Ed Thigpen

drums

Drummer whose Out of the Storm (Verve, 1966) is his first record as a leader, recorded with Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Burrell and Ron Carter. AllMusic (Scott Yanow) gives it four stars, noting its brevity.

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Styles

• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Cielito Lindo (1966)
• Out of the Storm (1966)
• Theme from 'Harper' (1966)
• Elbow and Mouth (1966)
• Heritage (1966)
• Struttin' with Some Barbecue (Ed Thigpen) (1966)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 25, 2025: Oscar Peterson, le “maharajah” du piano, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

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