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Howard Riley

Howard Riley
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About the artist

John Howard Riley (b. 16 February 1943, Huddersfield) is an English jazz pianist and composer. Riley began on piano at age six, and began playing jazz as early as age 13. He studied at the University of Wales (1961-66), Indiana University in America under Dave Baker (1966-67), and then at York University (1967-70). Alongside his studies he played jazz professionally, with Evan Parker (1966) and then with his own trio (1967-76), with Barry Guy on bass and Alan Jackson, Jon Hiseman, and Tony Oxley for periods on drums.

Top songs

  1. Round Midnight
  2. Sphere
  3. Winter
  4. Sad Was the Song
  5. Cirrus
  6. Dawn Vision
  7. The Day Will Come
  8. Playtime
  9. Funeral Song
  10. Motion
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  1. Fleurette Africane
  2. Ask Me Now
  3. Deeper
  4. Eclipse
  5. Melancholia
  6. Games
  7. High
  8. To Be Continued
  9. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues Are
  10. Coming On The Hudson
  11. Thelonious
  12. Score
  13. Trinkling
  14. Forgotten Game
  15. Old Times
  16. Misterioso
  17. Flight
  18. Monk's Dream
  19. Introspection
  20. It Don't Mean A Thing
  21. Crepescule With Nellie
  22. Well You Needn't
  23. Chance Encounter
  24. Rituals
  25. Consequences
  26. East West
  27. Feelgood
  28. Sophisticated Lady
  29. Just Maybe
  30. Thinking Of Then
  31. Two Part Intention
  32. Last Night
  33. Star Crossed Lovers
  34. Criss-Cross
  35. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
  36. Body And Soul
  37. Nobility
  38. Enabling
  39. The Folks Who Live on the Hill
  40. Haunted
  41. Solving the Problem
  42. Darn That Dream
  43. One More Thin
  44. Spring Fling
  45. Descending Thoughts
  46. Brilliant Corners
  47. Straight No Chaser
  48. Sunflower
  49. Evidence
  50. I Should Care
  51. Friday The Thirteenth
  52. Skippy
  53. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
  54. Eronel
  55. Monk's Mood
  56. Two Ballads: For Lesley / For Sue
  57. Formerly
  58. Now One
  59. Trinkle Trinkle
  60. Exit
  61. Memories Of You
  62. Gormenghast
  63. Now Two
  64. In Walked Bud
  65. Further Consequences
  66. Fragment
  67. Gill
  68. Pedal Points
  69. Line Play
  70. Yesterdays
  71. Ruby, My Dear
  72. In A Sentimental Mood
  73. Sweet And Lovely
  74. Romance
  75. Angle
  76. Sweet & Lovely
  77. Pannocina
  78. Aftermath
  79. Little Rootie Tootie
  80. Off Minor
  81. Prelude To A Kiss
  82. Spring Is Here
  83. Children At Play
  84. Open
  85. Feelings Allowed
  86. Encore
  87. Boeotian
  88. The Bern Concert, Pt. 1
  89. Nardis
  90. Inside

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