Morty ghost
Solomon Mortimer "Morty" Geist (born January 4, 1928 in the Bronx , New York City ; † October 21, 2017 ) was an American jazz and entertainment musician ( tenor saxophone , clarinet ).
Live and act
Morty Geist attended New York's Juilliard School of Music and received a Masters from Columbia University's Teachers' College . He then worked with Art Mooney before playing in the backing band of singer Frankie Carle from 1950 . In the early 1950s he was also a member of the orchestras of Ralph Flanagan and Buddy Morrow , with whom he made records in 1953 and toured the New York area. Geist worked as a music teacher and supervisor of performing arts in public schools; most recently he lived in Springfield, New Jersey.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Notice of death. Dignity Memorial, November 5, 2007, accessed July 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Gene Catrambone: The Golden Touch: Frankie Carle . Libra Publishers, 1981, p. 7
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 12, 2018)
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| SURNAME | Ghost, Morty |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spirit, Solomon Mortimer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz and entertainment musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 2017 |