George Morrow (August 15, 1925 – May 26, 1992[1]) was a jazz bassist.[2] Although most closely associated with Max Roach and Clifford Brown, Morrow also appears on recordings by Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt.
George Morrow | |
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.jpg) George Morrow in 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 15, 1925 Pasadena, California |
| Died | May 26, 1992 (aged 66) Orlando, Florida |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1974–1992 |
Morrow was born in Pasadena, California. After leaving the military, he played with Charlie Parker, Sonny Criss, Teddy Edwards, Hampton Hawes and other musicians who were in L.A. He then spent five years in San Francisco (1948–53), often appearing at the Bop City jazz club and working with Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Billie Holiday and Sonny Clark.[1]
According to Roach, Morrow had been "free-lancing around San Francisco clubs" when they hired him after rejecting two other bassists.[3] He appeared on all of the studio albums by the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet. After the band dissolved due to the deaths of Brown and Richie Powell in a car accident, Morrow continued recording with Roach's band. He also worked with Anita O'Day in the 1970s before joining the Disney World house band in 1976. He died in Orlando, Florida.
Discography
editWith Curtis Amy
- Way Down (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
With Earl Anderza
- Outa Sight (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
With Clifford Brown and Max Roach
- Jam Session (EmArcy, 1954) - with Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry
- Brown and Roach Incorporated (EmArcy, 1954)
- Daahoud (Mainstream, 1954 [1973])
- Clifford Brown & Max Roach (Emarcy, 1954–55)
- Study in Brown (EmArcy, 1955)
- Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (EmArcy, 1956)
- With Anita O'Day
- Cool Heat (Verve, 1959)
With Max Roach
- Max Roach + 4 (EmArcy, 1956)
- Jazz in ¾ Time (EmArcy, 1956–57)
- The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (Emarcy, 1958)
- MAX (Argo, 1958)
With Sonny Rollins
- Rollins Plays for Bird (Prestige, 1956)
- Work Time (Prestige, 1956)
- Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Riverside, 1956)
- Tour de Force (Prestige, 1956)
- Sonny Boy (Prestige, 1956 [1961])
With Sonny Stitt
- The Hard Swing (Verve, 1959)
- Sonny Stitt Swings the Most (Verve, 1959)
References
edit- ^ a b Biography at allmusic
- ^ Leonard Feather; Ira Gitler (1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-972907-4.
- ^ Liner notes to Brown and Roach, Inc.