▁Chicago ▁with ▁Dallas ▁Bart ley ▁and ▁King ▁Kol ax ; ▁he ▁also ▁book ed ▁shows ▁for ▁the ▁Club ▁De L isa . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁Billy ▁E ck st ine ' s ▁band ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁worked ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁with ▁W yn onie ▁Harris ▁and ▁Bud dy ▁De Fran co . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁re pert ory ▁man ▁for ▁National ▁Records . ▁He ▁played ▁with ▁Gene ▁Am m ons ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 - 1 9 5 9 ▁wrote ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁Pe pper ▁Adams , ▁Art ▁Far mer , ▁and ▁Cole man ▁Haw kins ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁Pr est ige ▁Blues ▁Sw ingers . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁Out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Town ▁( Pr est ige , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁St as ch ▁( Sw ing ville , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁trom bon ists ▁Category : M ale ▁trom bon ists ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Chicago ▁Category : 1 9 1 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : J azz ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁trom bon ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : M ale ▁jazz ▁mus icians