▁As ▁a ▁side man ▁or ▁leader , ▁Am ram ▁has ▁performed ▁and / or ▁recorded ▁with ▁such ▁jazz ▁and ▁classical ▁figures ▁as ▁A aron ▁Cop land , ▁Th el on ious ▁Mon k , ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁Charles ▁M ing us , ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac , ▁Son ny ▁Roll ins , ▁Lion el ▁Ham pton , ▁Stan ▁Get z , ▁George ▁Bar row , ▁Jerry ▁D od g ion , ▁Pa qu ito ▁D ' R iver a , ▁Pe pper ▁Adams , ▁Art uro ▁Sand oval , ▁Oscar ▁P ett if ord , ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁Mary ▁Lou ▁Williams , ▁Ken ny ▁Dor ham , ▁Ray ▁Bar retto , ▁W ynt on ▁Mars alis , ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁folk , ▁pop , ▁and ▁country ▁figures , ▁such ▁as ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁the ▁Ro che ▁sister s , ▁P ete ▁Se eg er , ▁O det ta , ▁Will ie ▁Nelson , ▁Oscar ▁Brand , ▁Jud y ▁Collins , ▁Peter ▁Y arrow , ▁Tom ▁Pa xt on , ▁Phil ▁O chs , ▁Josh ▁White , ▁P atti ▁Smith , ▁Ar lo ▁Gut hr ie , ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Am ram ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁producer ▁Joseph ▁P app ▁to ▁compose ▁scores ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁Am ram ▁composed ▁scores ▁for ▁twenty - five ▁of ▁P app ' s ▁produ ctions