Eddie Gladden

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Name Eddie Gladden

Died September 30, 2003, Newark, New Jersey, United States Albums The Master, Kirk N Marcus, Two Tenor Winner, Isotope, Lightsey To Gladden Similar People Kirk Lightsey, Junior Cook, Santi Debriano, Jesper Lundgaard, Cecil McBee

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Eddie Gladden (December 6, 1937 in Newark, New Jersey – September 30, 2003) was an American jazz drummer.

Gladden played professionally from 1962 in his hometown of Newark. In 1972 he began working with James Moody, and subsequently spent time performing and/or recording with Eddie Jefferson, Richie Cole, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, David Fathead Newman, Larry Young, Freddie Roach, Jimmy McGriff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Kirk Lightsey, Clifford Jordan, Albert Dailey, Jimmy Ponder, Shirley Scott, and Mickey Tucker, among others. He played in Dexter Gordon's quartet from 1977, touring and recording with him copiously.

With Chet Baker

Blues for a Reason (Criss Cross Jazz, 1985)

With Ronnie Cuber

The Eleventh Day of Aquarius (Xanadu, 1979)

With Clifford Jordan

Two Tenor Winner (Criss Cross Jazz, 1984)

With Eric Kloss

Battle of the Saxes (Muse, 1976) with Richie Cole

With James Moody

Never Again! (Muse, 1972)

With John Patton

Blue Planet Man (King, 1993)

This One's for Ja (DIW, 1996)

With Jimmy Raney

The Master (Criss Cross, 1983) with Kirk Lightsey

With Rufus Reid

Perpetual Stroll (Theresa, 1980)

With John Stubblefield

Confessin' (Soul Note, 1984)

With Buddy Terry

Natural Soul (Prestige, 1968)

With Mickey Tucker

The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet (Blue Note, 1973) - with Roland Hanna

Triplicity (Xanadu, 1975)

Sojourn (Xanadu, 1977)

Mister Mysterious (Muse, 1978)

With Larry Young

Contrasts (Blue Note, 1967)

Heaven on Earth (Blue Note, 1968)

Mother Ship (Blue Note, 1969 - released 1980)

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