Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Joe Morello (drums)

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

Fantastic drummer, Joe Morello was born Joseph A Morello in Springfield, Massachussetts, USA, on July 17th, 1928. Partially blind since he was born, he started practising violin, but soon changed to drums.

Joe started playing in some Springfield local bands, until he was asked to join Whitey Barnard Group.

In 1950 he played with Glenn Gray.

He moved to New York in 1952, joining jazz guitarist Johnny Smith.

Then he joined Stan Kenton Big Band.

Next year, he joined Marian McPartland Trio.

MARIAN MCPARTLAND GROUP

This was Marian McPartland Trio from 1954 to 1956:

MARIAN MCPARTLAND GROUP #?
1954-1956
Marian McPartland †
piano
Bill Crow
bass
Joe Morello †
drums
Dave Brubeck Groupê

Aroung that time, Joe also started playing record sessions (for example, Tal Farlow or Jimmy Raney).

DAVE BRUBECK GROUP

In 1956, Joe Morello joins the Dave Brubeck Quartet:

DAVE BRUBECK GROUP #?
1956-1958
êMarian McPartland Group
Dave Brubeck †
piano
Paul Desmond †
sax
Norman Bates
bass
Joe Morello †
drums

They stayed together until 1958, when Norman Bates left.

And in 1958, when Eugene Wright joins the Dave Brubeck Quartet in what everybody thinks as their classic lineup:

DAVE BRUBECK GROUP #?
1958-1967
Dave Brubeck †
piano
Paul Desmond †
sax
Eugene Wright
bass
Joe Morello †
drums

But in 1967 (or was in 1968?), they parted ways.

AND THEN...

After spending more than 12 years with Brubeck, since 1967, Joe mostly dedicated to teach, organizing lots of clinics at universities, as well as writing instructional music books (later, also instructional videos).

DAVE BRUBECK GROUP (again)

In 1976, there was a reunion of the classic quartet for Dave Brubeck Group:

DAVE BRUBECK GROUP #?
1976-1977
Dave Brubeck †
piano
Paul Desmond †
sax
Eugene Wright
bass
Joe Morello †
drums

They stayed together until 1977.
Other info on members of Dave Brubeck Group (I know up to 30 members)
To be covered (17): Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Brubeck, Dick Collins, Alec Dankworth, Alan Dawson, Paul Desmond, Randy Jones, Butch Miles, Bobby Militello, Michael Moore, Gerry Mulligan, Wyatt Ruther, Jack Six, Bill Smith, Cal Tjader, Dave Van Kriedt, Eugene Wright
Not enough info (12): Bob Bates, Norman Bates, Christopher Brubeck, Daniel Brubeck, Darius Brubeck, David D Brubeck, Bob Collins, Ron Crotty, Bob Cummings, Lloyd Davis, Joe Dodge, Perry Robinson

This biography is far from complete, as well as the discography, but I already include this page as my tribute to Joe´s genius.

He sadly passed away on March 12th, 2011 in Irvington, New Jersey. He was 82.

   8 BANDS (WITH 38 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
Whitey Bernard Group   
Other info on members of Whitey Bernard Group (I know up to 2 members)
Not enough info (1):Whitey Bernard
Dave Brubeck Group  21 RECORDINGS:
  • Brubeck and Desmond - Dave Brubeck (1956)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Dave digs Disney - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
    • Producer: (RIP: George Avakian)
    • Technical: Mark Wilder
    • Comments: CD reissue contains 2 bonus tracks.
  • Time out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Time further out - Dave Brubeck (1961)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Countdown - time in outer space - Dave Brubeck (1962)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Time changes - Dave Brubeck (1964)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Time in - Dave Brubeck (1966)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Bravo! Brubeck! - Dave Brubeck Quartet (1967) (LIVE)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
    • Comments: Recorded live in May 1967.
  • Jackpot - Dave Brubeck (1968) (LIVE)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Take five - Dave Brubeck (1979)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
    • Guests: Joe Benjamin
  • Paper moon - Dave Brubeck (1992)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Quartet featuring Paul Desmond live - Dave Brubeck (1992)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Time signatures - Dave Brubeck (1992)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • The Last set at Newport - Dave Brubeck (1993)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Take the greatest hits - Dave Brubeck (1993)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Gold - Dave Brubeck (1993)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Someday my prince will come - Dave Brubeck (1993)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Gone with the wind - Dave Brubeck (1993)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Trio & Quartet - Dave Brubeck ( - )

