I've just learned of the death, on Saturday, of Joe Morello. Joe's solo on the Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five" is about the only drum solo I can tolerate. It is a true solo and part of the overall theme, whereas most solos by jazz drummers are a sideshow, an intrusive piece of showing off, that should be discouraged by discerning bandleaders.
Joe was 82, a good run, particularly for a jazzman of his era.
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