Ben Riley Discography — Jazz, hard bop, post-bop — albums & ratings

Performer

Ben Riley

Style

Jazz hard bop post-bop

Country

United States

Listenings: 3
Listeners: 1

Performer description

Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. was an American jazz drummer known primarily for his work with Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk. Riley worked with a number of other musicians throughout his prolific career as a sideman, such as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Ahmad Jamal. Riley was also a member of the group Sphere, and during the 1970s and 1980s, he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.

Participated in

Alice Coltrane Bennie Green Quintet Bruce Cockburn Greg Abate Quintet Nina Simone Ray Bryant Trio Roberta Flack Ron Carter Quartet Sonny Rollins Wynton Marsalis

Discography

Nina Simone at Town Hall Year: 1959 Average rating: 4.5
Glidin' Along Year: 1961 Average rating:
The Bridge Year: 1962 Average rating:
What's New? Year: 1962 Average rating:
Ptah, the El Daoud Year: 1970 Average rating:
Piccolo Year: 1977 Average rating:
Crescent City Christmas Card Year: 1989 Average rating: 3.5
Roberta Year: 1994 Average rating: 4.0
Bop Lives! Year: 1996 Average rating:
You've Never Seen Everything Year: 2003 Average rating:
Complete Recordings Year: 2006 Average rating:

Performer description

Discography

Best songs by Ben Riley