Real name: Robert Frederick Graettinger

Effective period / Period of releases: 1952 - 1995

American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Born October 13, 1923 in Ontario, California, USA.
Died March 12, 1957 age of 33 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Graettinger began studying the saxophone at the age of nine by. At sixteen he landed his first professional job, as saxophonist and arranger with Bobby Sherwood. After a similar stint with Benny Carter, Graettinger decided to devote his full time to writing and arranging, and late in 1947 he joined Stan Kenton.
Best known for his work as composer and arranger for Stan Kenton. Graettinger died in obscurity at the age of 33 from cancer. Kenton and fellow arranger Pete Rugolo were the only musicians at his funeral.