George Morrow (bassist)
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George Morrow was a jazz bassist.

Although most closely associated with Max Roach
Max Roach
Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history...

 and Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown , aka "Brownie," was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. He died aged 25, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings...

, Morrow also appears on recordings by Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...

 and Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime...

.

After leaving the military, he played with Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
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, Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss
William "Sonny" Criss was an American jazz musician.An alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.-Biography:...

, Teddy Edwards
Teddy Edwards
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, Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes was an American bebop and hard-bop jazz pianist, recognized as one of the finest and most influential of the 1950s.-Biography:...

 and other musicians who were in L.A. Morrow then spent five years in San Francisco (1948-53), often appearing at Bop City and working with Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
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, Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
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, Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
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 and Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark was an American jazz pianist who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.-Biography:...

, among others.

According to Roach, Morrow had been "free-lancing around San Francisco clubs" when they hired him to play with them after having rejecting two other bassists.

Discography

  • 1954: Brown and Roach Incorporated
  • 1955: Study in Brown
    Study in Brown
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  • 1956: Work Time
    Work Time
    -Track listing:# "There's No Business Like Show Business" - 6:18# "Paradox" - 4:59# "Raincheck" - 6:01# "There Are Such Things" -Track listing:# "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Irving Berlin) - 6:18# "Paradox" - 4:59# "Raincheck" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:01# "There Are Such Things" -Track...

    - Sonny Rollins
  • 1956: Sonny Rollins Plus 4
    Sonny Rollins Plus 4
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  • 1959: The Hard Swing - The Sonny Stitt Quartet (Verve)
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