 While at Juilliard, Laws played flute during the evenings with several acts, including Mongo Santamaría, 1963–67 and in 1964 began recording as a bandleader for Atlantic, and he released the albums "The Laws of Jazz", "Flute By-Laws", and "Laws Cause".He appeared on albums by Ashford & Simpson, Chet Baker, George Benson, and Moondog.He recorded with his younger brother Ronnie on the album "The Laws" in the early 1970s.