▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁jazz ▁double - b ass ist , ▁who ▁played ▁with ▁Cab ▁Call ow ay ▁and ▁F ats ▁W aller , ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Gene ▁Kru pa ▁Story , ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁records ▁supporting ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Jack ▁Te ag arden ▁and ▁T - B one ▁Walker . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Morgan ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁musical ▁family ; ▁Sam ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Isa iah ▁Morgan ▁were ▁both ▁band le aders ▁and ▁tr ump eters , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Morgan ▁was ▁a ▁jazz ▁re ed ist . ▁Morgan ▁started ▁on ▁clar inet , ▁then ▁learned ▁bar it one ▁sa x , ▁t uba , ▁and ▁bass . ▁He ▁took ▁less ons ▁with ▁Simon ▁Mar rero ▁around ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁then ▁played ▁with ▁brother ▁Isa iah . ▁He ▁re located ▁briefly ▁to ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁Mack ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Lee ▁Collins ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁river bo ats ▁with ▁F ate ▁Mar able ▁and ▁Sid ney ▁Des v igne . ▁He ▁then ▁played ▁with ▁Dave y ▁Jones ▁and ▁Cec il ▁Scott ▁and ▁recorded ▁with ▁the ▁Jones ▁& ▁Collins ▁Ast oria ▁Hot ▁E ight . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Morgan ▁played ▁with ▁Otto ▁Hard wick ▁and ▁then ▁spent ▁four ▁years ▁with ▁Cab ▁Call ow ay ▁( 1 9 3 2 – 3