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Cal Tjader)
    • Comments: This album contains 12 tracks from Dave Brubeck Trio (Brubeck, Ron Crotty and Cal Tjader) recorded in 1949 an d 1950, plus 2 tracks recorded in 1967 by Dave Brubeck Quartet (Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello).
  • Take the A train - Dave Brubeck ( - )

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
    • Comments: Recorded live in 1965.
  • Live in Portland 1959 - Dave Brubeck Quartet ( - ) (LIVE)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
    3 COMPILATIONS:
  • Greatest hits - Dave Brubeck (1966)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • 16 great hits - Dave Brubeck (1993)

    • Members: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
  • Legacy of a legend - Dave Brubeck (2010)

    • Members: Jack Six, Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck + Alan Dawson, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Gerry Mulligan)
    • Guests: (RIP: Louis Armstrong, Carmen McRae, Jimmy Rushing)
    • Comments: 2CD compilation with some unreleased tracks.
    Other info on members of Dave Brubeck Group (I know up to 30 members)
    To be covered (17):Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Brubeck, Dick Collins, Alec Dankworth, Alan Dawson, Paul Desmond, Randy Jones, Butch Miles, Bobby Militello, Michael Moore, Gerry Mulligan, Wyatt Ruther, Jack Six, Bill Smith, Cal Tjader, Dave Van Kriedt, Eugene Wright
    Not enough info (12):Bob Bates, Norman Bates, Christopher Brubeck, Daniel Brubeck, Darius Brubeck, David D Brubeck, Bob Collins, Ron Crotty, Bob Cummings, Lloyd Davis, Joe Dodge, Perry Robinson
    Hank Garland Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Jazz winds from a new direction - Hank Garland (1960)

    • Members: (RIP: Hank Garland + Joe Morello)
    • Guests: Joe Benjamin, Gary Burton
    Other info on members of Hank Garland Group (I know up to 2 members)
    To be covered (1):Hank Garland
    Stan Kenton Orchestra   
    Other info on members of Stan Kenton Orchestra (I know up to 262 members)
    Already covered (6):Milt Bernhart, Larry Bunker, Al Porcino, Howard Rumsey, Bud Shank, Tommy Whittle
    To be covered (255):Pepper Adams, Sam Aleccia, Laurindo Almeida, Chico Alvarez, Jim Amlotte, John Anderson, Buddy Arnold, Don Bagley, Gabe Baltazar, Norman Baltazar, Michael Bard, Dave Barduhn, Gary Barone, Mike Barrowman, Dee Barton, Frank Beach, Tim Bell, Max Bennett, Bob Benrendt, Ernie Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Allan Beutler, Ralph Blaze, John Bonnie,... up to 255 musicians.
    Marian McPartland Group  3 RECORDINGS:
  • Lullaby of Birdland - Marian McPartland (1953)

  • Marian McPartland at Storyville - Marian McPartland (1955) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Marian McPartland + Joe Morello)
    • Guests: (RIP: Don Lamond, Eddie Safranski)
  • After dark - Marian McPartland (1956)

    • Members: Bill Crow (RIP: Marian McPartland + Joe Morello)
    • Guests: Margaret Ross
    Other info on members of Marian McPartland Group (I know up to 7 members)
    Already covered (1):Jake Hanna
    To be covered (2):Bill Crow, Mary Fettig
    Not enough info (3):Rusty Jones, Marian McPartland, Brian Torff
    Gil Melle Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • New faces, new sounds - Gil Melle (1953)

    • Members: (RIP: Gil Melle + Joe Morello)
    • Guests: (RIP: Eddie Bert, Tal Farlow, Clyde Lombardi, Red Mitchell, Max Roach)
  • Gil Melle Quintet Vol 2 - Gil Melle (1953)

    • Members: (RIP: Gil Melle + Joe Morello)
    • Guests: Urbie Green (RIP: Tal Farlow, Clyde Lombardi, Guy Lombardo)
    Other info on members of Gil Melle Group (I know up to 6 members)
    To be covered (1):Ed Thigpen
    Not enough info (4):Vinnie Burke, Joe Cinderella, Gil Melle, Bill Phipps
    Joe Morello Group  8 RECORDINGS:
  • The Joe Morello Sextet - Joe Morello (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Guests: (RIP: Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Howard Roberts, Ben Tucker, Gerald Wiggins)
  • Collections - Joe Morello (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Guests: (RIP: Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Howard Roberts, Ben Tucker, Gerald Wiggins)
  • It´s about time - Joe Morello (May 1962)

