Jazz Legend Awarded at NYC Council

One of New York's living jazz legends, Bill Lee, who's also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, received a lifetime achievement award from the City Council for his contributions to the cultural life of the nation. The noted bassist and prolific composer says he's still hard at work making new music.

LEE: The only thing I'd like to say is I am 80 years old and I've slowed down writing. I wrote a piece that now is taking me, oh, three to four weeks to write 12 bars.

REPORTER: Lee moved to Brooklyn in 1959 and worked with many of the 20th century's jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington and folk artists like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. Lee has also composed original scores for his son Spike's films, like this track you're hearing, from "Mo Better Blues."