Career
His first professional gigs were in Boston in 1947. He played with Georgie Auld, Charlie Mariano, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker (1953-1955 intermittently), Art Blakey (1954), and Don Redman. In 1956 he toured the Middle East with Dizzy Gillespie"s big band.
He was a soloist on "A Night in Tunisia".
Following this he played with Horace Silver. After moving to Los Angeles, he recorded with Barney Kessel, Benny Carter, Harold Land, Shelly Manne (1958-1960) and Dexter Gordon.
He recorded as a bandleader for two sessions, and appeared on one recording from Thelonious Monk. He died in a house fire on November 4, 1963.
