Orrin Keepnews

American jazz producer and writer, born March 2, 1923, The Bronx, New York, USA - died March 1, 2015, El Cerrito, California, USA.

Co-founder of [l=Riverside Records] (1953) with [a=Bill Grauer], [l=Milestone Records] (1966) with [a341576] and established [l=Landmark Records (3)] in 1985. Supervised reissues in his later career, including [r3838895], a 24 CD box-set. Father of critic [a=Peter Keepnews].