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Guests: Gary Burton, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Urbie Green, Alan Raph, Sol Schlinger, Doc Severinsen (RIP: Manny Albam, Wayne Andre, Phil Bodner, Bob Brookmeyer, John Bunch, Al Cohn, Bernie Glow, Richard Hixson, Phil Kraus, Jimmy Maxwell, Harvey Phillips, Ernie Royal, Frank Socolow, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Phil Woods)
    • Producer: (RIP: George Avakian)
    • Comments: This album was reissued on CD under the new title Joe Morello, comprising the album plus 9 unreleased tracks.
  • Another step forward - Joe Morello (1971)

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Guests: John Howell, Bob Ojeda (RIP: George Gaffney)
  • Going places - Joe Morello (1993)

  • Morello standard time - Joe Morello (1994)

  • Master studies - Joe Morello ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Comments: Instructional book.
  • Drum method 2 - around the kit - Joe Morello ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Comments: Instructional DVD.
    Johnny Smith Group   
    Other info on members of Johnny Smith Group (I know up to 3 members)
    Already covered (1):Buddy Catlett
    Not enough info (1):Johnny Smith

       6 ALBUMS FOR 3 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    Carmen McRae Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Tonight only - Carmen McRae (1961)

    • Members: (RIP: Carmen McRae)
    • Guests: Eugene Wright (RIP: Paul Desmond, Joe Morello + Dave Brubeck)
  • Take five - Carmen McRae (September 1961) (LIVE)

    • Members: (RIP: Carmen McRae)
    • Guests: Eugene Wright (RIP: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello)
    • Producer: (RIP: Teo Macero)
    Other info on members of Carmen McRae Group (I know up to 33 members)
    Already covered (6):Donald Bailey, Joel DiBartolo, Al Harewood, Mickey Roker, Stan Tracey, Cedar Walton
    To be covered (15):Ray Bryant, Pat Coil, Scott Colley, Bob Cranshaw, Chuck Domanico, Chuck Flores, Eric Gunnison, Winard Harper, Jim Hughart, Ike Isaacs, Dick Katz, Mundell Lowe, Carmen McRae, Joe Pass, Jimmy Rowles
    Not enough info (12):Bernard Baron, Edward Bennett, Bob Bowman, Curtis Boyd, Betty Carter, John Leftwich, Mat Mathews, Marshall Otwell, Mark Pulice, Norman Simmons, Victor Sproles, Tommy Williams
    Sal Salvador Orchestra  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Shades of Sal Salvador - Sal Salvador (1956)

    • Members: (RIP: Sal Salvador)
    • Guests: Jimmy Campbell, Bill Crow (RIP: Joe Morello + Eddie Bert, Eddie Costa, Phil Woods)
  • Juicy Lucy - Sal Salvador (September 1978)

    • Members: (RIP: Sal Salvador)
    • Guests: Art Davis (RIP: Joe Morello + Billy Taylor)
    Other info on members of Sal Salvador Orchestra (I know up to 2 members)
    To be covered (2):Sal Salvador, Ray Starling
    Dick Schory Orchestra  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Supercussion - Dick Schory´s Percussion Pops Orchestra (1963)

  • Dick Schory on tour - Dick Schory (1964) (LIVE)

    • Other info on members of Dick Schory Orchestra (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Dick Schory

       4 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    VVAA  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Newport jazz festival - live - VVAA (1982) (LIVE)

    • Guests: Gene Allen, Dave Bailey, Tom Bryant, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cobb, Bill Crow, Frankie Dunlop, Dusko Gojkovic, Henry Grimes, Louis Hayes, Roy Haynes, Frank Rehak, John Sanders, Doc Severinsen, Eugene Wright (RIP: Cat Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Danny Barcelona, Eddie Bert, Ruby Braff, Marshall Brown, Vernon Brown, Dave Brubeck, Billy Butterfield, Paul Chambers, Buck Clayton, John Coltrane, Willie Cook, Bert Dahlander, Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Don Ewell, Art Farmer, Bud Freeman, Tyree Glenn, Bernie Glow, Paul Gonsalves, Benny Goodman, Sonny Greer, Al Grey, George Gruntz, Roger Guerin, Bobby Hackett, Jimmy Hamilton, Roland Hanna, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges, Peanuts Hucko, Quentin Jackson, Hilton Jefferson, Jo Jones, Taft Jordan, Erich Kleinschuster, Billy Kyle, Albert Mangelsdorff, Wendell Marshall, Howard McGhee, Thelonious Monk, Joe Morello, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Nance, Oscar Pettiford, Russell Procope, Ronnie Ross, Charlie Rouse, Jimmy Rushing, Pee Wee Russell, Sal Salvador, Zoot Sims, Willie Smith, Rex Stewart, Sonny Stitt, Billy Strayhorn, Gabor Szabo, Buddy Tate, Jack Teagarden, Clark Terry, Butch Warren, Ben Webster, Cootie Williams, Teddy Wilson, Jimmy Woode, Britt Woodman, Sam Woodyard, Lester Young, Trummy Young, Joe Zawinul)
    • Technical: Vlado Meller (RIP: George Avakian, Teo Macero)
    • Comments: This 2LP includes live performances from 1956, 1958 and 1962, including Louis Armstrong All Stars, Louis Armstrong Newport International Jazz Band (in July 1958, with George Gruntz), Duke Ellington Alumni All Stars with Rex Stewart, Ben Webster & Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Benny Goodman Orchestra with Jimmy Rushing, The Newport All Stars, Willie ´The Lion´ Smith, Teddy Wilson, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck Quartet (in July 1963, with Joe Morello) and Miles Davis.
    3 COMPILATIONS:
  • The Playboy Jazz All-Stars volume 3 - VVAA (1960)

