man ' s ▁first ▁records , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁then ▁fre el anced ▁extens ively ▁with ▁hard ▁b op ▁and ▁other ▁post - b op ▁players , ▁including ▁Donald ▁By rd , ▁D ex ter ▁Gordon , ▁Grant ▁Green , ▁Her bie ▁Han cock , ▁Joe ▁Hend erson , ▁Paul ▁Horn , ▁M ilt ▁Jackson , ▁Jack ie ▁Mc Le an , ▁Pat ▁M eth eny , ▁H ank ▁Mo ble y , ▁Th el on ious ▁Mon k , ▁Lee ▁Morgan , ▁David ▁Murray , ▁Art ▁Pe pper , ▁Son ny ▁Roll ins , ▁Mal ▁Wald ron , ▁and ▁C ed ar ▁Wal ton . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁drum mers ▁for ▁Blue ▁Note ▁Records ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁do z ens ▁of ▁Blue ▁Note ▁albums ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁record ings , ▁including ▁record ings ▁of ▁rock ▁and ▁fun k . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁jazz ▁drum mer ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁movie ▁South land er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁H igg ins ▁c of ounded ▁a ▁cultural ▁center , ▁The ▁World ▁Stage , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁encou rage ▁and ▁promote ▁younger ▁jazz ▁mus icians . ▁The ▁center ▁provides ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁performance ▁and ▁writing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁concert s ▁and ▁record ings . ▁ ▁H igg ins ▁also ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁jazz ▁studies