I've only heard a moderate amount of his stuff, what I've heard is great, although I hear he's kinda sold out (or maybe just decreased in quality) in the past 20-30 years. Anyway, good stuff by him would include his being with Miles Davis throughout the 60's, he played in the second great Miles quintet (with Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams), and stayed with him into his fusion years (Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way, etc., although he's joined by other keyboard/piano players on these albums, namely Joe Zawinul and Chick Corea). Of his work under his own name, my favorites are Maiden Voyage and Mwandishi.
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