Caravan Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 Just received word that Joe Morello has passed away. Quote
GA Russell Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 RIP. I'll dig out Time Out and play it this evening. He was someone from my youth. In a word association kind of way, when I saw this thread title, my first thought was...Unsquare Dance. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) In a word association kind of way, when I saw this thread title, my first thought was...Unsquare Dance. Mine was "Joe Morello Takes Five." Very sorry to hear this. Brubeck was one of my entry points into jazz. I will spin something in Joe's honor. Edited March 12, 2011 by Teasing the Korean Quote
Stereojack Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 Joe was one of the greats. This is a sad day. Quote
Dave James Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 Not much more needs to be said. A modicum of taste and restraint. IMO, one of the very best. R.I.P., Joe Quote
marcello Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 I remember once that I saw a show at Avery Fisher Hall that had the band of Morello, Haynes, Blakey and Roach. Blakey brought out Morello at the end of his set to play a kind of a drum battle together on a song. It was nice! Quote
Free For All Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 Sad news on a day with too much sad news. RIP Quote
king ubu Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 Very, very sad! What a great drummer he was! Quote
gmonahan Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 I actually saw Morello give sort of a clinic one time, many, many years ago (at Iowa--maybe Chuck was there!). One of the things that impressed me, besides his gentle good nature, was how he played different rhythms with different hands at the same time on different drums. He really was a very talented and smart drummer. R.I.P. gregmo Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 12, 2011 Report Posted March 12, 2011 Wasn't there Greg. Just another comment on how nice the man was. Thanks Joe. Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks for posting that vid, it really showcases what a great drummer he was. RIP. Quote
Bill Nelson Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 In the successful wake of Brubeck's 'Take Five', RCA was quick to sign Paul Desmond and Joe Morello to separate contracts. 'Desmond Blue' (LSP-2438, 1961) was first out of the gate. Morello's enjoyable 'It's About Time' (LSP-2486, 1962) soon followed. Phil Woods and Manny Albam split the arranging on the 10 tracks, with Woods playing on all the tunes. 'It'a About Time' is quite findable @ $15-25, with the higher price for the RCA Living Stereo pressing. Don't know why Morello's was a one-shot while Desmond was green-lighted by RCA for five more. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 Always liked his playing - tasteful, exact and swinging. RIP. Quote
jlhoots Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 Sorry to here this. I've been listening to the Brubeck / Rushing & West Side Story CDs recently. Quote
brownie Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 A great drummer goes away... NPR Obituary Quote
sidewinder Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Sorry to hear this - he was very under-rated. Was on TV recently in that BBC Brubeck documentary - very eloquent I thought. RIP. Edited March 13, 2011 by sidewinder Quote
JohnS Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 Very sad news. Joe is especially memorable for me as I first saw him at the very first concert I attended back in 1958 - Dave Brubeck's quartet. Still fondly remembered Quote
mikeweil Posted March 13, 2011 Report Posted March 13, 2011 Sad news - although I never quite came to really liking his playing style, I appreciated how competent and tasteful and all he was. Great drummer, for sure. R.I.P., Joe ... Quote
mmilovan Posted March 15, 2011 Report Posted March 15, 2011 RIP. Trully great artist - I adore him very much... Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 15, 2011 Report Posted March 15, 2011 Sad news. It is all too common. RIP Joe. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted March 15, 2011 Report Posted March 15, 2011 Damn, RIP. Joe's drum solos were so creative, I love his "Castilian Drums" solo on "Dave Brubeck @ Carnegie Hall" Quote
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