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| Early Promise |
| 1942 | Born London, England |
| 1958 | Started playing professionally |
| 1961 | First of many BBC Jazz Club Broadcasts Toured UK with Tony Hancock and Matt Monroe |
| 1963 | Toured with the Eric Delaney Band |
| 1964 | Joined Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. Recorded with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers together with Eric Clapton. |
| 1965 | Appeared with Ronnie Scott Quintet at the Royal Festival Hall with Thelonius Monk Quartet |
| 1965/69 | Jazz Workshops for North German Radio and Television in Hamburg with Weather Report, Dave Holland, Chick Corea, Albert Mangelsdorf and John Surman. Recorded film music with Herbie Hancock |
| 1969 | Represented United Kingdom at the Montreux International Jazz Festival with Alan Skidmore Quintet (Kenny Wheeler, Tony Oxley, Harry Miller, John Taylor).Awarded International Press Prize for Best Band, the Soloist Prize, and a Scholarship to Berklee School of Music, Boston, USA Made first album Once upon a Time with Quintet. Appeared on BBC Television Jazz 625 Series |
| 1969 Montreux Festival Winner |
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