page_title: Ben Riley
section_title: As sideman
hierarchical_section_title: Ben Riley / Discography / As sideman
caption_attribution_description: English: Ben Riley at Bach Dancing&amp;Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA March 20, 1988, with Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass. Photo: Brian McMillen / brianmcmillen@hotmail.com
context_page_description: Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. was an American jazz drummer known for his work with Thelonious Monk, as well as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and as a member of the group Sphere. During the 1970s and 1980s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.
context_section_description: With Noah Baerman
  Patch Kit (CD Baby, 2006) with Ron Carter
  With Chet Baker
  As Time Goes By (Timeless, 1986)
  Cool Cat (Timeless, 1986 [1989])
  With Bill Barron
  Variations in Blue (Muse, 1983)
  Live at Cobi's 2 (SteepleChase, 1885 [2006])
  The Next Plateau (Muse, 1987 [1989])
  Live at Cobi's (SteepleChase, 1988-89 [2005])
  With Kenny Barron
  Innocence (Wolf, 1978)
  Golden Lotus (Muse, 1980 [1982])
  Imo Live (Whynot, 1982)
  Green Chimneys (Criss Cross Jazz, 1983)
  The Only One (Reservoir, 1990)
  Lemuria-Seascape (Candid, 1991)
  Live at Bradley's (EmArcy, 1996 [2001])
  Live at Bradley's II (Sunnyside, 1996 [2002])
  Minor Blues (Venus, 2009)
  With Gary Bartz
  Episode One: Children of Harlem (Challenge, 1994)
  With Ted Brown
  In Good Company (Criss Cross, 1985) with Jimmy Raney
  With Ray Bryant
  Live at Basin Street East (Sue, 1964)
  Cold Turkey (Sue, 1964)
  With Kenny Burrell
  Listen to the Dawn (Muse, 1980 [1983])
  Groovin' High (Muse, 1981 [1984])
  With Ron Carter
  Yellow & Green (CTI, 1976)
  Piccolo (Milestone, 1977)
  Peg Leg (Milestone, 1978)
  Pick 'Em (Milestone, 1978 [1980])
  With Alice Coltrane
  A Monastic Trio (1968)
  Ptah, the El Daoud (1970)
  World Galaxy (1972)
  With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  Afro-Jaws (Riverside, 1960)
  With Ricky Ford
  Manhattan Blues (Candid, 1989)
  Ebony Rhapsody (Candid, 1990)
  American-African Blues (Candid, 1991)
  With Red Garland
  Stepping Out (Galaxy, 1978)
  So Long Blues (Galaxy, 1979 [1981])
  Strike Up the Band (Galaxy, 1979 [1981])
  With Benny Golson
  Time Speaks (Baystate, 1983) with Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw
  With Bennie Green
  Glidin' Along (1961)
  With Johnny Griffin
  Battle Stations (Prestige, 1960) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party (Riverside, 1960)
  Tough Tenors (Jazzland, 1960) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  Griff & Lock (Jazzland, 1960) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  The First Set (Prestige, 1961) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  The Tenor Scene (Prestige, 1961) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  The Late Show (Prestige, 1961) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  The Midnight Show (Prestige, 1961) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  Lookin' at Monk! (Jazzland, 1961) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  Change of Pace (Riverside, 1961)
  Blues Up & Down (Jazzland, 1961) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  White Gardenia (Riverside, 1961)
  The Kerry Dancers (Riverside, 1961–62)
  Tough Tenor Favorites (Jazzland, 1962) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  With Michael Franks
  Tiger in the Rain
  With Andrew Hill
  Lift Every Voice (Blue Note, 1969)
  Shades (Soul Note, 1986)
  With Hank Jones
  Bop Redux (Muse, 1977)
  With Sam Jones
  Down Home (Riverside, 1962)
  With Junior Mance
  Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard (Jazzland, 1961)
  With Ken McIntyre
  Year of the Iron Sheep (United Artists, 1962)
  With Jay McShann
  Some Blues (Chiaroscuro, 1993)
  With Thelonious Monk
  It's Monk's Time (1964)
  Monk (1964)
  Live at the It Club (1964)
  Straight, No Chaser (1967)
  Underground (1968)
  With Freddie Redd
  Lonely City (Uptown, 1985 [1989])
  With Sonny Rollins
  The Bridge (RCA Victor, 1962)
  What's New? (RCA Victor, 1962)
  With Jack Sheldon
  Playing for Change (Uptown, 1986 [1997])
  With Sphere
  Four in One (Elektra/Musician, 1982)
  Flight Path (Elektra/Musician, 1983)
  Sphere On Tour (Red, 1985)
  Pumpkin's Delight (Red, 1986 [1993])
  Four for All (Verve, 1987)
  Bird Songs (1988)
  With Jeremy Steig
  Flute Fever (Columbia, 1964)
  With Horace Tapscott
  Dissent or Descent (Nimbus West, 1984 [1998])
  With Roseanna Vitro
  Listen Here (Texas Rose, 1984)
  With Larry Willis
  A Tribute to Someone (AudioQuest, 1994)
caption: Ben Riley at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA March 20, 1988. Trio with Kenny Barron, piano; Rufus Reid, bass
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