Morris Rayman

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Maurice "Morris" Rayman (born June 18, 1913 , † May 7, 1994 in Plymouth Meeting , Pennsylvania ) was an American jazz bassist .

Rayman played at the beginning of his career with Jan Savitt , on whose recordings for Decca he was involved between 1939 and 1941; In 1944 he worked for a short time with Georgie Auld , then with Artie Shaw , both in his big band and in the sextet Gramercy Five with Roy Eldridge ("The Grabtown Grapple"). At the end of 1945 he switched to Charlie Barnet ; In 1947 he was a member of the Eddie Condon Orchestra . In the field of jazz he was involved in 69 recording sessions between 1938 and 1947. a. also with Barney Kessel 's All Stars ("Slick Chick", 1945). No further recordings are available from later years.

Together with guitarist Barney Kessel and pianist Dodo Marmarosa , Morris Rayman and drummer Lou Fromm formed "the best rhythm section of Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five " in 1944 and 1945 ; the latter two were, according to Gunther Schuller, severely underrated musicians.

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  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ^ Brian Rust The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942: Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke Arlington House Publishers 1975, pp. 1581ff.
  3. ↑ Coleman Hawkins - Rainbow Mist at Discogs
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 28, 2016)
  5. ↑ John White Artie Shaw: His Life and Music Continuum, Bloomsbury 2004, p. 123
  6. ^ Gunther Schuller: The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 . 1991, p. 710.
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SURNAME Rayman, Morris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rayman, Maurice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1913
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1994
Place of death Plymouth Meeting , Pennsylvania