He graduated with a bachelor's degree in music in 1962 from the historically black Florida A&M University, which he had attended on a football scholarship.
[1] At Florida A&M in 1962, Logan heard Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite for the first time.
This initial exposure to the twelve-tone technique led Logan to undertake a path leading to a career as a composer.
[4] In addition to playing soprano saxophone and trumpet, Logan composed both jazz and concert music.
[1] A resident of Oberlin, Ohio, Logan died in Cleveland at age 69 on June 15, 2010, after suffering a short illness.