Clifford Arthur Edghill Jr.[1] (July 21, 1926 – September 10, 2024) 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.
[3] He played with Kenny Dorham's Jazz Prophets[3] in 1956 and with Gigi Gryce and in 1957-58 toured with Dinah Washington.
(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,[4] 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.
[6] With Mildred Anderson With David Amram With Arnett Cobb With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Kenny Dorham With Little Jimmy Scott With Shirley Scott With Al Smith With Mal Waldron