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Ben Riley (17 Jul 1933 - 18 Nov 2017)

Male Person - United States American jazz drummer

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. Weaver of Dreams 1996

Relationships (8)

Member Of

  1. Buster Williams Trio drums (drum set)
  2. The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet drums (drum set)
  3. Sphere drums (drum set)
  4. Ekaya
  5. Alice Coltrane Sextet drums (drum set)
  6. Charles Davis Quintet drums (drum set)
  7. Thelonious Monk Quartet drums (drum set)
  8. Thelonious Monk Nonet drums (drum set)

Recordings by (8)

  1. Black Nile 6:06 (1996)
  2. Sweet and Lovely 8:35 (1996)
  3. Witchcraft 6:28 (1996)
  4. Tokudo 7:52 (1996)
  5. Weaver of Dreams 6:32 (1996)
  6. Solar 7:58 (1996)
  7. I Mean You 6:27 (1996)
  8. Doonda 3:38 (1996)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Save Your Love for Me 7:07 The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  2. Funky Fluke 9:14 The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  3. Twins 6:32 The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  4. Imagination 4:27 The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  5. Soft Winds 7:17 The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  6. Tickle Toe 5:27 The Eddie Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  7. Light and Lovely 12:00 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  8. Straight, No Chaser 10:09 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  9. Woody 'n' You 7:38 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  10. Looptown 5:08 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  11. 63rd Street Theme 6:20 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  12. Bingo Domino 4:43 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  13. Camp Meeting 5:27 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  14. African Dream 5:44 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  15. Glidin' Along 5:08 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  16. Milkshake 3:58 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  17. Stardust 4:12 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  18. Leapin’ on Lenox 4:40 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  19. Green's Scene 8:25 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  20. Girl of My Dreams 4:01 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  21. Smokey Blues 6:39 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  22. Expubidence 3:58 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  23. Sweet Sucker 8:00 Bennie Green Quintet with Johnny Griffin & Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  24. Nice and Easy 7:32 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  25. Bingo Domingo 4:38 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  26. I'll Remember April (live version 1) 9:37 Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  27. Blues Up and Down 5:08 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  28. 9:20 Special 5:13 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  29. Letter From Home 4:50 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  30. You Are Too Beautiful 5:28 Junior Mance (1961) drums (drum set)
  31. Oh, Gee 3:55 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  32. Walkin’ 6:58 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  33. Layin’ on Mellow 4:52 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin (1961) drums (drum set)
  34. The Bridge 6:00 Sonny Rollins (Apr 1962) drums (drum set)
  35. John S. 7:44 Sonny Rollins (Apr 1962) drums (drum set)
  36. Without a Song 7:28 Sonny Rollins (Apr 1962) drums (drum set)
  37. Where Are You 5:12 Sonny Rollins (Apr 1962) drums (drum set)
  38. You Do Something to Me 6:47 Sonny Rollins (Apr 1962) drums (drum set)
  39. If Ever I Would Leave You 12:04 Sonny Rollins (1962) drums (drum set)
  40. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 9:12 Sonny Rollins (1962) drums (drum set)
  41. Brownskin Girl 6:47 Sonny Rollins (1962) drums (drum set)
  42. Say What 5:07 Ken McIntyre (1962) drums (drum set)
  43. 96.5 4:21 Ken McIntyre (1962) drums (drum set)
  44. Arisin’ 10:09 Ken McIntyre (1962) drums (drum set)
  45. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 6:15 Johnny Griffin (1962) drums (drum set)
  46. Green Grow the Rushes 4:39 Johnny Griffin (1962) drums (drum set)
  47. Hush-a-bye 4:56 Johnny Griffin (1962) drums (drum set)
  48. Ballad for Monsieur 3:35 Johnny Griffin (1962) drums (drum set)
  49. 25 1/2 Daze 4:43 Johnny Griffin (1962) drums (drum set)
  50. Laura 3:28 Ken McIntyre (1962) drums (drum set)

Credited as (15)

  1. Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Kenny Barron, Cecil McBee, Ben Riley
  2. Noisia feat. Ben Riley
  3. Rob Schneiderman, Rufus Reid, Ben Riley
  4. Bernie Senensky, Gene Perla, Ben Riley
  5. Bob Kindred with John Di Martino, George Mraz, Ben Riley
  6. Roland Hanna, Frank Wess, George Mraz, Ben Riley
  7. Noah Baerman with Ron Carter and Ben Riley
  8. Kenny Barron Trio with George Mraz & Ben Riley
  9. Ray Bryant Trio with Jimmy Rowser & Ben Riley
  10. Kenny Barron, Ron Carter & Ben Riley
  11. Kenny Barron, Charlie Rouse, Buster Williams & Ben Riley
  12. Sir Roland Hanna feat. George Mraz & Ben Riley
  13. Horace Tapscott, Fred Hopkins and Ben Riley
  14. Ben Riley
  15. Benny Golson / Freddie Hubbard / Woody Shaw / Kenny Barron / Cecil McBee / Ben Riley

Works (3)

Wrote

  1. Tell the Universe

Composed

  1. Concepts

Published

  1. Tell the Universe

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80093138
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134498062
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13899017q
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80093138
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6g594wm

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/254073

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000140131

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726982/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/92854666

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330336

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kJE3cE2n7nsTy9LP7KPnj