HITE, LES. Jazz saxophonist ( in DuQuoin, Illinois; in Santa Monica, California). He obtained his education in the public schools of Urbana, Illinois, and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana. His first professional experience was with his family band as a saxophonist. Thereafter he toured with various groups, then settled in Los Angeles, California, in 1925. There he played with such groups as the
Spikes Brothers
, Thomas (Mutt
) Carey,
Paul...