joe morello is a god

Take Five and check this out:

(This is from the classic jazz album Time Out. Video via Indie Laundry)

Comments

[mazurkr]

no doubt, m'man...

you can't go wrong with the dave brubeck quartet.

[Insane_in_Huron]

Video is no longer working.

[Karen]

The Dave Brubeck Quartet always make me tear up a little to hear them.

However I LOVE Buddy Rich battling Animal on The Muppet Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbxN4NO38k

[Chuck]

I remember when I first heard this music on an episode of ER (back when it was still a good show) I wrote and asked them what it was and got a personal reply, which I was impressed with. I went out and bought the album. Then I heard that he was coming to town and I was very excited to get to see it performed live...this was in the late 90's. His sons were in the band as well. He walked out to the piano kind of slowly, but man once he sat down there he started jamming. Good memories.

[Chuck]

P.S. Video worked fine for me.

[RakDaddy]

The coolest thing about this video? Seeing a bunch of guys who look like CPAs just getting down like it was the easiest thing in the world. Thanks for posting this.

[Wil]

And when you're done . . . Miles and Coltrane do So What?

[Giladani]

There's just something awesome about an era where you could resonably get dressed in a suit and tie and play drums like that.

[Mrs. Wonderful]

Suck it, Jesus! Joe Morello is my god now...

Thanks for that rare video, Wil. I can almost imagine Carson smoking and grooving at the desk...

[Renshai]

That is one of my favorite songs of all time. I am so glad I got to see that/

[beelkay]

Mmmm, what a sultry, edgy, cool, swinging tune. Very nice.

[HeyKidsItsBG]

In the spirit of great moments in jazz drumming, here's Max Roach paying tribute to Jo Jones (Basie's drummer) with only a hi-hat cymbal.

[Brian]

I don't know about you, but I know that playing Rock Band helped me gain yet more respect for good percussion.

For reference, I did music in school from 5th-12th grades on a variety of brass pieces, as well as two years of marching band in college, so I already had a lot of respect for good musicians (something I hope I was, at least somewhat), but due to the nature of my experience, I didn't really see or deal with a lot of trap set play.

So amazing. Such a great video. Thanks Wil.

[Romulus]

I eagerly await the release of Jazz Band for the XB360. :)

[The Bad Astronomer]

One of my all-time favorites. I didn't know there was a video! Cool.

[rackfocus]

Morello is a beast. I love when he turns his snare off and plays straight sixteenth notes with his left during his riff.

[Nita]

Steve Smith learned a thing or two from this guy! Love a guy who knows and works with his polyrhythms...Yessir...

[solace]

Wow, he makes it look so easy. That man is freakin' smooth. Thanks for the vid.

Now......back to work. ;)

[Wil]

Brian: I agree completely. In fact, playing Rock Band hasn't just given me a new appreciation for drummers, it's made me want to play real drums more than Guitar Hero ever made me want to play guitar.

BG: Good to see you, sir. Thanks for the link.

[Jamie]

Holy Crap! I don't watch enough YouTube (...uh) - THAT was one of the coolest videos ever!

[biff3000]

Damn, Wil, you just recommended the two videos I watch most on YouTube.

Therefore, you are a man of exquisite taste, and refined character! :)

[mrblue1022]

The three guys who inspired me to play drums were (in this order):

Buddy Rich, Joe Morello and Neil Peart.

Thanks for this Wil.

ROCK...I mean SWING!

[jdifran]

They may be collecting dust in the basement, but my wife knows that she either buries me with the drums or donates them after I'm dead. Once in a while I'll set them up and remind myself that I can still do it, fumbling my way through various Rush favorites, or Sing Sing Sing with a Swing, Van Halen, or Metallica. Starting to play semi-seriously again is a perpetual item on my "things do do before I die" list. (Along with speaking fluent Italian, writing a career planning guidebook, and publishing my own roleplaying game....)

[bjimba]

Fantastic. And don't forget he's playing that whole solo in 5/4 time, which makes the ease, smoothness and groove even more impressive.

[msfayzer]

I love this piece. That solo was fantastic. I work part time as an assistant band director so I will have to keep this link to show to my students that think that you have to haul all around the drum set to have a good solo.