joe morello is a god

Take Five and check this out:

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

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  3. 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:

  4. 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.

  6. 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.

  13. 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.

  19. 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.

  21. Damn, Wil, you just recommended the two videos I watch most on YouTube.
    Therefore, you are a man of exquisite taste, and refined character! 🙂

  22. 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!

  23. 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….)

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  27. They were a class act. I always enjoy listening to them.
    I have this as one of my ringtones on my phone. Currently it caller ids the hubby. 🙂
    As for the way they look, Where do you think the Blues Brothers got it from? 😀

  28. An early John Bonham. He did the double tap sound on the bass drum and still was able to play the clash cymbal that fast. Insane!

  29. 1) Fun video. Makes me jealous.
    2) COMPLETELY unrelated to anything, Jessica Hagy (you may recall you introduced us to her blog via the Britney Spears/Trainwreck card, which link I cant find…), has all her cool stuff (or most of it) in a book Due out at the end of Feburary. Yay!
    I have no idea if you already knew this, but there ya go anyway.

  30. This and great and everything Wil but when are you coming to visit us in the UK? You have fans here too! if you come to Bolton near Manchester, there’s a great little independent bookshop were a lot of writers come to do intimate signings and readings. I’m not a stalker or anything but I would be first in the queue!. Come on, mention me in your blog and get over here, yes the weather’s crap but you’ll have fun. I have e-mail so leave a message in your blog and I’ll get in touch. it’s a lovely little book shop.

  31. Hey, that was awesome! I’m listening to this/watching this first thing in the morning here at my job and it’s totally setting the chill vibe for the rest of the day. I know my fiance’s got a lot of music like this in his collection and I think I’m going to take the time this weekend to go dig it out.
    Thanks for the chill vibe! I’m going to go poking around YouTube for more great videos like this!
    Have a good day!

  32. In the summer I went to a Drum Clinic where Dennis Chambers (of Santana and John McLaughlin fame) was featured. To highlight all of his styles, skills and unbelievable coordination, he did an all-emcompassing drum solo.
    IT absolutely blew me away.
    Dennis Chambers solo
    What I will draw attention to to anyone who’ll watch it — pay close attention to the high-hat controlled by his left foot — it is a constant metronome — and there are times when he plays both the high-hat AND does double-kick with the same foot.. UNREAL!

  33. Hey, Wil. go here enter your address and put in “need a drummer for Rock Band” in the comments section…see what he says…
    This topic needs some Krupa, a man whose name evokes a style of play. Hang out ’til the end to see some killer matchstick(!) play…

  35. I hear this song at least once a day from the local radio jazz station. It’s always a treat. The music always brings to mind a song by The Stranglers, “Golden Brown”.

  36. One of the greatest jazz songs ever, IMO. I think it was mentioned earlier, but merits repeating, that Joe was able to play like that without a monster drum set that has its own zip code. I would sooner die than say anything disparaging against drummers like Neil Peart or Stewart Copeland (see them live and you’ll be amazed for weeks afterward) — but Joe’s understated kit proves that having serious chops is more important than having a 100-piece set.

  39. Compare this to what passes for popular music today and you see how far socienty has fallen. But then I’m getting old and all old people think that way.

  44. Cool! Time Out is certainly a great, classic album but the version of Take Five on the video has, I think, better solos than the album. Very enjoyable; thanks for posting it.
    A bit of obscure trivia. Blue Rondo a la Turk, the opening track, was covered by The Nice several years later (titled simply as Rondo); Keith Emerson was in The Nice before he joined ELP. I’m amazed they reissued all this stuff from The Nice. I thought I was the only one interested in it.

  46. Wil:
    Thanks for the Dave. I was actually thinking about this the other day, and BAM! there it is.
    Here’s something right back at you: A little Miles Davis from “Ascenseur pour l’échafaud”

    Enjoy.

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