Riverside Records

Riverside Records
Founded1953 (1953)
FounderBill Grauer, Jr
Orrin Keepnews
Defunct1964 (1964)
StatusDefunct
GenreJazz, blues, folk
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew York City

Riverside Records was an American jazz record company and label. Founded by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer, Jr, under his firm Bill Grauer Productions in 1953, the label played an important role in the jazz record industry for a decade.[1][2] Riverside headquarters were located in New York City, at 553 West 51st Street.[3]

  1. ^ "Concord Music Group". Concord Music Group. January 3, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Kernfeld, Barry (2003). "Riverside (jazz)". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  3. ^ liner notes to The Little Giant