Mortimer Gerald Corb (April 10, 1917 San Antonio — January 13, 1996 Las Vegas) was an American jazz double-bassist. Career Corb had a long career as a jazz musician that began in 1946 and lasted until his death. He performed and recorded with: 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. 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), 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 Bayou Blues Alexander's Ragtime Band Pennies from Heaven South Ramble In Honeysuckle rose Sugarcane Strut Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Indiana Savannah Shakedown Farewell Blues References General references Inline citations External links Morty Corb recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. 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