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Herman Riley

Musical artist

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. He died of heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 73.

01Discography

  • Herman (1986)

As sideman

With Bobby Bryant

  • 1967 Ain't Doing Too B-A-D
  • 1971 Swahili Strut

With Blue Mitchell

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

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Sources and credits

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