Career
He had performed and recorded with big bands and artists that included Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Nelson Riddle, Doc Severinsen (late 1960s), and Frank Sinatra. He was also a prolific studio musician for movie soundtracks, television and radio shows, and other recordings – sometimes playing as many as six studio sessions a day. Compositions Blue Topaz on YouTube, performed by Ben van Dijk, et al., at the Slide 2005 Slide Factory Pederson performing Flight of the Bumblebee on YouTube.