Joe Morello (born July 17, 1928^[1]in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a jazz drummer perhaps best known for his twelve and a half-year stint with The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a Jazz Quartet, founded in 1951 by Dave Brubeck; featuring Paul Desmond on saxophone and Brubeck on piano He is frequently noted for playing in the unusual time signatures employed by that group in such pieces as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk". The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats " Take Five " is a classic Jazz piece first recorded by The Dave Brubeck Quartet and released on its 1959 album Time Out. Time Out is a 1959 Album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, based upon the use of Time signatures that were unusual for Jazz (mainly

Morello suffered from impaired vision since he was born, and devoted himself to indoor activities. At six years old he began studying the violin, to feature three years later as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and again three years later. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA Felix Mendelssohn 's Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 is his last large orchestral work

At the of age 15 Morello met the violinist Jascha Heifetz and decided that he would never be able to equal Heifetz's "sound", so switched to drumming, first studying with a show drummer named Joe Sefcik and then George Lawrence Stone, author of the noted drum textbook Stick Control for the Snare Drummer. Jascha Heifetz (ˈhaɪfɪts was a Lithuanian born American Violin Virtuoso ( &ndash December 10, 1987) George Lawrence Stone (1886-1967 was an influential American Drummer and author Stone was so impressed with Morello's ideas that he incorporated them into his next book, Accents & Rebounds, which is dedicated to Morello. Later, Morello studied with Radio City Music Hall percussionist Billy Gladstone. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. Billy Gladstone ( December 15, 1893 – October 1961 born William Goldstein, was a Romanian-born New York Drummer, percussionist

After moving to New York City, Morello worked with numerous notable jazz musicians including Johnny Smith, Tal Farlow, Stan Kenton, Phil Woods, Sal Salvador, Marian McPartland, Jay McShann, Art Pepper, Howard McGhee, and others. Johnny Smith, (born John Henry Smith Jr on June 25, 1922 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American Cool jazz and Talmage Holt Farlow ( June 7, 1921 &ndash July 25, 1998) was a Jazz Guitarist He was born in Greensboro North Stanley Newcomb Kenton ( December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was a pianist who led a highly innovative influential and often controversial Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Bebop alto Sal Salvador (1928-1999 was a Bebop Jazz Guitarist and a prominent music educator Marian McPartland (b March 20, 1918) born Margaret Marian Turner in Slough England, is a Jazz Pianist, Composer Jay McShann ( January 12 1916 – December 7 2006) was an American Blues and swing Pianist, Art Pepper (b September 1 1925, Gardena California &ndash d June 15, 1982, Los Angeles California) born Arthur Howard McGhee (b March 6 1918 Tulsa OK - d July 17 1987 New York City) was one of the very first Bebop After a period playing in McPartland's trio, Morello declined invitations to join both Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey's band, favoring a temporary two-month tour with the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1955. Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) However, Morello remained to play with Brubeck for well over a decade, only departing in 1968. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morello later became an in-demand clinician, teacher and bandleader whose former students include Danny Gottlieb, Max Weinberg, Patrick Wante and Rich Galichon. Maxwell Sachel Weinberg (born April 13 1951) is an American Drummer and Television personality. Rich Galichon (born August 21, 1968) is an independent studio drummer based in New York

Throughout his career, Morello has appeared on over 120 albums, 60 of which were with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. He has written several drum books, including Master Studies, published by Modern Drummer Publications, and has done an instructional video for Hot Licks titled The Natural Approach to Technique. For the song "Modern Drummer" by The American Analog Set see Promise of Love Modern Drummer is the oldest magazine (still Morello has won numerous music polls over the years, and was elected to Modern Drummer Magazine's Hall of Fame in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

References

External links

• The Dave Brubeck Quartet performing "Take 5" with Morello on drums, YouTube

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