Person · Open Library
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- 3
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- Coffee Culture and the Hustle Mindset
- I Climbed Aboard a London Bus
- The condensed curriculum guide
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-07-17
- Active to
- 2017-11-18
hard bopjazzpost-bop
Discography
- The New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago1983
- Time Speaks1983
- Standards1993
- Weaver of Dreams1996
- Patch Kit2003
- Blue Moon2004
- Complete Recordings2006
- Minor Blues2009
- Invitation2011
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Listeners · Last.fm
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Ben Riley (July 17, 1933 – November 18, 2017) was an American jazz drummer known for his work with Thelonious Monk, as well as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Kenny Barron, and as member of the group Sphere. During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet. Ben Riley was born in the state of Georgia and at the age of four moved with his family to New York City. In high school he played in the school band <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Riley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Savannah
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- post-bop
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Image
- Ben Riley.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-07-17
- Commons category
- Ben Riley
- date of death
- 2017-11-18
- name in native language
- Ben Riley
- cause of death
- disease
- birth name
- Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr.
- manner of death
- natural causes
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