His minor-blues composition "Israel," was quickly recognized as a unique jazz classic after it was recorded by Miles Davis at the sessions which later became known as the Birth of the Cool.
Further examples of pieces including this turnaround are Miles Davis' "Half-Nelson" and John Carisi's "Israel".
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With his friend, John Carisi, he designed his first airplane in 1915, at Maspeth, Queens, New York.