Herman Riley (August 31, 1940 – April 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonis who spent most of his life as a studio musician in Los Angeles. He worked with Gene Ammons, Lorez Alexandria, Count Basie, Bobby Bryant, Donald Byrd, Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, Shelly Manne, Blue Mitchell, and Joe Williams.
Herman (1986)With Bobby Bryant
1967 Ain't Doing Too B-A-D1971 Swahili StrutWith Blue Mitchell
The Last Tango = Blues (Mainstream, 1973)Blues' Blues (Mainstream, 1972)Graffiti Blues (Mainstream, 1973)African Violet (Impulse!, 1977)Summer Soft (Impulse!, 1978)With Lorez Alexandria
1980 Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. 11984 Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. 2: Harlem Butterfly1984 Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. 3: Tangerine1992 I'll Never Stop Loving YouWith Roger Neumann
1983 Introducing Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band1993 Instant HeatWith Kenny Burrell
1994 Collaboration2007 75th Birthday Bash Live!2003 Blue MuseWith Charles Wright
2004 High Maintenance Woman2006 Finally Got It... WrightWith Jimmy Smith
1989 Prime Time1993 Sum Serious Blues2001 Dot Com BluesWith others
1967 One More Time, Della Reese1968 Hard Times, Roy Brown1971 Head On, Bobby Hutcherson1971 Free Again, Gene Ammons1974 Live & in Concert, Four Tops1976 Albert, Albert King1978 The Live at the Century Plaza, Frank Capp1978 Where Go the Boats, John Handy1979 Tango Palace, Dr. John1981 Swing Street Cafe, Joe Sample/David T. Walker1981 The Way I Am, Billy Preston1981 Touch, Gladys Knight & the Pips1986 At Vine St. Live, Maxine Sullivan1987 Digital Duke, Mercer Ellington1988 The Singer, Richard B. Boone1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dave Grusin1989 Boogie Down, Ernestine Anderson1991 Fine and Mellow, Ruth Brown1992 Calamba, Andy Simpkins Quintet1995 Time After Time, Etta James2000 Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers2005 The Jazz Composer's Songbook, John Heard 
