Blog: PopMatters

R.I.P. Ed Thigpen Jazz drummer Ed Thigpen died in Copenhagen on Wednesday, January 13. His death at age 79 followed his struggles with Parkinson's disease and a late-2009 hospitalization for other "heart and lung problems". Widely recognized as an exceptionally tasteful and versatile drummer, Thigpen played with Oscar Peterson, Billy Taylor and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. Read his detailed obituary from the Los Angeles Times.