. ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁primarily ▁for ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁be b op , ▁hard ▁b op ▁and ▁post - b op ▁styles . ▁She ▁is ▁highly ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁accomplished ▁veter an ▁who ▁has ▁performed ▁with ▁Count ▁Bas ie , ▁Rah sa an ▁Roland ▁Kirk , ▁L inda ▁Hop kins , ▁Marian ▁Mc Part land ▁and ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Red d ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ▁jazz ▁drum mer ▁and ▁Cle f ▁Club ▁co - found er ▁Al ton ▁Red d ▁and ▁Matt ie ▁Red d ▁( née ▁Thomas ). ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁She ▁was ▁deeply ▁influenced ▁during ▁her ▁form ative ▁years ▁by ▁her ▁father , ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁figures ▁on ▁the ▁Central ▁Avenue ▁jazz ▁scene . ▁Another ▁important ▁musical ▁ment or ▁was ▁her ▁pat ernal ▁great ▁a unt ▁Al ma ▁H ight ower . ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Red d ▁returned ▁to ▁jazz . ▁She ▁played ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁tou red ▁with ▁Earl ▁H ines ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁drum mer ▁Rich ie ▁Gold berg . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Red d ▁also ▁worked ▁with