# Ben Riley

> Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. was an American jazz drummer known primarily for his work with Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk. Riley worked with a number of other musicians throughout his prolific career as a sideman, such as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Ahmad Jamal. Riley was also a member of the group Sphere, and during the 1970s and 1980s, he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.

*American drummer (1933–2017)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1933-07-17
- **Died:** 2017-11-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 17.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726982/ (@nm0726982)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/254073)
- [بين رايلي (عازف جاز)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_(%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%81_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2))
- [Ben Riley](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Riley)
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- [Ben Riley](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Riley)
- [Ben Riley](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Riley)
- [ベン・ライリー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC)
- [Ben Riley](https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Riley)
- [Ben Riley](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Riley)
- [Ben Riley](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Riley)
- [Бен Райлі](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D1%96)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0770b83-c97d-4cf7-a882-2cdec158b711)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330336)
- [Ben Riley](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1846430)

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