With the launch of Riverside Records in 1953, Orrin Keepnews soon found himself busy on two fronts.
At Riverside's inception, the label was a reissue operation—taking traditional jazz and blues singles recorded for Paramount and packaging them on 10-inch, 33 1/3 Riverside LPs. Thanks to John Hammond's pristine collection of Paramount 78rpms and his overw…
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