 He was also a featured soloist in the small group from Shaw's band, the Gramercy Five.Between 1943 and 1947, taking a break to serve in the United States armed forces, Butterfield led his own orchestra.On September 20, 1944, Capitol recorded the jazz standard "Moonlight In Vermont", which featured a vocal by Margaret Whiting and trumpet solos (both open and muted) by Butterfield.