Ed Thigpen
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Drummers · 1930–2010

Ed Thigpen

American jazz drummer (1930–2010)

Born
28 December 1930
Chicago
Died
13 January 2010
Copenhagen
Country
United States
Record labels
Verve Records
Discography
6 albums

Biography

Ed Thigpen was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Ed Thigpen was born on 28 December 1930 in Chicago and died on 13 January 2010 in Copenhagen. The music is usually filed under jazz and blues. Record labels: Verve Records. The discography here lists 6 albums, from “Out Of The Storm” (1966) to “You and the night and the music” (2010).

Edmund Leonard Thigpen (December 28, 1930 – January 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Thigpen also performed with the Billy Taylor trio from 1956 to 1959.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Also plays on

Albums where Ed Thigpen is credited as a sideman

1954 After Hours With Miss “D” — Dinah Washington drums (drum set)
1956 Her Trio Her Quartet — Toshiko drums (drum set)
1957 Mal/2 — Mal Waldron with Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, and Bill Hardman drums (drum set)
1957 The Jazz Harpist — Dorothy Ashby drums (drum set)
1957 With Zoot Sims — Jutta Hipp drums (drum set)
1958 Winner’s Circle — Oscar Pettiford & The Winner’s Circle musicians drums (drum set)
1959 Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette — John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette drums (drum set)
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson — Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1959 The Vibraphone Players of Bethlehem, Volume 1 — Teddy Charles and His Sextet drums (drum set)
1959 Once Upon a Summertime — Blossom Dearie drums (drum set)
1959 Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green — Blossom Dearie drums (drum set)
1961 Together Again!!!! — Teddy Edwards & Howard McGhee drums (drum set)
1961 My Gentleman Friend — Blossom Dearie drums (drum set)
1962 Very Tall — The Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson drums (drum set)
1963 Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1964 Velvet Soul — Gene Ammons drums (drum set)
1964 Oscar Peterson Trio + One: Clark Terry — Oscar Peterson Trio & Clark Terry drums (drum set)
1965 Body & Soul — Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell, Frank Foster, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Curtis Fuller, Paul Quinichette, Hank Jones drums (drum set)
1965 Sock! — Gene Ammons drums (drum set)
1965 Angel Eyes — Gene Ammons drums (drum set)
1968 The Prophet — Cal Tjader membranophone
1969 Exclusively for my Friends - Vol. 1: Action — Oscar Peterson drums (drum set)
1975 More Than You Know — Dexter Gordon & Orchestra drums (drum set)

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Ed Thigpen play?

Ed Thigpen is known for playing drum kit.

When and where was Ed Thigpen born?

Ed Thigpen was born 28 December 1930 in Chicago.

What are Ed Thigpen's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Out Of The Storm (1966), Young Men And Olds (1990), Mr. Taste (1992), "It's Entertainment!" (1998) and You and the night and the music (2010).

External links

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