Career Highlights
- Buddy Rich Orchestra
(Tenor Sax Soloist) - Harry James Orchestra
(Flute, Clarinet, and Tenor Sax Soloist) - Duke Ellington Orchestra
Under the direction of Mercer Ellington
(Tenor Sax Soloist) - Benny Goodman Orchestra
(Tenor Sax Soloist) - Raymond Scott Orchestra
(Tenor Sax Soloist and Vocals) - Boyd Raeburn Orchestra
(Clarinet and Saxophone Soloist) - Miguelito Valdes (Mr. Babalu)Orchestra
(Alto and Tenor Saxophones) - Jack Costanzo Afro-Cuban Sextet
(Flute ,Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Arranger) - Frances Faye
(Conductor, Arranger, Tenor Sax) - Mary Kaye Trio
(Tenor Sax) - Freelance musician and arranger for: television, motion pictures, and recordings in the Los Angeles area.
- Performed and recorded with many artists including:
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Oscar Peterson
- Maynard Ferguson
- Mel Lewis
- Boyd Raeburn
- Charlie Ventura
- Nat King Cole
- Frank Sinatra
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Mel Torme
- Tony Bennett
- Buddy Greco
- Chubby Jackson
- Duffy Jackson
- Japanese Tour with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
(Under the direction of Mercer Ellington) - Concerts with The World Peace Orchestra
(Conducted by Dizzy Gillespie) - House Musician at Caesars' Casino,
Atlantic City, N.J. - Chris Columbo Quartette at Billy's Lounge
Atlantic City,N.J. - Musical Director of the reorganized Gene Krupa Orchestra.
- Tour of China with Jay Corre's World Citizens Jazz Group in an all-star Chinese Review.
- Performances at various jazz clubs in Beijing.
- A six-month stay in Mallorca, Spain including concerts in Madrid.
- Phil Morrison Quartette at the Buena Vista Hotel, Matzumoto, Japan.
TV Shows
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Appearances with Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Mike Douglas, and Dinah Shore and on Jackie Gleason's "Away We Go" summer series.
| "The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord. "(From the Baha'i Writings) |
Education
- Atlantic City High School
Atlantic City, N.J. - Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn, N.Y. - University of Miami
Coral Gables, Fla. - Florida International University
(Bachelor of Fine Arts) Miami, Fla. - Jazz Ensemble Director
Broward Community College
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - Director of Jazz Music
Barry College
Miami Shores, Fla. - Jazz concerts and lectures in Dade and Broward Public
School Systems
Under the auspices of P.A.C.E. (Performing Arts for Community and Education) - Private instruction in saxophone
- Director of Jazz Music and
- Associate Director of Jazz Studies and Applied Lessons
Florida International University
Grants
- National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Fellowship Grants
(1973-1974 and 1975-1976) - Esquire Magazine National Jazz Poll runner-up, tenor saxophone (1967)
- Publication: "Warm Ups For Woodwinds"
