Ed Greene is an American drummer and session musician.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.
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.
Greene has also recorded with Barry White, Stanley Turrentine, Cook, Richard, Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc, p. 1495. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022. B.B. King, Ramsey Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie, Steely Dan,Schnee, Bill. Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation, p. 96. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022.Breithaupt, Don. Steely Dan's Aja, pp. 56, 103. A&C Black, 2007. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022. Bobby "Blue" Bland, Phoebe Snow, Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, among others.
Greene was Barry White's drummer on recording sessions, and he played on almost all of White's biggest hits, including Love Unlimited Orchestra's Love's Theme Theme and his 1973 hit "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby".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.
Partial discography 1972: Ethiopian Knights – Donald Byrd 1974: Dreamer – Bobby Blue Bland 1974: Pieces of Dreams – Stanley Turrentine 1975: Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tennille 1976: First Course – Lee Ritenour 1976: American Pastime – Three Dog Night 1976: Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dee Dee Bridgewater 1976: Wired – Jeff Beck 1977: Free Ride – Dizzy Gillespie 1977: Baby It's Me – Diana Ross 1977: Introducing Sparks – Sparks 1977: Aja – Steely Dan 1978: Dane Donohue – Dane Donohue 1978: That's What Friends Are For – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams 1978: DestinyAllard, François; Richard Lecocq. Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Hachette UK, 2018. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022. – The Jacksons 1979: When Love Comes Calling – Deniece Williams 1980: Endangered Species – Klaatu 1980: Man's Best Friend – Livingston Taylor 1980: Nothin' Matters and What If It DidJohnson, Heather. Born in a Small Town: John Mellencamp, The Story. Omnibus Press, 2012. At Google Books. Retrieved 5 January 2022. – John Mellencamp 1981: Being with You (Album) – Smokey Robinson 1982: The Nightfly – Donald Fagen 1986: Boomtown – David & David 1993: Love Makes No Sense – Alexander O'Neal 1994: Blue Night – Percy Sledge 1999: Living Without Your Love – Dusty Springfield 2004: Shining Through The Rain – Percy Sledge 2006: (Nashville session for Lonnie Lee, with Bob Babbitt and Wayne Jackson)
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