Хочется рассказать немного об одном из главных джазовых лейблов золотой эры джаза (50-60е) под названием Riverside. Лейбл был основан в 53-м году двумя энтузиастами джазового дела - Orrin Keepnews и Bill Grauer, а лейбл вошел в Bill Grauer Production Inc. Штаб фирмы находился в Нью-Йорке, поэтому записывали в основном музыкантов восточного побережья и центра США, В начале лейбл был задуман для переиздания раннего Чикагского материала, в основном с лейбла Paramount Records (Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Ma Rainey, James P Johnson), но уже в 54м выпустили свою первую модерджазовую запись Randy Weston. В 55м году ими был выкуплен у Prestige Records на Телониуса Монка и в течение следующих пяти лет он радовал их своими замечательными пластинками. В основном продюсировал записи Orrin (который, кстати, вел подлейбл Jazzland), тогда как Bill Grauer занимался продажами и продвижением записей. В конце 50х и начале 60х лейблу удалось заполучить сильнейших джазовых музыкантов того времени - Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Byrd, Johnny Griffin, Wes Montgomery.
К великому сожалению, Bill Grauer умер от сердечного приступа в конце 63го года и вскоре после его фирма была признана банкротом. Впоследствии записи попали к Fantasy Records и были переизданы в рамках Original Jazz Classics. 
1953-1957 (12-101 - 12-242) 1957-1958 (12-243 - 12-271)
белый лейбл синее большое яблоко
1958-1960 (12-272 - 12-333) 1960-1964 (12-334 - 12-476)
синее малое яблоко синее большое яблоко + INC
1958-1960 (1123-1188) 1960-1964 (1190-9476)
стерео стерео + INC.
1965 более мелкая надпись
переходный период к orpheum
1966-1967 издание orpheum, цвета лейбла могут отличаться
конец 196х
Поскольку нас интересуют прежде всего издания модернджазовых музыкантов остановимся на них.
Riverside Contemporary 200 series (12 inch LP)
- RLP 12-201 Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington
- RLP 12-202 Joe Sullivan - New Solos By An Old Master
- RLP 12-203 Get Happy With The Randy Weston Trio
- RLP 12-204 The Mundell Lowe Quartet
- RLP 12-205 Tony Parenti's Ragtime Band And Ragpickers Trio - Ragtime!
- RLP 12-206 The Voice Of Marty Bell - The Quartet Of Don Elliott
- RLP 12-207 George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition
- RLP 12-208 Guitar Moods By Mundell Lowe
- RLP 12-209 Thelonious Monk - The Unique
- RLP 12-210 Gene Mayl - Dixieland In Hi-Fi
- RLP 12-211 Wild Bill Davison - Sweet And Hot
- RLP 12-212 Ralph Sutton - Piano Solos In The Classic Jazz Tradition
- RLP 12-213 Bob Helm - San Francisco Style
- RLP 12-214 Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne - With These Hands...
- RLP 12-215 Conrad Janis - Dixieland Jam Session
- RLP 12-216 Sidney Bechet/Albert Nicholas - Creole Reeds
- RLP 12-217 Paul Barbarin/Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans Contrasts
- RLP 12-218 Don Elliott/Rusty Dedrick - New Counterpoint For Six Valves
- RLP 12-219 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - New Music Of Alec Wilder
- RLP 12-220 The Bob Corwin Quartet Featuring The Trumpet Of Don Elliott
- RLP 12-221 Matthew Gee All-Stars - Jazz By Gee!
- RLP 12-222 Presenting Ernie Henry
- RLP 12-223 Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions
- RLP 12-224 Kenny Drew Trio
- RLP 12-225 Trigger Alpert - Trigger Happy!
- RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
- RLP 12-227 Randy Weston - Trio And Solo
- RLP 12-228 Zoot Sims - Zoot!
