His and my aunt’s house in Studio City was kind of the gathering place for my extended family while growing up.
I used to spend hours listening to him do arrangements in his studio.
He worked with many well known people: Rosemary Clooney, Liza Maneli, Pat Boone, Allan Sherman, and others.
Hanging out at his house, you never knew who would drop in. Louis Belson gave me my first practice pad. Rosemary, Keely Smith, Buddy Rich, and others would drop by from time to time, and have impromptu jam sessions.