hiː bɪɡˈæn ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ æz lˈiːd mjuːzˈɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks wɪð mˈɔːɹnɪŋ pɹˈɛɹ, wˈʌn ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk dʒˈæz ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd ˈɜːnd ðə stˈɛɹɪˌoʊ ɹᵻvjˈuː ɹˈɛkɚd ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn fɔːɹ hɪz ˈælbəm ðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd wɪðˈɪn.
He began recording as lead musician in 1976 with Morning Prayer, won the New York Jazz Award in 1979 and earned the Stereo Review Record of the Year in 1981 for his album The Outside Within.