▁which ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁Ch et ▁Baker , ▁Stan ▁Get z , ▁V ido ▁Mus so , ▁K ai ▁W inding , ▁and ▁Peter ▁G ries ar . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁compos ers ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁compos ers ▁Category : American ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁death s ▁Category : M ale ▁jazz ▁compos ers <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Z erd in ▁Medal ie ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁– ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁lawyer ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Columbia ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁was ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Att orney ▁General ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁election ▁fra ud s ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Herbert ▁Ho over ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁Medal ie ▁appointed ▁Thomas ▁E . ▁De we y ▁as ▁his ▁Chief ▁Ass istant , ▁and ▁when ▁Medal ie ▁res igned ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁De we y ▁acted ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁for ▁a ▁month