He worked for short periods with tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, before meeting alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, with whom he developed his bebop understanding.
He worked for short periods with tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. This was before. He was meeting alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson. He developed his bebop understanding with meeting alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson.