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Irving Townsend

real name Irving Joseph Townsend Jr.

Irving Townsend is credited on 1,780 releases across 272 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,780

Credits

272

Albums

8

Decades active

805

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Biography

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American Jazz record producer and author.
Best know for for having produced the album Kind Of Blue.
Former Jazz bandleader, became an advertising copywriter for,
For which he wrote many albums liner notes.
Born: November 27, 1920 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Died: December 17, 1981 in Santa Ynez, California

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Credited work

1,780 releases · 272 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Production · 1,214
  • Other credits · 713

Studios: The Blackhawk, San Francisco · Newport Jazz Festival · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Columbia Recording Studios

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