About
Bebop and cool-jazz artist who gained a sterling reputation as a choice accompanist, working with Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.
Before Fame
He became a professional by the time he was 19.
Trivia
He played with the likes of Sarah Vaughan , Tommy Dorsey, and Flip Phillips.
Family Life
He was born in Chicago to Jewish parents who encouraged his musical development. He began piano lessons when he was 12.
Associated With
He embraced new forms of jazz, but never abandoned the principles he learned from listening to Bud Powell.
