Education:
Studied with Harvey LaRose In Springfield and Lennie Tristano in New
York.
Manhattan School of Music Graduate. Four years study at Julliard
School of Music in Manhattan.
Personal
Appearances:
Charlie Barnett
Claude Thornhill
Buddy
Rich
Gene Krupa
Quincy Jones
Benny Goodman
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Oliver Nelson
Phil and Quill (Gene Quill)
Gerry Mulligan Concert Band
Clark Terry
The European Rhythm Machine (His European group
1968-1973)
Michel Legrand
Compositions:
SAXOPHONE QUARTET
performed by the New York
Saxophone Quartet and the
Los Angeles Saxophone Quartet
FOUR MOODS FOR ALTO AND PIANO
performed by Victor Morosco in L.A. and
Harvey Pittel in N.Y.
RITES OF SWING • THE SUN SUITE
Recorded in 1975
SACRE COEUR
Recorded
in 1975
CHILDREN'S SUITE
based on A. A. Milne's text
BRAZILIAN AFFAIR
Recorded in 1976
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Recording with
Others:
Quincy Jones, STOCKHOLM SWEETENIN'
Michel
Legrand, LEGRAND JAZZ
Bill Potts, THE JAZZ OF PORGY AND BESS Thelonious Monk, MONK AT TOWN HALL
Oliver Nelson, MORE BLUES AND THE
ABSTRACT TRUTH
Manny Albam, THE BLUES IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS
George Wallinton, JAZZ FOR THE CARRAGE TRADE
Bob Brookmeyer, GLOOMY
SUNDAY
Clark Terry and Ben Webster, HAPPY FACE
Frederich Gulda,
LIVE AT BIRDLAND
John Lewis, ORCHESTRA U.S.A.
Bill Evans,
SYMBIOSIS
Michel Legrand, LIVE AT JIMMY'S
Lena Horn, LENA—A
NEW ALBUM
Featured in the sound track scores of:
THE HUSTLER
BLOW-UP
TWELVE ANGRY MEN
BOY IN A TREE
Awards:
1956-Downbeat New Star Award
1962-Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition (on clarinet)
1972-Playboy Poll
1975 & 1976-Downbeat Critics' Poll
1975 & 1976-Downbeat Readers' Poll
1976-Critics' Poll
1976-Two Grammy's for "Images"
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