The Pollack gig ate up a good deal of 1933; after that it was the freelance scene in New York City, by 1935 leading to engagements with the pretty hot bands of both Bob Crosby and Benny Goodman. In the late '30s he joined the staff orchestra at the MGM studios and following his first accident recuperation began blowing in a big band under the direction of Lyle Murphy. Pollack brought him back in the summer of 1942; gigs with Pee Wee Erwin and a second try at holding up under Benny Goodman's temper followed in due course. The trombonist had established a California base and was busy both in studios and bands such as Ted Jefferson's Mel-o-tones in the late '40s and early '50s. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi