About
Multi-instrumentalist who has performed with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and Elvin Jones.
Trivia
He is a noted musicologist who released The Works of John Coltrane, Vols. 1 though 14: 701 transcriptions of John Coltrane's Improvisations.
Before Fame
He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music Degree from Howard University.
Family Life
His father also attended Howard University.
Associated With
He played electric bass alongside Jaco Pastorius on The Weather Report's 1973 album Sweetnighter.