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 7 April 1934 in Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK - died 12 May 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Father of jazz drummer Joshua Derek Feldman.
He began performing professionally at the age of seven on drums, adding piano at nine and vibes at fourteen. He was considered a musical prodigy and eventually earned acclaim in the UK jazz scene as an adult. Feldman immigrated to the United States in the mid-1950's, where he continued working in jazz and also as a session musician with a variety of 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.