9 2 6 ▁he ▁joined ▁Er sk ine ▁T ate ' s ▁or chestra , ▁then ▁played ▁with ▁F ess ▁Williams ▁and ▁Dave ▁P ey ton ▁( 1 9 2 8 – 1 9 3 0 ). ▁He ▁signed ▁to ▁V ocal ion ▁and ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁band le ader ▁with ▁his ▁groups ▁the ▁Trib ut aries ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁Boys ; ▁among ▁his ▁side men ▁were ▁his ▁brother , ▁trom bon ist ▁Ger ald ▁Re e ves , ▁and ▁clar inet ist ▁O mer ▁S ime on ▁( 2 0 ▁sides ▁were ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ). ▁He ▁played ▁under ▁Cab ▁Call ow ay ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 - 3 2 , ▁and ▁recorded ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁River ▁Boys ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁tou red ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 – 3 5 , ▁then ▁played ▁fre el ance ▁through ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁led ▁an ▁Army ▁band ▁called ▁the ▁Jung le ers . ▁Station ed ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Jung le ▁Training ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁coast ▁of ▁O ahu , ▁they ▁were ▁popular ▁participants ▁in ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Band ▁compet itions ▁that ▁were ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" extra ordinary ▁music ▁scene ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁during ▁the ▁war ." ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁Harry ▁D ial ' s ▁Bl us icians ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Re e