Amongst the visitors to the flat he shared with saxophonist Buddy Collette in Los Angeles were Charlie Parker, and the first Gerry Mulligan quartet (including Chico Hamilton) who went there to rehearse.
Some of the visitors to the apartment he occupied with saxophonist Buddy Collette in Los Angeles included Charlie Parker, as well as the initial Gerry Mulligan quartet (featuring Chico Hamilton), who stopped by to run through some arrangements.