360[none]
Groove YardThe Montgomery Brothers12" Vinyl8
RLP 362
Smooth as the WindBlue Mitchell12" Vinyl10
RLP 367[none]
Vocal Blues And Cornet In The Classic TraditionBillie & De De Pierce12" Vinyl9
RLP 370[none]
Hey Baby!Chuck & Gap Mangione: The Jazz Brothers12" Vinyl8
RLP 371
The QuotaJimmy Heath12" Vinyl7
RLP 372
Ezz‐thetics (mono)George Russell Sextet12" Vinyl6
RLP 375[none]
Homecoming!Elmo Hope Sextet and Trio12" Vinyl7
RLP 381
A Day in the City (6 Jazz Variations on a Theme)Don Friedman Trio12" Vinyl6
RLP 384[none]
Newer Than NewBarry Harris Quintet12" Vinyl8
RLP 413[none]
Know What I Mean? (Mono LP)Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans12" Vinyl8
RLP 433
Dance All Night With a Bottle in Your HandThe Laurel River Valley Boys12" Vinyl12
RLP 7504[none]
Raise a RuckusThe Lonesome River Boys12" Vinyl14
RLP 7535
Movin' AlongWes MontgomeryVinyl7
RLP 9342
The ChantSam Jones Plus 1012" Vinyl8
RLP 9358[none]
Sunday At The Village VanguardBill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro(unknown)6
RLP 9376
African WaltzCannonball Adderley and His Orchestra12" Vinyl10
RLP 9377[none]
PlusThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet12" Vinyl6
RLP 9388[none]
Listen to Barry Harris... Solo PianoBarry Harris12" Vinyl10
RLP 9392[none]
RahMark Murphy12" Vinyl11
RLP 9395[none]
Chicago: The Living LegendsAlberta Hunter with Lovie Austins Blues Serenaders12" Vinyl10
RLP 9418[none]
Know What I Mean? (Stereo LP)Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans12" Vinyl8
RLP 9433[none]
ExplorationsBill Evans Trio12" Vinyl8
RLP-351
Sunday at the Village VanguardBill Evans TrioVinyl6
RLP-9376
Cannonball Plays Bossa NovaCannonball AdderleyVinyl8
DDL 99990
St. Louis Blues (Bossa Nova) / Sugar LoafArt Mooney and his Orchestra7" Vinyl2
RF-4543
St. Louis Blues / Sugar LoafArt Mooney & His Orchestra7" Vinyl2
RF-4543
’Deed I Do / A Cottage for SaleBessie Watson & The Cannonball Adderley Quintet7" Vinyl2
RF-4569[none]
Hammer And NailsThe Staple SingersVinyl12
RLP 3501
Back Door BluesEddie “Cleanhead” Vinson with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet12" Vinyl10
RLP 3502[none]
Waltz for DebbyBill Evans Trio with Scott LaFaro & Paul Motian12" Vinyl6
RLP 399
Triple ThreatJimmy Heath12" Vinyl7
RLP 400, RLP 9400
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (mono)Cannonball Adderley Sextet12" Vinyl7
RLP 404[none]
Chicago - The Living LegendsFranz Jackson and His Original Jass All-Stars12" Vinyl8
RLP 406[none]
Bags Meets Wes! (Mono LP)Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery12" Vinyl7
RLP 407
A Sure Thing (mono)Blue Mitchell12" Vinyl7
RLP 414
A Sure Thing (mono)Blue Mitchell12" Vinyl7
RLP 414
Chicago - The Living LegendsJunie Cobb12" Vinyl8
RLP 415[none]
The Kerry DancersJohnny Griffin12" Vinyl8
RLP 420
Go, Mongo!Mongo Santamaría And His Afro-Latin Group12" Vinyl9
RLP 423
Moon BeamsBill Evans Trio12" Vinyl8
RLP 428
Big BagsMilt Jackson12" Vinyl10
RLP 429[none]
Full HouseWes Montgomery12" Vinyl6
RLP 434[none]
InterplayBill EvansVinyl6
RLP 445
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New YorkThe Cannonball Adderley Sextet feat. Nat Adderley & Yusef Lateef12" Vinyl7
RLP 9404[none]
Bags Meets Wes! (Stereo LP)Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery12" Vinyl7
RLP 9407
Greatest HitsCannonball Adderley12" Vinyl7
RLP 9416[none]
Odetta and the BluesOdetta12" Vinyl12
RLP 9417
Young IdeasThe 'JFK' Quintet12" Vinyl7
RLP-12-424
JawbreakersSweets Edison and Lockjaw Davis12" Vinyl8
RLP-39[none]
Elvin!Elvin Jones12" Vinyl7
RLP-409
Waltz for DebbyBill Evans Trio12" Vinyl6
RLP-9399[none]
Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions of Bobby TimmonsVarious Artists12" Vinyl3
RM 3512[none]
CaravanArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers12" Vinyl6
RM 438
Junior's BluesJunior Mance Trio12" Vinyl9
RM 447
Cannonball’s Bossa Nova (mono)Cannonball Adderley with the Bossa Rio Sextet of Brazil12" Vinyl8
RM 455[none]
Bentley on BrechtEric Bentley12" Vinyl19
RM 7017
Cannonball Goes Latin!Cannonball Adderley and The Bossa Rio Sextet12" Vinyl8
RS 9455[none]
How My Heart Sings!Bill Evans Trio12" Vinyl8
RS 9473
Smokey Blues / Letter From HomeJunior Mance Trio7" Vinyl2
Rep 3213
Sweet and Soulful SoundsBobby TimmonsVinyl8
The 25th Day of DecemberThe Staple Singers(unknown)12
Invitation (original deep groove pressing)Milt Jackson Sextet12" Vinyl8
RM 446[none]
Byrd at the GateCharlie Byrd Trio & Guests12" Vinyl9
467, RM 467
Byrd at the GateThe Charlie Byrd Trio12" Vinyl9
673 010
In ItalyThelonious Monk12" Vinyl8
9443
Boss GuitarWes MontgomeryVinyl8
RLP 459
Mr. WonderfulJohnny “Hammond” Smith12" Vinyl8
RLP 466
Latino!Ray Barretto & His OrchestraVinyl8
RM 3520
This LandThe Staple Singers12" Vinyl12
RM 3524
The Cup BearersBlue Mitchell12" Vinyl7
RM 439
Jazz Workshop Revisited: Recorded ‘live’ in San Francisco (mono)Cannonball Adderley Sextet featuring Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef12" Vinyl9
RM 444[none]
Confessin' the BluesBillie Poole With The Junior Mance Trio And Kenny Burrell12" Vinyl12
RM 458