- RLP 12-229 Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
- RLP 12-230 George Lewis - Jazz At Vespers
- RLP 12-231 Carl Halen - Gin Bottle Jazz
- RLP 12-232 Randy Weston Trio With Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia
- RLP 12-233 Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High
- RLP 12-234 Herbie Mann - Sultry Serenade
- RLP 12-235 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself
- RLP 12-236 Kenny Drew - This Is New
- RLP 12-237 Clark Terry - Serenade To A Bus Seat
- RLP 12-238 Mundell Lowe - A Grand Night For Swinging
- RLP 12-239 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts
- RLP 12-240 Bobby Jaspar With George Wallington, Idrees Sulieman
- RLP 12-241 Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny
- RLP 12-242 Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music
- RLP 12-243 V.A. - Blues For Tomorrow
- RLP 12-244 V.A. - Jazz For Lovers
- RLP 12-245 Herbie Mann's Californians - Great Ideas Of Western Mann
- RLP 12-246 Clark Terry - Duke With A Difference
- RLP 12-247 Gerry Mulligan/Thelonious Monk - Mulligan Meets Monk
- RLP 12-248 Ernie Henry Quartet - Seven Standards And A Blues
- RLP 12-249 Kenny Drew - Pal Joey: Jazz Impressions Of The Rodgers And Hart
- RLP 12-250 Freddie Redd - San Francisco Suite For Jazz Trio
- RLP 12-251 Abbey Lincoln - That's Him
- RLP 12-252 Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin - The Chicago Sound
- RLP 12-253 Most Likely... Dick Johnson
- RLP 12-254 Wynton Kelly Piano
- RLP 12-255 Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry - 2 Horns/2 Rhythm
- RLP 12-256 Benny Golson - The Modern Touch
- RLP 12-257 Jean "Toots" Thielemans - Man Bites Harmonica!
- RLP 12-258 Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite
- RLP 12-259 Gene Mayl - At The Hi-Fi Jazz Band Ball
- RLP 12-260 The Red Onion Jazz Band - Dance Off Both Your Shoes In Hi-Fi
- RLP 12-261 Carl Halen - Whoopee Makers
- RLP 12-262 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious In Action
- RLP 12-263 Look Out For Evans Bradshaw!
- RLP 12-264 Johnny Griffin Sextet
- RLP 12-265 Pepper Adams Quintet - 10 To 4 At The 5 Spot
- RLP 12-266 Ernie Henry - Last Chorus
- RLP 12-267 V.A. - Riverside Drive
- RLP 12-268 Marty Grosz - Hooray For Bix!
- RLP 12-269 Cannonball Adderley - Portrait Of Cannonball
- RLP 12-270 Joe Albany - The Right Combination
- RLP 12-271 Clark Terry/Thelonious Monk - In Orbit
- RLP 12-272 V.A. - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions
- RLP 12-273 Blue Mitchell Big 6
- RLP 12-274 Johnny Griffin - Way Out!
- RLP 12-275 Kenny Dorham - This Is The Moment!
- RLP 12-276 John Benson Brooks' Alabama Concerto Featuring Cannonball Adderley/Art Farmer
- RLP 12-277 Abbey Lincoln - It's Magic
- RLP 12-278 Chet Baker Sings - It Could Happen To You
- RLP 12-279 Thelonious Monk - Misterioso
- RLP 12-280 Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words
- RLP 12-281 Chet Baker In New York
- RLP 12-282 Philly Joe Jones - Blues For Dracula
- RLP 12-283 George Lewis Of New Orleans
- RLP 12-284 V.A. - Saxophone Revolt
- RLP 12-285 Nat Adderley - Branching Out
- RLP 12-286 Cannonball Adderley/Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better
- RLP 12-287 Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Jazz Sahara
- RLP 12-288 not used?
- RLP 12-289 Gene Mayl - Jazz In Retrospect
- RLP 12-290 The Other Side Of Benny Golson
- RLP 12-291 Everybody Digs Bill Evans
- RLP 12-292 Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace
- RLP 12-293 Blue Mitchell - Out Of The Blue
- RLP 12-294 V.A. - New Blue Horns
- RLP 12-295 Clark Terry - Top And Bottom Brass
- RLP 12-296 Evans Bradshaw - Pieces Of Eighty-Eight
- RLP 12-297 Kenny Dorham/Cannonball Adderley - Blue Spring
- RLP 12-298 Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue
- RLP 12-299 Chet Baker - Chet
- RLP 12-300 The Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall
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Riverside Contemporary 300 series (12 inch LP)
- RLP 12-201 Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington
- RLP 12-202 Joe Sullivan - New Solos By An Old Master
- RLP 12-203 Get Happy With The Randy Weston Trio
- RLP 12-204 The Mundell Lowe Quartet
- RLP 12-205 Tony Parenti's Ragtime Band And Ragpickers Trio - Ragtime!
