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Joseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from 1957 to 1972, including during the quartet's "classic lineup" from 1958 to 1968, which also included alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and bassist Eugene Wright.
Joe Morello, 82, who brought a dazzling rhythmic inventiveness to jazz drumming during his 12 years with Dave Brubeck, died March 12 at a hospital in Elizabeth, N.J. The cause of death was...
Mar 13, 2011 · Joe Morello, a jazz drummer whose elegant, economical playing in the Dave Brubeck Quartet sounded natural and effortless even in unusual time signatures, died on Saturday at his home in...
Mar 16, 2011 · The Dave Brubeck Quartet of the middle 1950s was, internationally, the most popular small jazz group. Its drummer, Joe Morello, toured the world with the band for more than 12 years and became a...
Brubeck à la mode is 1960 studio album by pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet. The album comprises compositions by the clarinetist Bill Smith; this was one of three albums that Brubeck and his quartet made with Smith. In Todd R. Decker's 2014 book Who Should Sing Ol' Man River?:
Joe Morello (drums) Eugene Wright (bass) Reviews. Concord Music Group - Copyright. These ten compositions by Bill Smith explore modal music in a different manner from Miles Davis, who had recorded Kind of Blue a year earlier in 1959.
Dec 6, 2022 · The “classic” lineup of Brubeck-Desmond-Wright-Morello stayed together through 1967, recording two of their best-known tracks, “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo à la Turk,” both of which showcase Morello’s blend of a classical player’s unwavering accuracy, a free-jazz musician’s improvisational instincts and his comfort with odd ...
