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
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R ...
,
Lorez Alexandria
Lorez Alexandria (born Dolorez Alexandria Turner; August 14, 1929 – May 22, 2001). was an American jazz singer, described as "one of the most gifted and underrated jazz singers of the twentieth century". She became established in the midwest b ...
,
Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...
,
Bobby Bryant
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,
Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few h ...
,
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...
,
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received List of awards and nominations re ...
,
Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, ...
,
Blue Mitchell
Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Bl ...
, and
Joe Williams.
He died of heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 73.
Discography
* ''Herman'' (1986)
As sideman
With
Bobby Bryant
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* 1967 ''Ain't Doing Too B-A-D''
* 1971 ''Swahili Strut''
With
Blue Mitchell
Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Bl ...
* ''
The Last Tango = Blues'' (Mainstream, 1973)
* ''
Blues' Blues'' (Mainstream, 1972)
* ''
Graffiti Blues'' (Mainstream, 1973)
* ''
African Violet
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'' (Impulse!, 1977)
* ''
Summer Soft
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* 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
Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige Records, Prestige, Blue Note, Verve Records, Verve, CTI Records, CTI, Muse Records, Muse, and Concord Records, Conco ...
* 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
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early; July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017) was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singl ...
* 1968 ''Hard Times'',
Roy Brown
* 1971 ''Head On'',
Bobby Hutcherson
Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note Records, Blue Note album ''Components (album), Components'', is one of his best-known composi ...
* 1971 ''
Free Again'',
Gene Ammons
Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and R ...
* 1974 ''Live & in Concert'',
Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1953 as the Four Aims. They were one of the most commercially successful American pop music groups of the 1960s and helped propel Motown Records to international fame. The ...
* 1976 ''Albert'',
Albert King
Albert King ( Nelson; April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps best known for his popular and ...
* 1978 ''The Live at the Century Plaza'',
Frank Capp
Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of the Wrecking Crew.
Biography
...
* 1978 ''Where Go the Boats'',
John Handy
John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933) is an American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone. He also sings and plays the tenor saxophone, tenor and baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone, saxello, clarinet, and ...
* 1979 ''Tango Palace'',
Dr. John
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk.
Active as a session mus ...
* 1981 ''Swing Street Cafe'',
Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a p ...
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David T. Walker
* 1981 ''The Way I Am'',
Billy Preston
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* 1981 ''Touch'',
Gladys Knight & the Pips
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* 1986 ''At Vine St. Live'',
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer.
As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just b ...
* 1987 ''
Digital Duke
''Digital Duke'' is an album by Mercer Ellington and the Duke Ellington Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1988.
Track listing
Personnel
* Mercer Ellington – conductor
* Clark Terry – flugelhorn, ...
'',
Mercer Ellington
Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band Mercer led for 20 years after his father's death.
Biography Early life and education
Elli ...
* 1988 ''The Singer'',
Richard B. Boone
* 1989 ''
The Fabulous Baker Boys
''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy drama musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves. The film follows a piano act consisting of two brothers, who hire an attractive female singer to help revive their waning ...
'',
Dave Grusin
Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, incl ...
* 1989 ''Boogie Down'',
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Award. She sang at Carnegie Hall, ...
* 1991 ''Fine and Mellow'',
Ruth Brown
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* 1992 ''Calamba'',
Andy Simpkins
Andrew Simpkins (April 29, 1932 – June 2, 1999) was an American jazz bassist.
Born in Richmond, Indiana, he first became known as a member of the group The Three Sounds, with which he performed from 1956 to 1968.allmusic biography/ref> After ...
Quintet
* 1995 ''Time After Time'',
Etta James
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* 2000 ''Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing'',
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
* 2005 ''The Jazz Composer's Songbook'',
John Heard
References
Contact Music Obituary
American jazz tenor saxophonists
American male saxophonists
Jazz musicians from New Orleans
1933 births
2007 deaths
20th-century American saxophonists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
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