- RLP 12-206 The Voice Of Marty Bell - The Quartet Of Don Elliott
- RLP 12-207 George Lewis - Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition
- RLP 12-208 Guitar Moods By Mundell Lowe
- RLP 12-209 Thelonious Monk - The Unique
- RLP 12-210 Gene Mayl - Dixieland In Hi-Fi
- RLP 12-211 Wild Bill Davison - Sweet And Hot
- RLP 12-212 Ralph Sutton - Piano Solos In The Classic Jazz Tradition
- RLP 12-213 Bob Helm - San Francisco Style
- RLP 12-214 Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne - With These Hands...
- RLP 12-215 Conrad Janis - Dixieland Jam Session
- RLP 12-216 Sidney Bechet/Albert Nicholas - Creole Reeds
- RLP 12-217 Paul Barbarin/Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans Contrasts
- RLP 12-218 Don Elliott/Rusty Dedrick - New Counterpoint For Six Valves
- RLP 12-219 Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra - New Music Of Alec Wilder
- RLP 12-220 The Bob Corwin Quartet Featuring The Trumpet Of Don Elliott
- RLP 12-221 Matthew Gee All-Stars - Jazz By Gee!
- RLP 12-222 Presenting Ernie Henry
- RLP 12-223 Bill Evans - New Jazz Conceptions
- RLP 12-224 Kenny Drew Trio
- RLP 12-225 Trigger Alpert - Trigger Happy!
- RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
- RLP 12-227 Randy Weston - Trio And Solo
- RLP 12-228 Zoot Sims - Zoot!
- RLP 12-229 Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet
- RLP 12-230 George Lewis - Jazz At Vespers
- RLP 12-231 Carl Halen - Gin Bottle Jazz
- RLP 12-232 Randy Weston Trio With Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia
- RLP 12-233 Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High
- RLP 12-234 Herbie Mann - Sultry Serenade
- RLP 12-235 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself
- RLP 12-236 Kenny Drew - This Is New
- RLP 12-237 Clark Terry - Serenade To A Bus Seat
- RLP 12-238 Mundell Lowe - A Grand Night For Swinging
- RLP 12-239 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts
- RLP 12-240 Bobby Jaspar With George Wallington, Idrees Sulieman
- RLP 12-241 Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny
- RLP 12-242 Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music
- RLP 12-243 V.A. - Blues For Tomorrow
- RLP 12-244 V.A. - Jazz For Lovers
- RLP 12-245 Herbie Mann's Californians - Great Ideas Of Western Mann
- RLP 12-246 Clark Terry - Duke With A Difference
- RLP 12-247 Gerry Mulligan/Thelonious Monk - Mulligan Meets Monk
- RLP 12-248 Ernie Henry Quartet - Seven Standards And A Blues
- RLP 12-249 Kenny Drew - Pal Joey: Jazz Impressions Of The Rodgers And Hart
- RLP 12-250 Freddie Redd - San Francisco Suite For Jazz Trio
- RLP 12-251 Abbey Lincoln - That's Him
- RLP 12-252 Wilbur Ware Quintet Featuring Johnny Griffin - The Chicago Sound
- RLP 12-253 Most Likely... Dick Johnson
- RLP 12-254 Wynton Kelly Piano
- RLP 12-255 Kenny Dorham Quartet Featuring Ernie Henry - 2 Horns/2 Rhythm
- RLP 12-256 Benny Golson - The Modern Touch
- RLP 12-257 Jean "Toots" Thielemans - Man Bites Harmonica!
- RLP 12-258 Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite
- RLP 12-259 Gene Mayl - At The Hi-Fi Jazz Band Ball
- RLP 12-260 The Red Onion Jazz Band - Dance Off Both Your Shoes In Hi-Fi
- RLP 12-261 Carl Halen - Whoopee Makers
- RLP 12-262 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious In Action
- RLP 12-263 Look Out For Evans Bradshaw!
