Herman Riley

Genres: Jazz

Biography

The tough-toned tenor of Herman Riley has long been a valuable asset on a countless number of performances and recordings based in the Los Angeles area. He played locally in New Orleans as a teenager, served in the military (1955-57) and then attended San Diego City College. After moving to Los Angeles in the early 1960's, Riley worked with virtually everyone during the next few decades including Count Basie, Shelly Manne, Benny Carter, Bobby Bryant, Joe Williams, Donald Byrd, Gene Ammons, Blue Mitchell, Quincy Jones, the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut, Lorez Alexandria and many others. The only album that this perennial sideman has thus far made as a leader is a Jam Lp from 1985. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

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Herman Riley
Born	August 31, 1933 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died	April 14, 2007 Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Tenor saxophone
Years active	1960–2007

Herman Riley (August 31, 1933 – April 14, 2007) was a tenor saxophone jazz performer. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was noted for his performances with, among others, Count Basie, Etta James and Jimmy Smith.

Discography

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As Sideman

With Bobby Hutcherson

Head On (Blue Note, 1971)

With Blue Mitchell

Blues' Blues (Mainstream, 1972)
The Last Tango = Blues (Mainstream, 1973)
Graffiti Blues (Mainstream, 1973)
African Violet (Impulse!, 1977)
Summer Soft (Impulse!, 1978)

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Name	Riley, Herman
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Date of birth	August 31, 1933
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Date of death	April 14, 2007
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