Carl Frederick Tandberg

Carl Frederick Tandberg (March 22, 1910 – August 26, 1988), was an American bassist who recorded with Glen Campbell and Frankie Ortega.

Biography He was born on March 22, 1910, in Dorchester, Boston where his father, Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874–1970), managed a restaurant. They moved to Queens, New York where he played with the Jimmy Durante band, played vaudeville and toured the southern circuit with Al Wohlman & Company. He played 52nd street "jazz joints" and worked with Mike Riley and Ed Farley, the writers of The Music Goes Round and Round. He played some college concerts with Bunny Berigan, and in 1939 he did a vaudeville tour and recorded with The Andrews Sisters. In 1947 he recorded Miserlou with Jan August. He later became the maître d' at Rickey's Lounge restaurant. While working at American Music Publishers he met Glen Campbell and collaborated on several recordings.

Discography Glen Campbell; The Legacy, 1961–2002 (LP rereleased 2003) Frankie Ortega and His Group; Imperial IR 9025 (LP circa 1950) Frankie Ortega, piano Al Viola, guitar Carl Tandberg, bass Walter Sage, drums Tito Rivera, conga drums Al Viola and Tito Rivera. The Piano Styling Of Frankie Ortega (LP) Eddie Cochran; The Ballads of Eddie Cochran (2013) playing standup bass Eddie Cochran; Somethin' Else: The Ultimate Collection (2009) playing upright bass