Career
He and Woods recorded as Philosophy and Quill. Additionally, he played with the big bands of Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Claude Thornhill and Gerry Mulligan. Seminal albums include Four Altos with Philosophy Woods, Hal Stein, and Sahib Shihab, and Philosophy & Quill, both on Prestige.
In 1988, Gene Quill died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Atlantic City, New Jersey.