George Morrow

George Morrow will always be best known for being the bassist in the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet from 1954-56. A good swinging accompanist rather than a major soloist, Morrow never became too well-known. He started out on violin, switched to cello when he was 13 and a few years later permanently switched to bass. Morrow studied at the Fine Arts Conservatory in Los Angeles, served in the military from 1943-46 and then freelanced in L.A. He played with Charlie Parker, Sonny Criss, Teddy Edwards, Hampton Hawes and other musicians who were in town. Morrow spent five years in ...