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Paul Riser

Paul Riser is credited on 5,491 releases across 1,039 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,491

Pressings credited

1,039

Albums

7

Decades active

827

In collections

Biography

Paul Riser (born September 11, 1943) is an American trombonist and Motown musical arranger who was responsible for co-writing and arranging dozens of top ten hit records. His legacy as one of the "Funk Brothers" is similar to that of most of the other "Brothers", as his career has been overlooked and overshadowed by the stars of Motown that became household names. Some of the Funk Brothers with whom he worked include: Earl Van Dyke, Johnny Griffith, Robert White, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Dennis Coffey, Wah Wah Watson, James Jamerson, Bob Babbitt, Eddie Watkins, Richard "Pistol" Allen, Uriel Jones, Andrew Smith, Jack Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Benny Benjamin, Cornelius Grant, Joe Hunter, Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, Marcus Belgrave, Teddy Buckner and Stevie Wonder.

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Credited work

5,491 releases · 1,039 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 7,744
  • Other credits · 312
  • Production · 81

Studios: Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios · Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Record Plant, Sausalito · United Sound Systems

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