 Before joining the Dorsey band, he worked with George Paxton and Muggsy Spanier.From 1945 to 1951, he recorded with Dorsey and was a soloist in the band.During the 1950s he worked intermittently with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and with Red Allen, Ruby Braff, Al Cohn, Cootie Williams, and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra.