- (1951-1967) Saxophonist with Dave Brubeck Quartet that also comprised members Dave Brubeck (piano), Joe Morello (drums) and Eugene Wright (double bass).
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 156-157. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Is portrayed by John Timothy Burton in Crazy (2008)
- Once declared that he wished his saxophone to 'sound like a dry martini'.
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