Ed Greene is an American drummer and session musician.[1]

In 1971 he recorded with Donald Byrd (Ethiopian Knights, 1972), together with Thurman Green, Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Sample, Bobbye Porter Hall, David T. Walker, and Wilton Felder, among others.[2]

Greene has also recorded with Barry White, Stanley Turrentine,[3][2] B.B. King,[3] Ramsey Lewis,[3] Dizzy Gillespie,[3] Steely Dan,[4][3] Bobby "Blue" Bland,[3] Phoebe Snow,[3] Diana Ross[3] and Marvin Gaye,[3] among others.

Greene was Barry White's drummer on recording sessions, and he played on many of White's biggest hits,[5] including his 1973 hit "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby".[6]

Partial discography

References

  1. Budofsky, Adam. The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention. Modern Drummer Publications/Hal Leonard Corporation, 2010. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Cook, Richard, Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc, p. 1495. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Breithaupt, Don. Steely Dan's Aja, pp. 56, 103. A&C Black, 2007. ISBN 0826427839, 9780826427830 At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. Schnee, Bill. Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation, p. 96. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. "Ed Greene: L.A. Studio Heavyweight". Modern Drummer. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. Zoro; Russ Miller. The Commandments of R&B drumming: a comprehensive guide to soul, funk and hip-hop, p. 43. Warner Bros. Publications, 1998. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. Allard, François; Richard Lecocq. Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Hachette UK, 2018. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. Johnson, Heather. Born in a Small Town: John Mellencamp, The Story. Omnibus Press, 2012. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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