Morty Corb

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Mortimer Gerald Corb (April 10, 1917 San Antonio — January 13, 1996 Las Vegas) was an American jazz double-bassist.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Career

Corb had a long career as a jazz musician that began in 1946 and lasted until his death. He performed and recorded with:Template:Sfn

Corb performed for four years on Bob Crosby'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 Disneyland after moving to California in 1947, and recorded his only album as a leader, Strictly from Dixie, in 1957.

Discography

As leader

1. Morty Corb and His Dixie All Stars, Strictly From Dixie Template:Catalog lookup link
   John Best (trumpet), Moe Schneider (née Elmer Reuben Schneider; 1919–1970) (trombone), Heinie Beau (clarinet), Dave Harris (1913–2002) (tenor sax), Bobby Hammack (piano) George Van Eps (guitar), Morty Corb (bass), Jack Sperling (drums)
   Recorded in Los Angeles, April 1957
1. "Bayou Blues"
2. "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
3. "Pennies From Heaven"
4. "South"
5. "Ramble In"
6. "Honeysuckle Rose"
7. "Sugarcane Strut"
8. "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?"
9. "Indiana"
10. "Savannah Shakedown"
11. "Farewell Blues"

As sideman

• Molly Bee, Good Golly Ms. Molly (Granite, 1974)
• Bobby Darin, Two of a Kind (Atco, 1961)
• Lorne Greene, Lorne Greene's American West (RCA Victor, 1965)
• Lionel Richie, Lionel Richie (Motown, 1982)
• Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
• Frank Sinatra, Trilogy: Past Present Future (Reprise, 1980)

Bibliography

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General reference

• Chadbourne, Eugene. "Morty Corb" at AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2025.