Seems about the right age for someone who heard Ornette and others of that vintage and before with sufficient freshness and was able to build that into his own powerful, personal music.
You must understand I am surprised by my age too.
Someone should grab Mckusick, Carisi, Levitt / Jazz Workshop: The Arrangers - With Hal Mckusick, John Carisi And Rod Levitt - 1989 Bluebird/Bmg Release $5.00 for the previously unissued Carisi session alone.