| Birth Day | April 23, 1919 |
| Birth Place | California |
| Age | 101 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | May 11, 1975 (age 56) |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Remembered for his work in the bebop jazz music genre, this self-taught trumpet player and Songwriter collaborated with Musicians such as
In his mid-teens, he began performing with the renowned jazz Pianist
He wrote "Ornithology," a 1946 jazz standard that was popularized by Saxophonist
He grew up in New York City and later settled in San Francisco, California.
His song "Reets and I" became a hit for bebop Pianist Bud Powell.
