Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 15, 1941,[1][2] Gale studied trumpet with Kenny Dorham.
He recorded with Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Larry Young, and Elvin Jones, and performed with John Coltrane, Jackie McLean, Booker Ervin, and Illinois Jacquet.
He spent many hours exposed to Sun Ra's philosophy about music and life.
His music provoked me to explore the use of trills, for instance, and the placement of whole tones and then a space chord--ideas you do not find in the exercise books.
[4] After a yearlong stint as artist in residence at Stanford University, Gale moved to San Jose, California in 1972.