Jazz bassist and bandleader who played for Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, and Eddie Harris. He is also an author and released The Evolving Bassist in 1974.
He was a trumpet player for the United States Air Force. Afterwards, he graduated from Northwestern University with a music degree.
In 2001, he was recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from The International Society of Bassists.
He had a son, Michel, with his wife Doris.
He recorded with Jack DeJohnette on Album Album.
