Original sentence: After finishing high school he played professionally from 1926, joining Zinky Cohn's band and recording with Frankie Franko (1930) and Bernie Young & the Creolians (1931-33).After he left Saunders's retinue in 1963, he became an official in the Chicago musicians' union, and died of leukemia in 1973.He started on clarinet before picking up tenor saxophone, studying under Santy Runyon.Leon Washington at Allmusic.Washington was born in Mississippi and grew up in Chicago from age three
Edited sentence: After finishing high school, he played professionally from 1926, joining Zinky Cohn's band and recording with Frankie Franko (1930) and Bernie Young & the Creolians (1931-33).Born in Mississippi, Washington grew up in Chicago from the age of three.He started on clarinet before moving on to tenor saxophone, and studied under Santy Runyon.Leaving Saunders's band in 1963, he became an official at the Chicago musicians' union.Washington died of leukemia in 1973