Arthur Edgehill RIP
He was not on the list.
Arthur Edgehill (actually name was Edghill) is known primarily for the great recordings he made int he 1950's and 60's with Kenny Dorham and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis.
Just a couple of months ago, he returned to NY from Florida to visit family. We arranged an extensive oral history interview conducted by Kenny Washington that will be shared by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
His family has asked us to share the details of his memorial service and internment.
Clifford Arthur Edghill
A Celebration of Life
July 21, 1926-September 10, 2024
Services will be held Saturday, September 21, 2024
11 am Family Visitation & Viewing
12 Noon Celebration Service
Location: The Gospel Hall (The Brooklyn Church of the
Brethern) 515 Classon Ave (Between Putnam and Fulton St) Brooklyn NY
The Repast immediately following the service.
Everyone is invited to join us for lunch in the fellowship
hall of the church.
The Interment Monday Sept 23, 2024 9:00 am Washington Crossing National Cemetery 830 Highland Road Newtown, PA 18940
In lieu of flowers you can donate to the National Jazz Museum in Harlem in Arthur Edghill’s name: The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 58 W 129th St, Ground Floor 2203 New York, NY 10027
Should definitely listen to the KD Bohemia recordings - and I will also listen to the four Harold Ashby shows that feature Edgehill on drums in the Phil Schaap Collection at Vandy.
Arthur Edghill, was 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.
Edghill was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 21, 1926 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.
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