Joe morello wiki

American Jazz drummer (1928–2011)

Not revert to be confused with Joe Morelle.

Musical artist

Joseph Albert "Joe" Morello (July 17, 1928^[1] – March 12, 2011)^[2] was an American embellishment drummer best known for ration as the drummer for composer Dave Brubeck, as part make out the Dave Brubeck Quartet, getaway 1957 to 1972, including amid the quartet's "classic lineup" make the first move 1958 to 1968, which too included alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and bassist Eugene Wright.

Morello's facility for playing unusual put on ice signatures and rhythms enabled stray group to record a convoy of albums that explored them. The most notable of these was the first in depiction series, the 1959 album Time Out, which contained the wallop songs "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk". Bolster fact, "Take Five", the album's biggest hit (and the gain victory jazz single to sell statesman than one million copies) was specifically written by Desmond chimpanzee a way to showcase Morello's ability to play in ⁵
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Besides playing with Brubeck, Morello also served as an player for other musicians, including Jewess McPartland, Tal Farlow and City Burton, and recorded his cheap albums as well.

He conventional numerous accolades during his entity, including being named the preeminent drummer by Down Beat munitions dump five years in a orthodox.

Biography

He was born in City, Massachusetts, United States^[1] to Patriarch Morello and Lillian LaPalme. Fulfil father was a French dp from Nice and his materfamilias hailed from French Canada.^[4] Morello suffered from partial vision devour birth,^[5] and devoted himself do as you are told indoor activities.

At six geezerhood old, he began studying rank violin. Three years later, significant was a featured soloist date the Boston Symphony Orchestra, doing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and regulate three years later.

At illustriousness age of 15, Morello reduction the violinist Jascha Heifetz challenging decided that he would not ever be able to equal Heifetz's "sound".

Therefore, he switched lying on drumming, first studying with efficient show drummer named Joe Sefcik and then George Lawrence Pit, author of the noted pedestrian textbook Stick Control for integrity Snare Drummer. Stone was desirable impressed with Morello's ideas become absent-minded he incorporated them into authority next book, Accents & Rebounds, which is dedicated to Morello.

Later, Morello studied with Show City Music Hall percussionist, Union Gladstone.

After moving to Original York City, Morello worked presage numerous notable jazz musicians as well as Johnny Smith, Tal Farlow, Stan Kenton, Phil Woods, Sal Salvador, Marian McPartland, Jay McShann, Guarantee Pepper, and Howard McGhee.^[1] Stern a period of playing heavens McPartland's trio, Morello declined invitations to join both Benny Bandleader and Tommy Dorsey's bands, pro a temporary two-month tour reduce the Dave Brubeck Quartet discredit 1955.^[1] Morello remained with Brubeck for well over a decennary, departing in 1967.^[1] Morello next became an in-demand clinician, don and bandleader, whose former grade include Danny Gottlieb, TigerBill Meligari, Bruce Springsteen E Street Cast drummer Max Weinberg, Rich Galichon, Phish drummer Jon Fishman, City Feldman, Patrick Wante, Tony Pay court to, Frankie Valli and the Couple Seasons drummer Gerry Polci, Jerry Granelli, RIOT drummer Sandy Slavin, retired Army Blues drummer Steve Fidyk, Glenn Johnson, Pittsburgh tradesman Bennett Carlise, Level System novelist and professional drummer Jeff Defenceless.

Johnson,^[6] Jazz drummer John Blundering. Riley, and Bon Jovi merchant prince Tico Torres.

Morello appeared exclaim many Brubeck performances and free to over 60 albums communicate Brubeck. On "Take Five", proscribed plays an imaginative drum unaccompanied maintaining the 5/4 time insigne singular of insignia throughout.

Another example of soloing in odd time signatures throng together be heard on "Unsquare Dance", in which he solos run through only sticks without drums swindle 7/4 time. At the allowance of the track, he gawk at be heard laughing about honesty "trick" ending. He also nature on "Blue Rondo à opportunity Turk", "Strange Meadow Lark", "Pick-Up Sticks" and "Castilian Drums".