    • Guests: Vincent DeRosa + Gene Allen, Jim Amlotte, Dave Bailey, Frank Beach, Joe Benjamin, James Buffington, Kenny Burrell, Billy Catalano, Wayne Dunstan, Bob Enevoldsen, Chuck Gentry, Phil Gilbert, Henry Grimes, Lee Katzman, Kent Larsen, Archie LeCoque, Ed Leddy, Rod Levitt, Jerry McKenzie, Lennie Niehaus, Sam Noto, Steve Perlow, Charlie Persip, Don Reed, Frank Rehak, Bill Robinson, Sonny Rollins, Jack Sheldon, Ken Shroyer, Bill Smith, Alvin Stoller, Bill Takas, Bob Tricarico (RIP: Ken Albers, Cat Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Seymour Barab, Don Barbour, Ross Barbour, Count Basie, Louie Bellson, Harry Betts, Louise Blackburn, Art Blakey, Earl Bostic, Bob Brookmeyer, Ray Brown, Dave Brubeck, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, Monty Budwig, Donald Byrd, Frank Capp, Paul Chambers, Henry Coker, Cy Coleman, Buddy Collette, Bob Cranshaw, Wendell Culley, Bert Dahlander, Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Herb Ellis, Don Ewell, Victor Feldman, Clare Fischer, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flanagan, Bob Flanigan, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, Ernie Freeman, Russ Freeman, Herb Geller, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Giuffre, Don Goldie, Benny Goodman, Joe Gordon, Freddie Green, Al Grey, Al Hall, Jim Hall, Rene Hall, Lionel Hampton, Hampton Hawes, Coleman Hawkins, Percy Heath, Eddie Higgins, Richard Hixson, Milt Holland, Milt Jackson, Bobby Jaspar, Gordon Jenkins, Gus Johnson, J J Johnson, Eddie Jones, Hank Jones, Thad Jones, Richie Kamuca, Connie Kay, Red Kelly, Stan Kenton, Barney Kessel, Wade Legge, Lou Levy, Mel Lewis, Ray Linn, Shelly Manne, Billy Mitchell, Ollie Mitchell, Joe Mondragon, Joe Morello, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Newman, Marty Paich, Earl Palmer, Sonny Payne, Dave Pell, Bill Perkins, Oscar Peterson, Bobby Plater, Benny Powell, Specs Powell, Andre Previn, Gene Puerling, Max Roach, Marshal Royal, Bud Shank, Horace Silver, Frank Sinatra, Bob Strasen, Art Taylor, Jack Teagarden, Tony Terran, Ed Thigpen, Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Wess, Gerald Wilson, Kai Winding, Snooky Young)
    • Comments: 3LP with tracks recorded between 1954 and 1959, and featuring tracks by Count Basie (with Frank Foster, Frank Wess and Snooky Young), Coleman Hawkins, Shelly Manne (with Monty Budwig), Stan Getz (with Herb Ellis), Four Freshmen, Errol Garner, Jack Teagarden, J J Johnson, Chet Baker, Bob Brookmeyer (with Jim Hall), Ella Fitzgerald (with Herb Ellis), Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Ray Brown (with Ed Thipgen and Hank Jones), The Hi-Lo´s (with Herb Geller and Bud Shank), Jimmy Giuffre (with Jim Hall), Louis Armstrong (with Herb Ellis), Barney Kessel (with Herb Geller), Dave Brubeck (with Joe Morello), Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson (with Ed Thigpen), Dizzy Gillespie, Kai Winding (with Hank Jones), Earl Bostic (with Tony Terran), Gerry Mulligan, Lionel Hampton, Paul Desmond (with Jim Hall), Milt Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Sonny Rollins.
  • Jazz poll winners - VVAA (1960)

