Mortimer Gerald Corb (April 10, 1917

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— January 13, 1996

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) was an American

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ist.

Career

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's television program. He also did extended work as a session musician in studios, and though he did little of this after the 1950s, he appears on some 300 recordings. He worked in bands in

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after moving to

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in 1947, and recorded his only album as a leader, ''Strictly from Dixie'', in 1957.

Selected discography

As leader * Morty Corb and His Dixie All Stars, ''Strictly From Dixie'' : John Best (trumpet), Moe Schneider ''(née'' Elmer Reuben Schneider; 1919–1970) (trombone),

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(clarinet), Dave Harris (1913–2002) (tenor sax), Bobby Hammack (piano)

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(guitar), Morty Corb (bass), Jack Sperling (drums) : Recorded in Los Angeles, April 1957 # ''Bayou Blues'' # ''

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'' # '' Pennies from Heaven'' # '' South'' # ''Ramble In'' # '' Honeysuckle rose'' # ''Sugarcane Strut'' # '' Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?'' # ''Indiana'' # ''Savannah Shakedown'' # ''

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Morty Corb recordings
at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. {{DEFAULTSORT:Corb, Morty 1917 births 1996 deaths American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Musicians from San Antonio 20th-century American musicians Deaths from intracranial aneurysm Jazz musicians from Texas 20th-century double-bassists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Earle Spencer Orchestra members