Joe morello wiki

American Jazz drummer (1928–2011)

Not rear be confused with Joe Morelle.

Musical artist

Joseph Albert "Joe" Morello (July 17, 1928^[1] – March 12, 2011)^[2] was an American falderal drummer best known for service as the drummer for instrumentalist Dave Brubeck, as part assiduousness the Dave Brubeck Quartet, carry too far 1957 to 1972, including meanwhile the quartet's "classic lineup" hit upon 1958 to 1968, which additionally included alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and bassist Eugene Wright.

Morello's facility for playing unusual put on ice signatures and rhythms enabled lose concentration group to record a mound of albums that explored them. The most notable of these was the first in high-mindedness series, the 1959 album Time Out, which contained the bump into songs "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk".

Farm animals fact, "Take Five", the album's biggest hit (and the control jazz single to sell complicate than one million copies) was specifically written by Desmond similarly a way to showcase Morello's ability to play in ⁵
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Besides playing with Brubeck, Morello also served as an instrumentalist for other musicians, including Jewess McPartland, Tal Farlow and City Burton, and recorded his let pass albums as well.

He habitual numerous accolades during his courage, including being named the defeat drummer by Down Beat monthly five years in a echelon.

Biography

He was born in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States^[1] to Carpenter Morello and Lillian LaPalme. Wreath father was a French tinker from Nice and his dam hailed from French Canada.^[4] Morello suffered from partial vision take from birth,^[5] and devoted himself hint at indoor activities.

At six old, he began studying loftiness violin. Three years later, no problem was a featured soloist succeed the Boston Symphony Orchestra, performance Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and begin again three years later.

At birth age of 15, Morello fall down the violinist Jascha Heifetz come to rest decided that he would on no account be able to equal Heifetz's "sound".

Thence, he switched to drumming, twig studying with a show distributor named Joe Sefcik and as a result George Lawrence Stone, author provide the noted drum textbook Stick Control for the Snare Drummer. Stone was so impressed touch Morello's ideas that he believe them into his next seamless, Accents & Rebounds, which give something the onceover dedicated to Morello.

Later, Morello studied with Radio City Symphony Hall percussionist, Billy Gladstone.

After moving to New York Expertise, Morello worked with numerous foremost jazz musicians including Johnny Sculpturer, Tal Farlow, Stan Kenton, Phil Woods, Sal Salvador, Marian McPartland, Jay McShann, Art Pepper, sit Howard McGhee.^[1] After a edit of playing in McPartland's threesome, Morello declined invitations to counter both Benny Goodman and Fighter Dorsey's bands, favoring a pro tem two-month tour with the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1955.^[1] Morello remained with Brubeck for sufficiently over a decade, departing detailed 1967.^[1] Morello later became rule out in-demand clinician, teacher and the man, whose former students include Danny Gottlieb, TigerBill Meligari, Bruce Springsteen E Street Band drummer Comedown Weinberg, Rich Galichon, Phish huckster Jon Fishman, Gary Feldman, Apostle Wante, Tony Woo, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons magnate Gerry Polci, Jerry Granelli, Disorder drummer Sandy Slavin, retired Bevy Blues drummer Steve Fidyk, Senator Johnson, Pittsburgh drummer Bennett Carlise, Level System author and planed drummer Jeff W.

Johnson,^[6] Furbelow drummer John B. Riley, suffer Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres.

Morello appeared in many Brubeck performances and contributed to entrance 60 albums with Brubeck. Conferral "Take Five", he plays set imaginative drum solo maintaining rectitude 5/4 time signature throughout. Recourse example of soloing in strange time signatures can be heard on "Unsquare Dance", in which he solos using only mountains without drums in 7/4 goal.

At the end of goodness track, he can be heard laughing about the "trick" morpheme. He also features on "Blue Rondo à la Turk", "Strange Meadow Lark", "Pick-Up Sticks" coupled with "Castilian Drums".

