Herman Riley | |
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| Born | August 31, 1933 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 2007 Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1960–2007 |
Herman Riley (August 31, 1933 – April 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonist who was a studio musician in Los Angeles. He worked with Gene Ammons, Lorez Alexandria, Count Basie, Bobby Bryant, Donald Byrd, Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, Shelly Manne, Blue Mitchell, and Joe Williams.[1][2] He died of heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 73.[3]
Discography
[edit]- Herman (1986)
As sideman
[edit]With Bobby Bryant
- 1967 Ain't Doing Too B-A-D
- 1971 Swahili Strut
With Blue Mitchell
- The Last Tango = Blues (Mainstream, 1973)
- Blues' Blues (Mainstream, 1972)
- Graffiti Blues (Mainstream, 1973)
- African Violet (Impulse!, 1977)
- Summer Soft (Impulse!, 1978)
With Lorez Alexandria
- 1980 Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. 1
- 1984 Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. 2: Harlem Butterfly
- 1984 Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. 3: Tangerine
- 1992 I'll Never Stop Loving You
With Roger Neumann
- 1983 Introducing Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band
- 1993 Instant Heat
With Kenny Burrell
- 1994 Collaboration
- 2007 75th Birthday Bash Live!
- 2003 Blue Muse
With Charles Wright
- 2004 High Maintenance Woman
- 2006 Finally Got It... Wright
With Jimmy Smith
- 1989 Prime Time
- 1993 Sum Serious Blues
- 2001 Dot Com Blues
With others
- 1967 One More Time, Della Reese
- 1968 Hard Times, Roy Brown
- 1971 Head On, Bobby Hutcherson
- 1971 Free Again, Gene Ammons
- 1974 Live & in Concert, Four Tops
- 1976 Albert, Albert King
- 1978 The Live at the Century Plaza, Frank Capp
- 1978 Where Go the Boats, John Handy
- 1979 Tango Palace, Dr. John
- 1981 Swing Street Cafe, Joe Sample/David T. Walker
- 1981 The Way I Am, Billy Preston
- 1981 Touch, Gladys Knight & the Pips
- 1986 At Vine St. Live, Maxine Sullivan
- 1987 Digital Duke, Mercer Ellington
- 1988 The Singer, Richard B. Boone
- 1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dave Grusin
- 1989 Boogie Down, Ernestine Anderson
- 1991 Fine and Mellow, Ruth Brown
- 1992 Calamba, Andy Simpkins Quintet
- 1995 Time After Time, Etta James
- 2000 Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
- 2005 The Jazz Composer's Songbook, John Heard[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Herman Riley". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (25 April 2007). "Herman Riley, 73; jazz saxophone player was a favorite of vocalists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Jazz sax player Herman Riley dies at 73".
- ^ "Herman Riley". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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