Ebony Riley – Get Along Better [Mp3 Download]

Ebony Riley – Get Along Better Mp3 Download

Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. (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, 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.

== Biography ==
Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. was born in Savannah, Georgia, on July 17, 1933, and at the age of four moved with his family to New York City.”Riley performed with Randy Weston, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Junior Mance, Kenny Burrell, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis–Johnny Griffin (1960–1962), Ahmad Jamal, Billy Taylor, and Ray Bryant.” He then spent 1964 to 1967 in Thelonious Monk’s quartet. After Monk, he played with Alice Coltrane (intermittently between 1968 and 1975), Ron Carter (1975–1977), Jim Hall (1981), and the bands the New York Jazz Quartet (1970s and 1980s) and Sphere. He also played frequently with pianist Abdullah Ibrahim.Riley died of lung disease and complications of diabetes in West Islip, New York on November 18, 2017, aged 84

== Discography ==

=== As leader ===
Weaver of Dreams (Joken, 1996) – recorded in 1993
Memories of T (Concord, 2006)
Grown Folks Music (Sunnyside, 2012)

=== As sideman ===
With Noah Baerman

Patch Kit (CD Baby, 2006) with Ron CarterWith 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 RaneyWith 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)
Lord of Lords (1972)
Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972 (BCT, 1972 [2019])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 ShawWith 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” DavisWith Michael Franks

Tiger in the RainWith Andrew Hill

Lift Every Voice (Blue Note, 1969)
Shades (Soul Note, 1986)With Hank Jones

Bop Redux (Muse, 1977)
The Great Jazz Trio, What’s New (Baybridge, 1998)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)
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