[1] Reviewing First Impressions, Allmusic said: "This is the standard spiritually intense new jazz one learns to expect from the label, soaked in some Eastern influences but always with its ear to the street.".
In the late 1960s he began performing with up-and-coming Latin and Latin-jazz groups around the New York area.
In the mid 1970s and 80’s when live loft jazz was popular in New York City, he performed with his own groups and other prominent jazz musicians such as Sonelius Smith, Rashid Ali, John Stubblefield, Carlos Garnett, and Walter Davis Jr.[1] In late 1972, at age 25, he signed with Strata-East Records and in 1974 his first jazz album First Impressions was released.
His legendary composition "First Impressions" performed on the album of the same name continues to fascinate listeners around the world many years after its inception.
In 2006 the British record label Soul Brothers Records re-release "First Impressions" again on a compilation CD "Fusion With Attitude" featuring jazz greats Joe Henderson, Nat Adderley and Walter Bishop Jr. performing on their own selections.