Born: December 23, 1933, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Education: Jefferson High School.
Played as a sideman with the following:
Josephine Baker
Billie Holiday
Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers
Freddy Martin Band of Tomorrow
Gerald Wilson
Memorial-Volume 1, Original Jazz Records, 1949, 1950, 1953.
Gene Norman Presents Frank Morgan, Fresh Sound Records, 1955.
Easy Living, Contemporary Records, 1985.
Bebop Lives!, Contemporary Records, 1986.
Double Image, Contemporary Records, 1986.
Lament, Contemporary Records, 1986.
The Latin Connection, Contemporary Records, 1986.
Major Changes, Contemporary Records, 1987.
Yardbird Suite, Contemporary Records, 1988.
Mood Indigo, Antilles Records, 1989.
Quiet Fire, Contemporary Records, 1989.
Reflections, Contemporary Records, 1989.
A Lovesome Thing, Antilles Records, 1990.
You Must Believe in Spring, Antilles Records, 1992.
Listen to the Dawn, Antilles Records, 1994.
Commendation, City of Los Angeles.