He relocated to New York City in 1960 and then Los Angeles in 1961, where he became a fixture on the West Coast jazz scene.
He led his own groups in addition to playing with Vic Damone, Charles Mingus, Oliver Nelson, Gerald Wilson, Frank Capp/Nat Pierce, and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
[1] Perhaps his most famous solo was in the song "L-O-V-E" recorded with Nat King Cole in 1964.
[4] With Gene Ammons With Peggy Lee With Brass Fever With Earth, Wind & Fire With Clare Fischer With Benny Golson With Eddie Harris With Richard "Groove" Holmes With Quincy Jones With Stan Kenton With B.
King With Blue Mitchell With Oliver Nelson With Lalo Schifrin With Horace Silver With The Three Sounds With Gerald Wilson With Jimmy Witherspoon