- RLP 12-264 Johnny Griffin Sextet
- RLP 12-265 Pepper Adams Quintet - 10 To 4 At The 5 Spot
- RLP 12-266 Ernie Henry - Last Chorus
- RLP 12-267 V.A. - Riverside Drive
- RLP 12-268 Marty Grosz - Hooray For Bix!
- RLP 12-269 Cannonball Adderley - Portrait Of Cannonball
- RLP 12-270 Joe Albany - The Right Combination
- RLP 12-271 Clark Terry/Thelonious Monk - In Orbit
- RLP 12-272 V.A. - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions
- RLP 12-273 Blue Mitchell Big 6
- RLP 12-274 Johnny Griffin - Way Out!
- RLP 12-275 Kenny Dorham - This Is The Moment!
- RLP 12-276 John Benson Brooks' Alabama Concerto Featuring Cannonball Adderley/Art Farmer
- RLP 12-277 Abbey Lincoln - It's Magic
- RLP 12-278 Chet Baker Sings - It Could Happen To You
- RLP 12-279 Thelonious Monk - Misterioso
- RLP 12-280 Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words
- RLP 12-281 Chet Baker In New York
- RLP 12-282 Philly Joe Jones - Blues For Dracula
- RLP 12-283 George Lewis Of New Orleans
- RLP 12-284 V.A. - Saxophone Revolt
- RLP 12-285 Nat Adderley - Branching Out
- RLP 12-286 Cannonball Adderley/Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better
- RLP 12-287 Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Jazz Sahara
- RLP 12-288 not used?
- RLP 12-289 Gene Mayl - Jazz In Retrospect
- RLP 12-290 The Other Side Of Benny Golson
- RLP 12-291 Everybody Digs Bill Evans
- RLP 12-292 Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace
- RLP 12-293 Blue Mitchell - Out Of The Blue
- RLP 12-294 V.A. - New Blue Horns
- RLP 12-295 Clark Terry - Top And Bottom Brass
- RLP 12-296 Evans Bradshaw - Pieces Of Eighty-Eight
- RLP 12-297 Kenny Dorham/Cannonball Adderley - Blue Spring
- RLP 12-298 Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue
- RLP 12-299 Chet Baker - Chet
- RLP 12-300 The Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall
Riverside Contemporary 400 series (12 inch LP)
- RLP 401 Lil Hardin Armstrong And Her Orchestra - Chicago-The Living Legends
- RLP 402 The Blues Piano Artistry Of Meade Lux Lewis
- RLP 403 Mama Yancey/Little Brother Montgomery - Chicago-The Living Legends: South Side Blues
- RLP 404 The Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York
- RLP 405 The Jazz Brothers - Spring Fever
- RLP 406 Franz Jackson's Original Jass All-Stars Featuring Bob Shoffner - Chicago-The Living Legends
- RLP 407 Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes!
- RLP 408 Elmo Hope/Bertha Hope - Hope-Full
- RLP 409 Elvin Jones - Elvin!
- RLP 410 Little Brother Montgomery - Chicago-The Living Legends: Piano, Vocal And Band Blues
- RLP 411 Eddie Jefferson - Letter From Home
- RLP 412 George Russell Septet - The Stratus Seekers
- RLP 413 Barry Harris - Newer Than New
- RLP 414 Blue Mitchell - A Sure Thing
- RLP 415 Junie C. Cobb And His New Hometown Band - Chicago-The Living Legends
- RLP 416 Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits
- RLP 417 Odetta And The Blues
- RLP 418 Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders - Chicago-The Living Legends
- RLP 419 Tadd Dameron - The Magic Touch
- RLP 420 Johnny Griffin - The Kerry Dancers
- RLP 421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits
- RLP 422 Bobby Timmons - Sweet And Soulful Sounds
- RLP 423 Mongo Santamaria And His Afro-Latin Group - Go, Mongo!
