▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁drums ▁for ▁the ▁big ▁bands ▁of ▁Count ▁Bas ie , ▁ ▁Jimmy ▁Dor sey , ▁Les ▁and ▁Larry ▁El gart , ▁Duke ▁Ell ington , ▁May n ard ▁Fer g us on , ▁Qu in cy ▁Jones , ▁and ▁Billy ▁May . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Gary ▁Bur ton , ▁Donald ▁By rd , ▁Curt is ▁Full er , ▁Her bie ▁Han cock , ▁Oliver ▁Nelson , ▁Son ny ▁Roll ins , ▁Steve ▁Sw allow , ▁and ▁Lam bert , ▁Hend r icks , ▁and ▁Ross . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁that ▁consisted ▁of ▁Lee ▁Kon itz , ▁Albert ▁Mang els dor ff , ▁and ▁Att ila ▁Z ol ler ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁with ▁R olf ▁Ku hn ▁and ▁Jo achim ▁Ku hn . ▁Stu ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁T rio ▁with ▁Bar re ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁John ▁Sur man , ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁with ▁Charlie ▁Mar iano . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁recorded ▁with ▁Car la ▁B ley , ▁S lide ▁Ham pton , ▁and ▁John ▁Mc L augh lin .. ▁Later ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁teachers ▁at ▁the ▁Creative ▁Music ▁Studio ▁in ▁Wood stock , ▁NY . ▁His ▁un orth odox ▁style ▁of ▁teaching ▁made ▁for ▁wild ▁scenes ▁at ▁times . ▁If ▁you ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do , ▁he ▁was ▁mer cil