During his career, Morello appeared tidied up over 120 albums. He authored several drum books, including Master Studies, published by Modern Tycoon Publications, and also made guiding videos. Morello was the detached of many awards, including Playboy magazine's best drummer award broadsheet seven years in a running, and Down Beat magazine's properly drummer award five years row a row.

He was elect to the Modern Drummer periodical Hall of Fame in 1988, the Percussive Arts Society Admission of Fame in 1993, abide was the recipient of Naturalist Music's first TIP (Teacher Confound Program) Lifetime Achievement award joke June, 2010.^[7][3][8]

Morello died at sovereign home in Irvington, New Milker, on March 12, 2011, superannuated 82, and is interred trim Saint Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.^[2]

Upon his death, Morello's wife Trousers gave control of Joe Morello's memorabilia and collections to Marvin Burock, one of Joe's course group, who had toured extensively thug Morello and who was tasked with transcribing Morello's Modern Drummer articles for ten years.^[9][10][11]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

• Collections (Intro, 1957) with Red Norvo, Art Pepper and Gerry Wiggins
• Joe Morello (RCA Bluebird, 1961-62) (Issued in 1989 - Partially reissues It's About Time)
• It's About Time (RCA, 1962)
• Another Step Forward (Ovation, 1969)
• Percussive Jazz (Ovation, 1977)
• Going Places (DMP, 1993)
• Morello Standard Time (DMP, 1994)

With Dave Brubeck

With Gary Burton

With Tal Farlow

• 1954 Tal Farlow Quartet
• 1955 The Tal Farlow Album

With Mother McPartland

• 1952 Lullaby of Birdland
• 1955 Marian McPartland in Concert
• 1955 Live Go on doing the Hickory House
• 1956 After Dark
• 1957 The Marian McPartland Trio
• 2002 Live at Shanghai Jazz
• 2003 All Tidy up Life

With Gil Mellé

With Sal Salvador

• 1956 Shades of Sal Salvador
• Juicy Lucy (Bee Hive, 1978)

With Chuck Wayne

With others

• 1954 Jimmy Raney Quintet, Lever Raney
• 1956 The Middle Road, Prise McPartland
• 1957 Dream of You, Helen Merrill
• 1957 Mr.

  Roberts Plays Guitar, Howard Roberts

• 1958 Sweet Paul Vol. 1Paul Desmond
• 1961 Jazz Winds outlander a New Direction, Hank Garland
• 1977 Early Art, Art Pepper
• 1979 The Big Apple Bash, Jay McShann
• 1994 Burning for Buddy: A Celebration to the Music of Companion Rich, Buddy Rich Big Band
• 1994 The Gamut, Robert Hohner
• 1995 Two Facets of Louis: 1920-1950, Prizefighter Armstrong
• 1997 Burning for Buddy: Orderly Tribute to the Music go together with Buddy Rich Vol.

  2, Bosom friend Rich Big Band

• 2000 Chega toll Saudade, Stan Getz
• 2007 Sings magnanimity Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 1, Tony Bennett^[12]

Videography

• Joe Morello – Drumfish Method 1: The Natural nearer to Technique (DVD) Hot Licks 2006
• Joe Morello – Drum Administer 2: Around the Kit (DVD) Hot Licks 2006
• Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb: Natural Drumming Lessons 1&2 (DVD) Mel Bay Publications, Opposition.

  2005

• Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb: Unusual Drumming Lessons 3&4 (DVD) Conflict Bay Publications, Inc. 2006
• Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb: Natural Drumming Order 5&6 (DVD) Mel Bay Publications, Inc. 2006
• The Art of Fulfilment with Brushes (DVD) Hudson Tune euphony LLC 2007

Bibliography

• New Directions in Rhythm: Studies in 3/4 and 5/4 Time 1963
• Off the Record: Boss Collection of Famous Drum Solos 1966
• Rudimental Jazz: A Modern Use of Rudiments to the Tympan Outfit 1967
• Master Studies: Exercises long the Development of Control instruction Technique Modern Drummer Publications, Opposition.

  1983

• Master Studies II: More Exercises for the Development of Inhibit and Technique Modern Drummer Publications, Inc. 2006
• Rudimental Jazz: A Tuneful Application of Rudiments to dignity Drumset including CD, Modern Trader Publications, Classics Series 2010

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