- RLP 424 The JFK Quintet - Young Ideas
- RLP 425 Billie Poole - Sermonette
- RLP 426 Albert Wynn And His Gutbucket Seven - Chicago-The Living Legends
- RLP 427 Charlie Byrd - Latin Impressions
- RLP 428 Bill Evans - Moon Beams
- RLP 429 Milt Jackson - Big Bags
- RLP 430 Harry "Sweets" Edison/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Harry "Sweets" Edison And Eddie "Lockjaw": Jawbreakers
- RLP 431 Don Friedman - Circle Waltz
- RLP 432 Sam Jones & Co. - Down Home
- RLP 433 Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - Know What I Mean
- RLP 434 Wes Montgomery - Full House
- RLP 435 Barry Harris - Chasin' The Bird
- RLP 436 Charlie Byrd - Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros
- RLP 437 Johnny Griffin - Grab This!
- RLP 438 Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Caravan
- RLP 439 Blue Mitchell - The Cup Bearers
- RLP 440 George Russell - The Outer View
- RLP 441 Mark Murphy - That's How I Love The Blues!
- RLP 442 Johnny "Hammond" Smith Plus Seldon Powell - Black Coffee
- RLP 443 Thelonious Monk In Italy
- RLP 444 Cannonball Adderley - Jazz Workshop Revisited
- RLP 445 Bill Evans - Interplay
- RLP 446 Milt Jackson - Invitation
- RLP 447 Junior Mance - Junior's Blues
- RLP 448 Charlie Byrd - Byrd's Word!
- RLP 449 Charlie Byrd - Byrd In The Wind
- RLP 450 Charlie Byrd - Mr. Guitar
- RLP 451 The Guitar Artistry Of Charlie Byrd
- RLP 452 Charlie Byrd At The Village Vanguard
- RLP 453 Charlie Byrd - Blues Sonata
- RLP 454 Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova Once More!
- RLP 455 Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Bossa Nova
- RLP 456 Johnny Lytle - Got That Feeling!
- RLP 457 Sal Nistico - Comin' On Up!
- RLP 458 Billie Poole - Confessin' The Blues!
- RLP 459 Wes Montgomery - Boss Guitar
- RLP 460/461 Thelonious Monk - Two Hours With Thelonious
- RLP 462 Johnny Griffin - Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
- RLP 463 Don Friedman - Flashback
- RLP 464 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers At Birdland - Ugetsu
- RLP 465 Jimmy Heath And Brass - Swamp Seed
- RLP 466 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Mr. Wonderful
- RLP 467 The Charlie Byrd Trio And Guests - Byrd At The Gate
- RLP 468 Bobby Timmons - Born To Be Blue!
- RLP 469 Willie Rodriguez - Flatjacks
- RLP 470 Johnny Lytle - Happy Ground
- RLP 471 The Dynamic Sound Patterns Of The Rod Levitt Orchestra
- RLP 472 Wes Montgomery - Fusion!
- RLP 473 Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings!
- RLP 474 Nat Adderley - Little Big Horn!
- RLP 475 Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn - Great Times!
- RLP 476 Ben Webster/Joe Zawinul - Soulmates
- RLP 477 Cannonball Adderley - Nippon Soul
- RLP 478 Milt Jackson And Big Brass - For Someone I Love
- RLP 479 Johnny Griffin - Wade In The Water
- RLP 480 Johnny Lytle - The Village Caller!
- RLP 481 Charlie Byrd With Voices - Byrd Song
- RLP 482 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Open House!
- RLP 483/484 The Thelonious Monk Story
- RLP 485 Don Friedman - Dreams And Explorations
- RLP 486 Jimmy Heath - On The Trail
- RLP 487 Bill Evans Trio At Shelly's Manne-Hole
- RLP 488 not used?
- RLP 489 not used?
- RLP 490 Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - Monk And Coltrane
- RLP 491 Thelonious Monk - Monk In France
- RLP 492 Wes Montgomery - Portrait Of Wes
- RLP 493 Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Kyoto
- RLP 494 Wes Montgomery - Guitar On The Go
- RLP 495 Milt Jackson Quintet 'Live' At The Village Gate
- RLP 496 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - A Little Taste
- RLP 497 not used?
- RLP 498 Charlie Byrd - Solo Flight
- RLP 499 Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball In Europe!
