He began playing his trombone in pit bands on Broadway while studying music. He toured with bandleader giants polishing his playing and arranging for everyone who asked. Leading his own orchestra, he wangled an army commission and set about entertaining the troops while developing the definitive big band sound of the forties.
19 tracks including:• In The Mood
• Sunrise Serenade
• Little Brown Jug
• My Melancholy Baby
• Blue Rain
• Tuxedo Junction
• Danny Boy
• Ciribiribin