Victor Feldman

English jazz musician who played vibraphone, keyboards, drums, piano and other assorted percussion instruments.He was also a songwriter, composer and arranger of popular music.
Born April 7, 1934 in Edgware, Middlesex (now Greater London), England, UK
Died May 12, 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Father of jazz drummer Trevor Feldman and jazz bassist Jake Feldman and producer/manager Joshua Derek Feldman.
He was considered a musical prodigy, beginning to perform professionally at the age of seven on drums, adding piano at nine and vibes at fourteen. Feldman immigrated to the United States in the mid-1950's, where he continued working in jazz and also as a session musician with pop and rock performers.
He charted with his Victor Feldman Quartet in 1962 with "A Taste of Honey", it rose to #88 on the U.S. charts. He left the jazz field for a more financially sound career in the recording studios and the world of popular music, including writing for Joni Mitchell and Steely Dan, primarily between the years 1965-85.