Here is a video of Joe Morello on Conan. At 3:31 he drops a stick, reaches into his stick back and pulls a mallet, tosses that and reaches for another mallet, tosses that, get the stick he was searching for and continues. If you listened to the audio with no video, you probably wouldn't know anything was going on.
Some of the greatness of Joe Morello
Last edited by Olimpass; 03-29-2020 at 01:00 PM.
1 of the most interesting solos ever (IMHO)
I had the pleasure of studied with Joe Morello and,became friendly with him. On occasions I've given him a ride home and,even stopped for a beer. We would talk about a lot of things,mostly drumming and drummers.I can only speak for myself that he was one of the nicest celebrities I've ever met. More than that,when you sat next to him and watched some of the things he did,you would be blown away. As you can see in some of the videos posted.
I won't argue. He's no Dave Clark, but he'll do.
Jack
May this be the best day you ever had and the worst you ever will. Trinity House Mudslinger.
I must have caught him on a bad day. As I've posted before, he seemed totally disinterested in anything about drumming.
We did go for lunch, which was steak with Heinekens and vodka shots for him, discussed whether it was fingers or wrists that gave you speed. That seems to be a debate of a sort he had going with Buddy Rich.
When I left, he asked me when was the next time I would be at Buddy's club, and to tell Buddy that it was fingers that made you faster.
That took place in the mid-'70's when he was teaching at Dorn&Kirschners in Jersey.
That's where it was.
He did. O.ne day I was teasing him about a song he did Blue Rondo Ala Turk, I told him I would show him how it was done. When I was finished he got on those drums and effortlessly played the tune while talking to me. If anyone knows that tune he just knocked me out.
His melodic nature was so incredible with the drums as well as his natural interpretations of polyrhythms. Truly a legend.
I wish I had the chance to meet Joe, sit and talk drum talk pour down a couple of beers, I think he would have been a lot of fun to be around.
R.I.P. Mr. Morello
Joe Morello's "It's About Time".
I think this is where Bonham got his playing with his hands on the drums from.
Conrad
Joe Morello is one drummer who influenced me a lot. Especially his 5/4 playing. Ever since Dave Brubeck came out with "Take Five", 5/4 has been something to strive for and master for some drummers. I have been working on it myself. Paul Desmond (Brubeck's alto sax player) wrot "Take Five" for Joe Morello so he would have his "own" drum solo. No one expected it to become as popular as it did, but now it is one of the most famous jazz songs out there.
This is "Take Five" with Joe Morello.
In the album "Time Further Out" by Dave Brubeck, Joe upgraded that solo, if you will, and he recorded "Far More Drums" which I have counted as one of the best drum solos ever played considering it is in 5/4 time.
This is "Far More Drums"
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