The Riverside Records Story

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Annotation

Compiled by Orrin Keepnews, Riverside co-founder.
Abbey Lincoln's track from It's Magic (RLP 12-277)

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-07 10:02 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Thelonious Monk4:41
2Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaría2:30
3This HereCannonball Adderley12:32
4Brilliant Corners
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1956-10-15)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1956-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-15)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-10-15)
recording of:
Brilliant Corners (on 1956-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk7:47
5Four on Six
Wes Montgomery6:21
6Waltz for Debby
recording of:
Waltz for Debby (instrumental)
composer:
Bill Evans (pianist)
publisher:
Acorn Music (label in Berkeley, CA founded by hammered dulcimer player Tony Elman), Acorn Music Corp., Folkways Music Publishers Inc. and Kensington Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bill Evans6:59
7African Waltz
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1961-02-28)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1961-02-28)
alto saxophone and flute:
George Dorsey (on 1961-02-28)
baritone saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1961-02-28)
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1961-02-28)
bongos and congas:
Michael Olatuja (UK electric and acoustic bassist/composer, based in New York) (on 1961-02-28)
double bass:
Sam Jones (jazz bassist) (on 1961-02-28)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1961-02-28)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1961-02-28)
flute, piccolo and tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1961-02-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1961-02-28)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1961-02-28), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1961-02-28) and Arnett Sparrow (on 1961-02-28)
trumpet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-02-28), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28), Ernie Royal (on 1961-02-28) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1961-02-28)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1961-02-28)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mastercorp Pty Ltd (in 2011) and Kendal (in 2014)
Cannonball Adderley2:13
8Meditation
Charlie Byrd3:14
9The Village Caller
Johnny Lytle4:28
10Blues for Dracula
Philly Joe Jones8:20
11Wade in the Water
Johnny Griffin3:49
12Smooth as the Wind
recording of:
Smooth as the Wind
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Blue Mitchell5:15
13Big "P"
Jimmy Heath3:55
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ASIN:US: B000000ZG7 [info]