 In his last years, he more frequently turned to bebop originals, tunes by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron.Though the odd meters he was associated with rarely appeared in these arrangements, and were typically conventional in respect to style, they often displayed a distinctive creativity.Levy began his full-time college teaching career at Towson State University in late 1967 creating "The Towson State Jazz Ensemble".