Feather, an Englishman, came to the US and worked tirelessly to promote jazz. He did a lot of good. Sadly, and to his detriment, he never missed an opportunity to promote himself, his songs and his accomplishments. This took a darker side later when he tried to kill careers of folks not "playing ball" with him.
His memory would be a bunch kinder if not for his greedy personality.
I was banned from AAJ for commenting on the quality of his daughter's talent. Leonard is dead but I'm still banned.