After serving in a band in Patton's army during World War II, he finished his studies at Mills College, where he formed an octet.
This past September, he debuted a jazz opera based on Steinbeck's Cannery Row. His group was one of the first to play regularly at colleges, which resulted in their Jazz Goes to College album, and other albums by his group the Jazz Impressions series. After serving in a band in Patton's army during World War II, he finished his studies at Mills College, where he formed an octet. His group's experimental music didn't sell and he cut it down to a trio that played jazz standards until Paul Desmond joined to make his group a quartet in 1951. FTP, name this jazz musician noted for his use of polytonality and unusual time signatures in pieces like Unsquare Dance, Blue Rondo a la Turk, and Take Five..
This past September, he debuted a jazz opera based on Steinbeck's Cannery Row.
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