Clarinetist and Composer. He played and recorded with many prominent jazz musicians, including Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Charles Mingus, and Miles Davis. He was a member of the Woody Herman Orchestra during the mid-1940s, composed jazz and classical works in many genres, including film soundtracks. He published some 200 compositions, and his autobiography "Playing It by Ear" was published in 2001.
Clarinetist and Composer. He played and recorded with many prominent jazz musicians, including Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Charles Mingus, and Miles Davis. He was a member of the Woody Herman Orchestra during the mid-1940s, composed jazz and classical works in many genres, including film soundtracks. He published some 200 compositions, and his autobiography "Playing It by Ear" was published in 2001.
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