    • Guests: Dave Bailey, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cobb, Dick Collins, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Don Elliot, Tootie Heath, Major Quincey Holley, Eugene Wright (RIP: Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Les Brown, Dave Brubeck, Ray Bryant, Harry Carney, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Spanky DeBrest, Paul Desmond, George Duvivier, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Duke Ellington, Booker Ervin, Bill Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Jon Hendricks, Ike Isaacs, Bobby Jaspar, J J Johnson, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Knepper, Teo Macero, Charles Mingus, Joe Morello, Gerry Mulligan, Marty Paich, Horace Parlan, Gene Puerling, Dannie Richmond, Mickey Roker, Art Van Damme, Cedar Walton)
    • Comments: Compilation featuring tracks by Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Les Brown And His Band Of Renown, The Art Van Damme Quintet, J J Johnson Sextet (with Cedar Walton), The Dave Brubeck Quartet (with Joe Morello), The Hi-Lo´s with Marty Paich Dek-Tette, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Don Elliot & Kenny Burrell All-Stars.
  • The Giants of jazz - VVAA (1963)

    • Guests: Garnett Brown, Bob Bushnell, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Chuck Connors, Frankie Dunlop, Urbie Green, Tootie Heath, Jimmy Johnson, Quincy Jones, Virgil Jones, Charles Lloyd, Stu Martin, Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Rehak, Wayne Shorter, Steve Swallow, Eugene Wright (RIP: Cat Anderson, Fred Assunto, Aaron Bell, Louise Blackburn, Art Blakey, Paul Bley, Lawrence Brown, Dave Brubeck, Harry Carney, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cleveland, Al Cohn, Eddie Condon, Willie Cook, Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Bill Doggett, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Giuffre, Bernie Glow, Paul Gonsalves, Bobby Hackett, Jim Hall, Chico Hamilton, Jimmy Hamilton, Lionel Hampton, Roland Hanna, Arthur Harper, Jon Hendricks, Johnny Hodges, Freddie Hubbard, Peanuts Hucko, J J Johnson, Clifford Jordan, Carmen McRae, Pierre Michelot, Thelonious Monk, Joe Morello, Ray Nance, Jack Nimitz, Jimmy Nottingham, Marty Paich, Oscar Pettiford, Al Porcino, Bud Powell, Russell Procope, Charlie Rouse, Ernie Royal, Dave Schildkraut, Gene Schroeder, Arvell Shaw, Horace Silver, Floyd Smith, Albert Stinson, Sonny Stitt, Gabor Szabo, Clark Terry, Cedar Walton, George Wettling, Kai Winding, Sam Woodyard)
    • Producer: (RIP: Cannonball Adderley, Teo Macero)
    • Comments: Compilation featuring tracks by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (with Joe Morello), Chico Hamilton, Carmen McRae, Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones And The All Stars, Jimmy Giuffre, Duke Ellington, Eddie Condon, Thelonious Monk, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Bill Doggett And His Combo, J J Johnson (with Cedar Walton and Freddie Hubbard), Dukes Of Dixieland, Bud Powell Trio.

       1 SOUNDTRACKS:
    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    OST  1 RECORDINGS:
  • All night long OST - OST (1960)

    • Guests: Derrick Abbott, Keith Christie, Kenny Napper, Stan Roderick, Eugene Wright (RIP: Jackie Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Bert Courtley, Johnny Dankworth, Paul Desmond, Allan Ganley, Tubby Hayes, Don Lusher, Tommy McQuater, Charles Mingus, Joe Morello, Ronnie Ross)

       22 SESSIONS (FOR 16 ARTISTS):
    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    Louis Armstrong Group  1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Two facets of Louis - 1920-1950 - Louis Armstrong (1996)

    • Members: (RIP: Louis Armstrong + Danny Barcelona, Barney Bigard, Joe Darensbourg, Barrett Deems, Earl Hines, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young)
    • Guests: Eugene Wright (RIP: Lil Armstrong + Dave Brubeck, Johnny Dodds, Joe Morello, Kid Ory, Fred Robinson, Zutty Singleton, Johnny St Cyr)
    Other info on members of Louis Armstrong Group (I know up to 32 members)
    Already covered (1):Buddy Catlett
    To be covered (13):Trigger Alpert, Louis Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Barney Bigard, Joe Bushkin, Sid Catlett, Henderson Chambers, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, Tyree Glenn, Keg Johnson, Marty Napoleon, Gerald Wiggins, Trummy Young
    Not enough info (18):Danny Barcelona, Jewel Brown, Billy Cronk, Joe Darensbourg, Barrett Deems, Tubby Hall, Mort Herbert, Earl Hines, Peanuts Hucko, Kenny Johns, Billy Kyle, Velma Middleton, Johnny Mince, Joe Muranyi, Arthur Rollini, Arvell Shaw, Eddie Shu, Jack Teagarden
    Vinnie Burke Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • The Vinnie Burke All-Stars - The Vinnie Burke All-Stars (1956)

