Herman Riley
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Herman Riley
| image =
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|8|31}}
| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date|2007|4|14}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = 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.{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Herman Riley|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/herman-riley-mn0000574945/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=9 May 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Jocelyn Y.|title=Herman Riley, 73; jazz saxophone player was a favorite of vocalists|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-25-me-riley25-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=9 May 2017|date=25 April 2007}} He died of heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 73.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2007/04/25/Jazz-sax-player-Herman-Riley-dies-at-73/80171177540644/|title=Jazz sax player Herman Riley dies at 73}}
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{{cite web|title=Herman Riley|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/herman-riley-mn0000574945/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=9 May 2017}}
References
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- [http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/saxophonist%20herman%20riley%20dies_1029149 Contact Music Obituary]
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Category:American jazz tenor saxophonists
Category:American male saxophonists
Category:Jazz musicians from New Orleans
Category:20th-century American saxophonists
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:American male jazz musicians
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