Direction and production: Don McGlynn. (91 min, Digital Betacam)



Best known for his long tenures with both Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, drummer Ed Thigpen has played on more than 1500 albums with nearly every important jazz musician of the 20th century.



Don McGlynn’s multi-faceted documentary probes many aspects of Thigpen’s life as a musician, teacher, historian and world traveler.



Fellow musicians Horace Parlan, Billy Taylor, Carsten Dahl, Tomas Frank and others explain why Ed Thigpen, who lived in Copenhagen for over 37 years, is so respected by musicians and loved by jazz fans all over the world.