He worked as a jazz composer and arranger for radio programs and big bands in the 1930s and early 1940s.

He was also a jazz composer and arranger.

His tunes spanned both hard bop and soul jazz, which made him a very versatile, yet underrated and under-recognized, jazz composer.

He was a remarkably successful jazz composer, and he was able to find a lifestyle that he felt comfortable with.

He was also a jazz composer and arranger, drummer, and actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books.