He recorded under his own name for the first time in 1945, and co-led a band with Terry Gibbs shortly thereafter.
He went on to form his own band with Terry Gibbs and Louie Bellson.
While there he played in the Terry Gibbs Dream band between 1959 and 1962.
He recorded with Terry Gibbs and Buddy Rich before forming his own band.
In the early 1950s he worked with Terry Gibbs and Don Elliott.
While with Thornhill he met Terry Gibbs, and the two frequently played and recorded together in subsequent years.
Terry Gibbs was making an innovative attempt to use Jewish traditional music as the basis for jazz, long before this kind of crossover was popular.
She was discovered by Terry Gibbs and toured with him in the early 1950s, playing piano and vibraphone.
He also ran a music store with Terry Gibbs acting as a partner to help publicize the place.
From 1962-63 she played with Terry Gibbs's quartet, during which time she met John Coltrane.