▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁in ▁Du Qu oin , ▁Illinois ▁– ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁band le ader . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Du Qu oin , ▁Illinois , ▁H ite ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁and ▁played ▁sa x oph one ▁with ▁family ▁members ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁Following ▁this , ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁Detroit ▁Sh annon ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Helen ▁De we y ▁Show , ▁but ▁when ▁this ▁group ▁dis band ed ▁ab rupt ly , ▁H ite ▁re located ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁There ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁The ▁Sp ikes ▁Brothers ▁Orchestra , ▁M utt ▁Care y , ▁Curt is ▁Mos by , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Howard . ▁He ▁became ▁leader ▁of ▁Howard ' s ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Cot ton ▁Club ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁accomp any ing ▁Louis ▁Arm strong ▁and ▁F ats ▁W aller ▁among ▁others . ▁They ▁also ▁recorded ▁frequently ▁for ▁film ▁sound tra cks ▁and ▁occasionally ▁appeared ▁on ▁camera . ▁ ▁H ite ' s ▁big ▁band , ▁known ▁as ▁Sebastian ' s ▁Cot ton ▁Club ▁Orchestra , ▁primarily ▁played ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁though ▁they ▁occasionally ▁went ▁on ▁tour . ▁Mus icians ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁include ▁Lion el ▁Ham pton , ▁Marsh al ▁Royal , ▁George ▁Or