Co-leader of the famed Sauter-Finegan Orchestra (1952-1958), composer,
arranger and conductor, he was educated at Columbia University and
Juilliard, and studied under Stefan Wolpe, Bernard Wagenaar, and Louis
Gruenberg. He joined the Archie Bleyer Orchestra in 1932, and arranged
for Red Norvo, Mildred Bailey (1925-1939), Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey,
Woody Herman, The Benny Goodman Orchestra (1940-1945) and Ray McKinley.
He arranged for film, television, Broadway musicals and records. He
joined ASCAP in 1952, and his popular-music compositions include
"Superman"; "Benny Rides Again"; "The Man With the Flaccid Air"; "I'm
Late, I'm Late"; "Night Rider"; "A Summer Afternoon"; and "All The Cats
Join In". His other musical works include "Concerto for Jazz Band and
Symphony Orchestra", and "Focus".
The Saturday Night Revue(1953)as Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
Beggarman, Thief(1979)
Switch(1975)
Night Gallery(1969)
Mickey One(1965)
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday(1956)
Shooting Stars(1997)
1776(1972)
Isle of Dogs(2018)
Alive and Kicking(2016)
Buffalo '66(1998)
Here's Edie(1963)as Self
Look Up and Live(1954)as Self - Musician
The Colgate Comedy Hour(1950)as Self - Musician