Orrin Keepnews, Riverside Records Jazz Producer and Milestone Record Executive, Is Dead at 91

Sorry to read this. He produced many great records and his liner notes and stories did a lot to educate me about jazz.

 

Wow, what a career.

And this is so cool: "...Because the original masters for most Paramount recordings proved impossible to locate, some of Riverside’s early output was mastered to magnetic tape from 78 r.p.m. discs borrowed from the collection of the record producer John Hammond."

R.I.P., Mr. Keepnews

 

A true pioneer and by all accounts a class act. They don't make them like that any more. Rest in peace.

 

R I P

 

Sad news, but a life very well lived. Produced some of the best jazz albums ever by Monk, Evans, Rollins et al. RIP

 

A curmudgeon of the old school, I liked him. He had the good taste to sign Monk and help popularise him when his career was in the doldrums, although Monk felt he was being ripped off by the label later on and left under a cloud -tales of 'creative accounting' surfaced but Bob Grauer apparently was the culprit. Whatever, Keepnews has justly earned his place in the annals of recorded music. RIP.

 

Truly a life well lived and I'll forever be indebted for his involvement and participation in getting me and my musical tastes released from the death like grip of Classic Rock.

 

Orrin was a very interesting E-mail friend. I will miss his wit. I was able to get him here back in 2005 and a few of us got to ask him some questions before he forgot his login.

RIP Orrin.

 

Sorry to hear this sad news not just for the jazz world but the whole music world as well.
I'd just bought The Incredible Wes Montgomery in the Orrin Keepnews series two days ago, will listen to this album tonight to honor this jazz giant.

 

R.I.P. I own and enjoy a few Riverside recordings, especially Full House by Wes Montgomery.

 

One of my favourite Evans compositions, his version on Consecration from the final Keystone Korner sessions is gorgeous.

 

RIP. Yes his name is on some of my finest jazz LPs too.

 

RIP. I've been enjoying my recent pickup of the Complete Riverside recordings of Wes Montgomery. A life well lived!

 

RIP Orrin, you will always be viewed as a revolutionary in jazz music.

 

Just as I've recently gotten into some Cannonball Adderley cds he was associated with.

I'm saddened to hear of his passing.

 

RIP.... thank for all the great records.

 

I hope I live to be 91 still enjoying music and spinning vinyl, what a great long life in music Mr. Keepnews had.

And in the SF Bay Area too.

My mom's 90 and still lives there too...

 

RIP Orrin! A giant in the history of jazz, indeed.

 

Keepnews was misnamed. He should be Keepjazz, because that's what he did.
A glass raised to a great long life. RIP

 

He wrote a memoir quite a few years ago. Probably hard to find, but a wonderful read.

 

I love his work. May he rest in peace.

 

Very sad news but a long life. RIP

 

Some musical careers seem almost impossible in their scope and influence. This is one.

 

I spent the weekend listening almost exclusively to my just received batch of Riverside (Concord) reissues (Monk's Music / Monk & John Coltrane / Waltz For Debby...)
Then I read the updated liner notes, they were signed Orrin Keepnews: that's when I realized that he was probably still alive.