Musician. He was a jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and musical arranger of the swing music during the 1930s and 1940s. He performed and arranged for all the greats of the era such as Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller. As a composer, his songs include “Hittin’ the Bottle”, “One O’Clock Jump”, “Topsy”, “Harlem Shout” and “Pigeon Walk”. In the 1980s, he toured Europe with the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band. He died in New York City, at age 80. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)