Thigpen, Edmund “Ed”

THIGPEN, EDMUND ED (28 Dec 1930, Chicago, Illinois). Son of veteran drummer Ben Thigpen , drumset artist, educator, and author Ed Thigpen matured in Los Angeles and was initially a pianist who started drums around age 10, studying with Ralph Collier . After early professional engagements with Buddy Collette (1948) and service in the Eighth U.S. Army Band (Korea), he performed with Bud Powell, Billy Taylor (1956-58), and Oscar Peterson (until 1965). Thigpen, Ray Brown,...