    • Guests: Jimmy Campbell, Urbie Green, Jimmy Raney (RIP: Al Cohn, Eddie Costa, Joe Morello, Joe Puma)
    • Producer: Creed Taylor
    Other info on members of Vinnie Burke Group (I know up to 1 members)
    Not enough info (1):Vinnie Burke
    Gary Burton Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • New vibe man in town - Gary Burton (1961)

    • Members: Gary Burton
    • Guests: (RIP: Joe Morello)
    • Producer: (RIP: George Avakian)
  • Who is Gary Burton? - Gary Burton (1963)

    • Members: Gary Burton
    • Guests: (RIP: Bob Brookmeyer, Tommy Flanagan, Joe Morello, Clark Terry, Phil Woods)
    • Comments: Recorded in September 1962.
    Other info on members of Gary Burton Group (I know up to 23 members)
    To be covered (19):Roy Babbington, Baron Browne, Gary Burton, Larry Coryell, Mick Goodrick, Bill Goodwin, Danny Gottlieb, Roy Haynes, Abraham Laboriel, Julian Lage, John Marshall, Pat Metheny, Bob Moses, Tiger Okoshi, Marty Richards, Antonio Sanchez, Chris Spedding, Steve Swallow, Eberhard Weber
    Not enough info (4):Harry Blazer, Jerry Hahn, Jorge Roeder, Ted Siebs
    Bob Dorough Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Complete recordings - Bob Dorough & Sam Most Quartet ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Bob Dorough, Sam Most)
    • Guests: Bill Crow, Urbie Green, Doug Mettome (RIP: Louie Bellson, Percy Heath, Joe Morello)
    Other info on members of Bob Dorough Group (I know up to 8 members)
    To be covered (4):Fred Braceful, Sebastiaan De Krom, Geoff Gascoyne, Bill Takas
    Not enough info (4):Bob Dorough, Michael Hornstein, Trudy Kerr, Sarah Moule
    Tal Farlow Group  2 RECORDINGS:
  • The Tal Farlow album - Tal Farlow (1954)

    • Members: Claude Williamson (RIP: Tal Farlow + Red Mitchell)
    • Guests: (RIP: Barry Galbraith, Norman Granz, Joe Morello, Oscar Pettiford)
    • Comments: CD reissue contains bonus tracks.
  • Tal Farlow Quartet - Tal Farlow Quartet (1954)

    • Members: (RIP: Tal Farlow)
    • Guests: (RIP: Don Arnone, Clyde Lombardi, Joe Morello)
    Other info on members of Tal Farlow Group (I know up to 9 members)
    Already covered (2):Jake Hanna, Hank Jones
    To be covered (7):Ray Brown, Tal Farlow, Bill Le Sage, Red Mitchell, Red Norvo, Lew Tabackin, Claude Williamson
    Urbie Green Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Blues and other shades of green - Urbie Green (1955)

    • Members: Urbie Green
    • Guests: Jimmy Raney (RIP: Aaron Bell, Ruby Braff, Kenny Clarke, Al Cohn, Eddie Costa, Med Flory, Freddie Green, Dave McKenna, Joe Morello, Charles Thompson, Frank Wess)
    Other info on members of Urbie Green Group (I know up to 13 members)
    Already covered (1):Hal McKusick
    To be covered (9):Pepper Adams, Eddie Bert, John Bunch, Billy Byers, Burt Collins, John Frosk, Urbie Green, Teddy Kotick, Irwin ´Marky´ Markowitz
    Not enough info (3):Johnny Carisi, Rolf Kuhn, Nick Stabulas
    Robert Hohner Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • The Gamut - Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble (1994)

    • Guests: Jason Lewis (RIP: Joe Morello, Dave Samuels)
    • Producer: Tom Jung
    Jay McShann Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • The Big apple bash - Jay McShann (1971)

