- He was also very active in the arts of painting and sculpting.
- He was one of the first film composers to use syntheziers in a major orchestra.
- In the 1950s he did some memorable modern jazz albums, playing baritone sax for the then-new Blue Note Records label and later Prestige Records. He also served as a musical talent spotter for Blue Note and as the artist on several historic album covers of other jazz musicians.
- A pioneer of electronic music, he designed and built many of his instruments all by himself.
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