Creator of "Equal Interval System", a unique system to compose music.
Never had formal music training.
Player of the trombone, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone and bassoon.
Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 South Glendale Ave.,
Glendale, California.
Self-taught arranger. As staff arranger for Benny Goodman, the Casa Loma Orchestra and Tommy Dorsey, he contributed greatly to the success of these organisations.