Ed Thigpen
- Type: Influential Sideman
- Country: United States
- Born: 28 December 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died: 13 January 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Active: 1951 - 2010
Biography
Ed Thigpen (1930-2010) was an American jazz drummer from Chicago, raised in Los Angeles. He is best known for the classic *Oscar Peterson* Trio of 1959-1965, alongside Peterson and *Ray Brown*, after three years with the *Billy Taylor* Trio. His sole American leader album was 'Out of the Storm' (1966) on #Verve#. He later toured with *Ella Fitzgerald*, settled in Copenhagen, taught and wrote influential drum instruction books, and was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2002.
Ed Thigpen Discography
- Out of the Storm (1966) - Album - rated 3.76/5