US jazz - soul jazz pianist - keyboardist. Born on 11.03.1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. Grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He lives in Houston, Texas. In the 60's he started playing keyboards in [a=Young Holt Unlimited]. He was to be a member of [a=Jimi Hendrix]'s jazz rock group but Hendrix's death cancelled the project. Before [a=Wayne Henderson] brought him to [a=Capitol] he played with [a=Sly & The Family Stone] and [a=Ronnie Laws]' band. After three albums at [l=Capitol] the label closed down its jazz di…