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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.
Birth Name
Jr. Benjamin Alexander Riley
Born
Monday, 17 July 1933
Died
Saturday, 18 November 2017
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Monk in Europe | Self | 2022 |
| Monk | Self | 2022 |
| Thelonious Monk: Live in '66 | Drums / Self | 2006 |
| Abdullah Ibrahim: A Struggle for Love | Self | 2005 |
| Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | Thelonious Monk Octet, drummer) / Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Monk in Europe | Self | 2022 |
| Monk | Self | 2022 |
| Thelonious Monk: Live in '66 | Drums / Self | 2006 |
| Abdullah Ibrahim: A Struggle for Love | Self | 2005 |
| Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | Thelonious Monk Octet, drummer) / Self (Thelonious Monk Quartet | 1989 |
