Birth name Arthur Edghill Name Arthur Edgehill Occupation(s) Drummer Role Drummer | Instruments Drums Years active 1948-1970s | |
Born July 21, 1926 (age 98) Brooklyn, New York, United States ( 1926-07-21 ) Similar People George Duvivier, J R Monterose, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Sam Jones, Kenny Dorham | ||
Al Smith "Night Time Is The Right Time"
Arthur Edgehill (21 July 1926) (originally spelt Edghill) is an American hard bop jazz drummer active in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, appearing on several of the Prestige recordings recorded at the successive Van Gelder Studios, in Hackensack and Englewood Cliffs, including Mal Waldron’s debut album, Mal-1 (1956), but especially with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott.
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- Al Smith Night Time Is The Right Time
- Shirley Scott Scottie Plays The Duke Full Album
- Discography
- References
Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, his first professional work was touring with Mercer Ellington in 1948, and in 1953 he toured with Ben Webster. He played with Kenny Dorham's Jazz Prophets in 1956 and with Gigi Gryce and in 1957-58 toured with Dinah Washington.
He was a member of Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ quartet with George Duvivier and/or Wendell Marshall, and Shirley Scott, and appears on several of Scott’s recordings, including her debut album, Great Scott! (1958), as well as on Very Saxy (1959), featuring Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, and Arnett Cobb on tenors, an album recorded shortly after Blow Arnett, Blow (1959).
As well as appearing on recordings with the above line-ups, he also played in quartets led by Horace Silver, including one featuring Cecil Payne, in 1954, and at Minton's with Hank Mobley and Doug Watkins, a line-up that also jammed on one occasion with Charlie Parker and Annie Laurie.
Shirley Scott - Scottie Plays The Duke ( Full Album )
Discography
With Mildred Anderson
With David Amram
With Arnett Cobb
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
With Kenny Dorham
With Little Jimmy Scott
With Shirley Scott
With Mal Waldron