As a trumpeter and arranger, Ryerson performed and recorded with several big bands, beginning in 1927, including Mal Hallett and His Orchestra (also as an arranger; 1936), Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra (1939-1942), Jack Teagarden (1939), Jimmy Dorsey, and Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra (1944).
As a trumpeter and composer, Ryerson worked and recorded with several large bands, starting in 1927, including Mal Hallett and His Orchestra (also as a composer; 1936), Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra (1939-1942), Jack Teagarden (1939), Jimmy Dorsey, and Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra (1944).