He played bass in clubs in Philadelphia, with musicians such as Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Gene Ammons.
[1] After his formal studies ended, he performed regularly with Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sonny Rollins, and in 1958 began touring with George Shearing.
[2] From then until the early 1970s and on a more occasional basis until the 1980s, he participated in hundreds of recording sessions covering not only jazz but also rock, pop, folk, and gospel.
Other musicians with whom he recorded included Randy Newman, Frank Zappa, Tim Buckley, The Jazz Crusaders, Nina Simone, Lightnin' Hopkins, Jimmy Witherspoon, Linda Ronstadt, Henry Mancini, Lou Rawls, Tony Bennett, and B.B.
[4] With Curtis Amy With Earl Anderza With Chet Baker Chet Baker And Crew (Pacific Jazz, 1956) With Louis Bellson With Tim Buckley With Terry Gibbs With Joe Gordon With Lightnin' Hopkins With Paul Horn With The Jazz Crusaders With Irene Kral With Julie London With Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry With Frank Morgan With Gerry Mulligan With Nina Simone With Art Pepper With Jim Sullivan With Gerald Wilson With Jimmy Woods