Mort Stulmaker
Morton Stulmaker called Mort and Morty (* 14. June 1906 in Albany (New York) ; † 25. July 1988 ) was an American jazz - bassist , the York in the New Swing - and Dixieland scene of the 1930s was active.
Life
Stulmaker came from a musical family; his mother played the piano, his father and two brothers the violin. As a teenager he played as a pianist in silent movie theaters before switching to the double bass . He was one of the few left-handed bassists of his time and a member of Bunny Berigan's band ; he also worked with Eddie Condon , Red Nichols , Benny Goodman , Jack Teagarden , Joe Marsala , Stan King , Dave Tough , Max Kaminsky , Brad Gowans , Billy Butterfield and Bud Freeman in the 1930s .
After his marriage in 1939, Stulmaker gave up extensive touring and worked as an organ teacher at Macy’s department store on 34th Street. In the field of jazz he was involved in 33 recording sessions between 1936 and 1951, in addition to the aforementioned with Red McKenzies Mound City Blue Blowers , Peggy Lee , Dick McDonough and Lee Wiley . Gunther Schuller highlights his special arco and pizzicato playing in Bunny Berigan's sextet version of I Can't Get Started 1936.
Web links
- Morty Stuhlmaker at Allmusic (English)
- Mort Stulmaker at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In some discographies he is wrongly referred to as a chair maker .
- ^ Mort Stulmaker in the US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed May 14, 2017
- ↑ Interview with his daughter Phyllis Ger (Jazz Lives)
- ↑ See Billboard, February 14, 1942
- ↑ Information at Local 802
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
- ^ Gunther Schuller: The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 p. XVIII; the tenor saxophonist was Forrest Crawford .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stulmaker, Mort |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stulmaker, Morton (full name); Stulmaker, Morty |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albany (New York) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1988 |