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A brilliant drummer, Joe Morello played early on with <a href="spotify:artist:6G4hVmXKJ9NW5JecncK89f">Phil Woods</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2tcW4k7SmiDyOgHf0svhff">Sal Salvador</a>. He had short stints during 1952-1953 with <a href="spotify:artist:3u7Tz2oLTRPG9Cn7PcuZ2q">Johnny Smith</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:27hSR8e34ZM5vj5fUFixyb">Stan Kenton's Orchestra</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7zaZzk9UMSUyFMX1zxUraX">Gil Melle</a>, but really gained a strong reputation for his work with <a href="spotify:artist:7xXW9jprjEGrDofpcdcBfW">the Marian McPartland Trio</a> (1953-1956); he also played during the period with <a href="spotify:artist:0dIXV3ffgWlMcnywNIy0Wf">Tal Farlow</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:42MZam7rropEzPCxlGTmOs">Jimmy Raney</a>. Morello gained fame as a member of <a href="spotify:artist:3kUKwTJdH8FuWzF8p6Dg9E">the Dave Brubeck Quartet</a> during 1956-1967, making it possible for <a href="spotify:artist:3kUKwTJdH8FuWzF8p6Dg9E">Brubeck</a> to experiment with unusual time signatures. Due to his failing eyesight (he went blind in 1976), Morello mostly worked as a drum instructor in later years (<a href="spotify:artist:29aflj7NM4ocg7fMqbhifM">Danny Gottlieb</a> was a student), but still played and participated in reunions with <a href="spotify:artist:3kUKwTJdH8FuWzF8p6Dg9E">Brubeck</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7Ga404k4zEweLxPtX0Ghma">McPartland</a>. He led sessions for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Score%22">Score</a> (1956), <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22RCA%22">RCA</a> (1961-1962), <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Ovation%22">Ovation</a> (1969), and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22DMP%22">DMP</a> (1993-1994). Morello died on March 12, 2011 at his home in Irvington, NJ. He was 82. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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