hiː plˈeɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛkənd stɹˈiːt "dʒˈæz dʒˈɔɪnts" ænd wˈɜːkt wɪð mˈaɪk ɹˈaɪli ænd ˈɛd fˈɑːɹli, ðə ɹˈaɪɾɚz ʌvðə mjˈuːzɪk ɡoʊz ɹˈaʊnd ænd ɹˈaʊnd.
He played 52nd street "jazz joints" and worked with Mike Riley and Ed Farley, the writers of The Music Goes Round and Round.