Milt Yaner

Milt Yaner (b. South Bend, February 11, 1911 – d. Henderson, Nevada, July 1985) – Alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist. A regular in the bands of Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Ray Noble, and Isham Jones during the 1930s and 1940s, Milt Yaner amassed an extensive discography as an alto saxophonist. He played with such giants as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Jimmy Dorsey, Buck Clayton, Benny Carter, Johnny Hartmann, and Frank Sinatra. As of the 1970s, he was playing in Las Vegas.