Eddie Gladden (December 6, 1937, Newark, New Jersey – September 30, 2003) was an American jazz drummer. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States
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. James Moody (born March 26 1925) is a Jazz Saxophone and Flute player Eddie Jefferson ( 3 August 1918 - 9 May 1979) was a celebrated Jazz Vocalist and Lyricist. Richard Cole (born 15 July 1983 was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. Cecil Payne ( December 14, 1922 &ndash November 27, 2007) was a Jazz Baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn NY Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928) born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk Connecticut, is an American Jazz pianist David "Fathead" Newman (born February 24, 1933 in Corsicana, Texas) is an American Saxophonist. Freddie Roach may refer to Freddie Roach (boxing Freddie Roach (organist - (b James Harrell McGriff ( April 3, 1936 -- May 24, 2008) was a Hard bop and Soul-jazz Organist and Organ trio Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes ( Camden, New Jersey, 2 May 1931 &ndash St Kirkland "Kirk" Lightsey (b Feb 15 1937 Detroit, Michigan) is an American Jazz pianist Clifford Laconia Jordan ( September 2, 1931, Chicago - March 27, 1993, Manhattan) was an inside/outside sax player who held Albert Dailey (June 16 1939 Baltimore, Maryland - June 26 1984 Denver, Colorado) was an American Jazz pianist Jimmy Ponder (b May 10 1946 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Jazz guitarist Shirley Scott ( March 14, 1934 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania &mdash March 10, 2002) was a Hard bop and Soul-jazz Mickey Tucker (b April 28 1941 Durham North Carolina) is an American Jazz pianist He played in Dexter Gordon's quartet from 1977, touring and recording with him copiously. Dexter Gordon ( February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American Jazz Tenor saxophonist, and an Academy