It's not over the top to say that Orrin Keepnews was responsible for producing some of the most significant jazz albums of the 1950s and early 1960s.
His body of work as co-founder and producer of Riverside Records is substantial and speaks for itself: 14 stunning Thelonious Monk albums, two of Sonny Rollins' most robust dates, Bill Evans' most delicate …
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