in the age of AI, wikipedia is a bit underrated, but it gives a good summary:  "After leaving the jazz world he worked as a messenger in New York and dabbled in jewelry; he sold brass objects at street fairs in the 1970s. After 1983, he began practicing again and playing live on street corners; shortly before he died he played with Clifford Jordan." he plays on Play What You Feel by Clifford Jordan, recorded in 1990... iirc, the beginning of the end was the loss of his cabaret card which gave him the choice between leaving music and leaving NY... but I forgot where I read that

Add Shirley Horn to that list.

First two discs with a bunch of Bud Freeman. Lucky to have his friendship in his last years.

I liked his playing. Let's see if any other posters know more.