    • Members: (RIP: Jay McShann)
    • Guests: Sammy Figueroa, Eddie Gomez, John Scofield, Janis Siegel, Jack Six (RIP: Doc Cheatham, Milt Hinton, Connie Kay, Herbie Mann, Joe Morello, Gerry Mulligan, Earle Warren, Dickie Wells)
    • Producer: (RIP: Ahmet Ertegun)
    Other info on members of Jay McShann Group (I know up to 8 members)
    To be covered (3):Charlie Parker, Gene Ramey, Hal Singer
    Not enough info (5):Ahmad Alaadeen, Joe Evans, John Jackson, Cal Massey, Jay McShann
    Helen Merrill Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Dream of you - Helen Merrill (1956)

    • Guests: Louis Mucci, Janet Putnam (RIP: Danny Bank, Jimmy Cleveland, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Barry Galbraith, Hank Jones, John LaPorta, Joe Morello, Oscar Pettiford, Johnny Richards, Jerome Richardson)
    • Producer: (RIP: Bob Shad)
    1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown & Gil Evans - Helen Merrill (1990)

    • Guests: Quincy Jones, Louis Mucci (RIP: Danny Bank, Clifford Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Bobby Donaldson, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones, John LaPorta, Joe Morello, Oscar Pettiford)
    Other info on members of Helen Merrill Group (I know up to 16 members)
    To be covered (4):Steve Lacy, Brian Lynch, George Mraz, Ted Rosenthal
    Not enough info (12):Jean-Pierre Arnaud, Terry Clarke, Eric-Maria Couturier, Francoise De Maubus, Goran Kacurov, Steve LaSpina, Helen Merrill, Daniel Mille, Sean Smith, Stjepan Veckovic, Eliot Zigmond, Torrie Zito
    Sam Most Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Musically yours - Sam Most (1956)

    • Members: (RIP: Sam Most)
    • Guests: Bill Crow (RIP: Bob Dorough, Joe Morello)
    Other info on members of Sam Most Group (I know up to 1 members)
    To be covered (1):Sam Most
    Art Pepper Group  3 COMPILATIONS:
  • Early Art - Art Pepper (August 1977)

    • Members: (RIP: Art Pepper)
    • Guests: Chuck Flores, Jack Sheldon (RIP: Russ Freeman, Shelly Manne, Joe Morello, Red Norvo, Ben Tucker, Leroy Vinnegar, Gerald Wiggins)
  • The Best of - Art Pepper (June 1993)

    • Members: (RIP: Art Pepper)
    • Guests: Chuck Flores, Jack Sheldon (RIP: Russ Freeman, Pete Jolly, Stan Levey, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Joe Morello, Bill Perkins, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Rowles, Ben Tucker, Leroy Vinnegar, Gerald Wiggins)
    • Producer: Richard Bock, Michael Cuscuna
  • Straight life - Art Pepper (1996)

    • Members: (RIP: Art Pepper + Joe Mondragon)
    • Guests: Frank Beach, Bob Enevoldsen, Chuck Flores, Bill Holman, Jack Sheldon (RIP: Monty Budwig, Red Callender, Conte Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Victor Feldman, Red Garland, Jimmy Giuffre, Philly Joe Jones, Scott LaFaro, Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Joe Morello, Red Norvo, Marty Paich, Bill Perkins, Al Porcino, George Roberts, Bud Shank, Ben Tucker, Gerald Wiggins, Stu Williamson)
    Other info on members of Art Pepper Group (I know up to 10 members)
    Already covered (1):Larry Bunker
    To be covered (8):Carl Burnett, George Cables, Charlie Haden, Hampton Hawes, Joe Mondragon, Art Pepper, Bobby Shew, Terry Trotter
    Not enough info (1):David Williams
    Jimmy Raney Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Jimmy Raney Quintet - Jimmy Raney (1954)

    • Members: Jimmy Raney
    • Guests: Bill Crow (RIP: Joe Morello, Phil Woods)
    Other info on members of Jimmy Raney Group (I know up to 3 members)
    To be covered (3):Al Haig, Doug Raney, Jimmy Raney
    Buddy Rich Orchestra  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Burning for Buddy vol 2 - The Buddy Rich Big Band (1994)

    • Members: Andy Fusco, Ross Konikoff, Dean Pratt, Cathy Rich, Dave Stahl, Walt Weiskopf (RIP: Buddy Rich + Steve Marcus)
    • Guests: Kenny Aronoff, Gregg Bissonette, Bill Bruford, Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Craig Johnson, Tony Kadleck, Gary Keller, Joe Magnarelli, Bob Millikan, Simon Phillips, Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Scott Wendholt, Jon Werking (RIP: Chuck Loeb, Joe Morello)
  • Burning for Buddy vol 1 - The Buddy Rich Big Band (1994)

