eter . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁Leonard ▁Graham ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁later ▁changing ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Id rees ▁Sul iem an ▁after ▁converting ▁to ▁Islam . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Boston ▁Conserv atory , ▁and ▁gained ▁early ▁experience ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Cot ton ▁Pick ers ▁and ▁the ▁w art ime ▁Earl ▁H ines ▁Orchestra ▁( 1 9 4 3 – 1 9 4 4 ). ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁Sul iman ' s ▁second ▁recording ▁date ▁( source : ▁l iner ▁notes ▁by ▁Michael ▁C usc una ▁to ▁The ▁Complete ▁Blue ▁Note ▁Record ings ▁of ▁Th el on ious ▁Mon k ) ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁Th el on ious ▁Mon k ’ s ▁first ▁recording ▁for ▁Blue ▁Note ▁Records . ▁Sul iem an ▁was ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁Mary ▁Lou ▁Williams ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁and ▁had ▁st ints ▁with ▁Cab ▁Call ow ay , ▁John ▁Col tr ane , ▁Count ▁Bas ie , ▁and ▁Lion el ▁Ham pton . ▁Sul iem an ▁recorded ▁with ▁Cole man ▁Haw kins ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁and ▁gig ged ▁with ▁R andy ▁West on ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 1 9 5 9 ), ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁appearing ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁situations . ▁ ▁He ▁tou red ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁with ▁Oscar ▁D enn ard , ▁and ▁stayed , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁at ▁first , ▁and ▁then ▁moved