Jazz drummer Joe Morello died last weekend, at the age of 82. He was wellknown for his work in the The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Joe Morello was famous for his brush-work on the drums.
Why a post about it on this Simon & Garfunkel blog? Well, there has always been a rumour that the rhythm-section of Dave Brubecks Quartet played on Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin” groovy)’. But the liner notes to the (re)releases of ‘Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme’ never unrevealed this info. So a year or two ago I decided to ask it Joe Morello himself, if he and bass-player Eugene Wright, were hired as session-musicians for the recording of ‘Feelin’ Groovy’. Joe Morello replied to me very quickly and wrote:‘ I was indeed part of that session. Unfortunately I do not remember where or when it took place’.
So now when you listen again to ‘Feelin’ groovy’…that’s Joe Morello using his brushes.
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Brilliant drummer. First heard him on my older-sister’s Dave Brubeck 7″ collection in the early 1960’s.