    • Members: Andy Fusco, Ross Konikoff, Dave Stahl, Walt Weiskopf (RIP: Steve Marcus)
    • Guests: Kenny Aronoff, Bill Bruford, Mino Cinelu, Billy Cobham, Steve Ferrone, Steve Gadd, Omar Hakim, Craig Johnson, Tony Kadleck, Manu Katche, Gary Keller, Joe Magnarelli, Bob Millikan, Rod Morgenstein, Simon Phillips, Marvin ´Smitty´ Smith, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Scott Wendholt, Jon Werking (RIP: Chuck Loeb, Joe Morello, Max Roach, Ed Shaughnessy)
    Other info on members of Buddy Rich Orchestra (I know up to 152 members)
    Already covered (6):Joel DiBartolo, Frank Foster, Hal McKusick, Wayne Pedzwater, Al Porcino, Derek Watkins
    To be covered (146):Pepper Adams, Steve Allee, Tommy Allison, Trigger Alpert, Bob Ascher, Joe Azarello, Kenny Barron, Frank Basile, Pete Beltran, Lin Biviano, Betty Bleigh, David Boyle, John Bunch, John Burr, Joe Calo, Candido Camero, Jack Carmen, Dave Carpenter, Al Cassigrandi, Bob Coassin, Al Cohn, Ritchie Cole, Paul Congella, Jay Corre, Sonny Criss,... up to 146 musicians.
    Howard Roberts Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Mr Roberts plays guitar - Howard Roberts (1957)

    • Members: (RIP: Howard Roberts)
    • Guests: Bob Enevoldsen, Bill Holman, Harry Klee, Alvin Stoller (RIP: Bob Cooper, Herb Geller, Pete Jolly, Red Mitchell, Jack Montrose, Joe Morello, Red Norvo, Marty Paich, Ben Tucker, Gerald Wiggins)
    • Producer: (RIP: Norman Granz)
    • Technical: Val Valentin
    • Comments: Recorded in October 1956, November 1956 and January 1957.
    Other info on members of Howard Roberts Group (I know up to 18 members)
    Already covered (2):Larry Bunker, John Guerin
    To be covered (4):Chuck Berghofer, Steve Bohannon, Dave Grusin, Howard Roberts
    Not enough info (12):Earl Baker, Henry Cain, Janice Campbell, Alfreeda Davidson, Melvin Edmondson, Robert Holt, Ella Mitchell, Kim Roberts, Marcel Smith, Betty Volenec, Beavris Whitehead, Barbara Young
    Chuck Wayne Group  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Tasty pudding - Chuck Wayne / Brew Moore / Zoot Sims ( - )

    • Members: (RIP: Brew Moore, Zoot Sims, Chuck Wayne)
    • Guests: Harvey Leonard (RIP: George Duvivier, Joe Morello, Ed Shaughnessy)
    • Producer: (RIP: Ozzie Cadena, Gus Statiras)
    • Technical: Malcolm Addey (RIP: Rudy Van Gelder)
    Other info on members of Chuck Wayne Group (I know up to 2 members)
    Already covered (1):Sonny Igoe
    To be covered (1):Chuck Wayne
    Phil Woods Group  1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Early quintets - Phil Woods (April 1995)

    • Members: (RIP: Phil Woods)
    • Guests: Bill Crow, Roy Haynes, Dick Hyman, Jimmy Raney (RIP: Teddy Kotick, Howard McGhee, Joe Morello)
    • Technical: Phil DeLancie
    • Comments: Compilation from two different sessions held in 1954 and 1959.
    Other info on members of Phil Woods Group (I know up to 13 members)
    Already covered (1):George Gruntz
    To be covered (10):Gordon Beck, Maffy Falay, Hal Galper, Bill Goodwin, Tom Harrell, Daniel Humair, Brian Lynch, Ron Matthewson, Henri Texier, Phil Woods
    Not enough info (2):Steve Gilmore, Jim McNeely
    RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 1


    Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
    RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 17
    Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Joe Morello, please, also write me with the link.
    RELATED MUSICIANS:

    Joe Morello mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
    Dave Brubeck (32)
    Paul Desmond (31)
    Eugene Wright (30)
    Bill Crow (9)
    Urbie Green (6)
    Ben Tucker (6)
    Gerald Wiggins (6)
    Gerry Mulligan (5)
    Red Norvo (5)
    Marty Paich (5)
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    1 comment:

    1. Barry Graham14 March 2016 at 05:06

      I don't know who will read this but in any case I saw Rudy Rome mentioned. He was my great uncle"s brother in law and his band played at my Bar Mitzvah. He was really good. If I remember correctly he played the clarinet and I followed in his footsteps.

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