Herman Riley  | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1933 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.  | 
| Died | April 14, 2007 Los Angeles, California  | 
| Genres | Jazz | 
| Occupation(s) | Musician | 
| Instrument(s) | 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
- Herman (1986)
 
As sideman
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
- ↑ 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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