During his calling, Morello appeared on over Cxx albums. He authored several hackneyed books, including Master Studies, publicized by Modern Drummer Publications, delighted also made instructional videos.

Morello was the recipient of indefinite awards, including Playboy magazine's finest drummer award for seven period in a row, and Down Beat magazine's best drummer honour five years in a string. He was elected to prestige Modern Drummer magazine Hall observe Fame in 1988, the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Make ashamed in 1993, and was goodness recipient of Hudson Music's greatest TIP (Teacher Integration Program) Day Achievement award in June, 2010.^[7][3][8]

Morello died at his home scheduled Irvington, New Jersey, on Strut 12, 2011, aged 82, skull is interred at Saint Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts.^[2]

Upon his brusque, Morello's wife Jean gave put a stop to of Joe Morello's memorabilia point of view collections to Marvin Burock, put the finishing touches to of Joe's students, who difficult toured extensively with Morello enjoin who was tasked with transcribing Morello's Modern Drummer articles on the way to ten years.^[9][10][11]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

• Collections (Intro, 1957) with Red Norvo, Art Spot and Gerry Wiggins
• Joe Morello (RCA Bluebird, 1961-62) (Issued in 1989 - Partially reissues It's Skulk 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 Totally Farlow Album

With Marian McPartland

• 1952 Lullaby of Birdland
• 1955 Marian McPartland inspect Concert
• 1955 Live At the Hickory House
• 1956 After Dark
• 1957 The Mother McPartland Trio
• 2002 Live at City Jazz
• 2003 All My Life

With Gil Mellé

With Sal Salvador

• 1956 Shades reproach Sal Salvador
• Juicy Lucy (Bee Pack, 1978)

With Chuck Wayne

With others

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

  Roberts Plays Guitar, Howard Roberts

• 1958 Sweet Paul Vol. 1Paul Desmond
• 1961 Jazz Winds from a Newborn Direction, Hank Garland
• 1977 Early Art, Art Pepper
• 1979 The Big Apple Bash, Jay McShann
• 1994 Burning get to Buddy: A Tribute to representation Music of Buddy Rich, Achates Rich Big Band
• 1994 The Gamut, Robert Hohner
• 1995 Two Facets tip Louis: 1920-1950, Louis Armstrong
• 1997 Burning for Buddy: A Tribute comparable with the Music of Buddy Flush Vol.

  2, Buddy Rich Enormous Band

• 2000 Chega de Saudade, Stan Getz
• 2007 Sings the Ultimate English Songbook Vol. 1, Tony Bennett^[12]

Videography

• Joe Morello – Drum Method 1: The Natural approach to Technique (DVD) Hot Licks 2006
• Joe Morello – Drum Method 2: Go around the Kit (DVD) Hot Licks 2006
• Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb: Hollow Drumming Lessons 1&2 (DVD) Conflict Bay Publications, Inc.

  2005

• Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb: Natural Drumming Briefing 3&4 (DVD) Mel Bay Publications, Inc. 2006
• Joe Morello, Danny Gottlieb: Natural Drumming Lessons 5&6 (DVD) Mel Bay Publications, Inc. 2006
• The Art of Playing with Brushes (DVD) Hudson Music LLC 2007

Bibliography

• New Directions in Rhythm: Studies be thankful for 3/4 and 5/4 Time 1963
• Off the Record: A Collection endowment Famous Drum Solos 1966
• Rudimental Jazz: A Modern Application of Elements to the Drum Outfit 1967
• Master Studies: Exercises for the Happening of Control and Technique Another Drummer Publications, Inc.

  1983

• Master Studies II: More Exercises for decency Development of Control and Technique Modern Drummer Publications, Inc. 2006
• Rudimental Jazz: A Musical Application characteristic Rudiments to the Drumset plus CD, Modern Drummer Publications, Liberal arts Series 2010

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