There is an even better Take5 drum solo where the video opens where he starts the drums with his bare hands. And when he played with his bare hands, it fitted in with the music score perfectly. Then he uses an all out assault using traditional grip. You have got t see that one also!
I know you’ve already gone through Brian Blade. But it would be awesome to see you analyze his playing in Spain with Chick Corea from the Trilogy album. Love your vids man keep it up!
Time out is one of my favorite record. It's a gold mine. I saw Joe Morello at a clinic in France many many years ago. Great moment. Great Man. And that left hand...... Thank you
So sweet, Quincy. DBQ was fantastic and Morello driving those different time signatures was sublime. All us drum nerds were fascinated with something other than matching band straight time by the time we hit 7th or 8th grade in the mid-1960s. A neighbor and fellow school drummer used to work on playing different time signatures for hours with Time Out. These guys were the fusion of their era, the Weather Report of the 1960s. I got the chance to see Brubeck in concert with his sons sometime in the mid-1970s. They hit Take Five to open the second set and after a few bars Paul Desmond appeared unannounced from behind the main drape to play with them. The audience roared for a few seconds and then fell silent to listen. It was incredible and near to the last time Desmond played.
I’m not sure if you caught this, but at the start of his solo Joe flips the sticks to use the heavier end of the stick during this segment of the time. It looks like he knows he’s gonna come in with some weight . So cool.
With "traditional" grip. Wasn't it more created for military marching drumming? If you look at the angle of the snare drum back during the Revolutionary War. The snare drum was a 16x16. Also angled along side the soldiers left leg. With quite a angle to hit the drum. That being said, to make it comfortable for the left hand to strike the drum......hence "traditional" grip. Placing the stick with two fingers over the stick, palm of hand now almost facing up. It allows for a better strike on the head. That grip then carried over to the "Jazz kit." Regardless of the grip......Joe was an absolute BEAST!!! 🤘🏻💪🏻🥁🥁❤️🥁🥁💪🏻🤘🏻
Great video Mr. Davis, as usual. Will you please clarify this for me: does playing with intensity involve playing louder and/or busier? Or does it refer also to the emotional aspect of playing? If that's also the case, what do you suggest to develop that specific skill? Maybe you could address this topic in another lesson.
Great video Q. Please carry on talking through these videos! It's why I'm here...! Have watch this loads of times before, so great to hear your take on Joe's playing. Joe is my favourite Jazz drummer for the reasons you mentioned. Take 5 was the first jazz piece my drumming Dad sat me down to listen to some 40 years ago and it's been an inspiration ever since. At the time of writing this I understand you're not well, keep strong man and get well soon!
I’m not used to hearing a jazz drummer tune the toms lower for a meatier sound, as opposed to the higher, drier sound people seem to prefer today. To my ear, anyway.
Mr Quincy, I'm a jazz and particularly a drums lover but with a beginner level. It's always very impressive to see you play and interesting to watch your videos. Such an inspiration for a lot of drummer. Thank you and keep going!! Arnaud from France
I think I tried commenting before and my comment was hidden but do you think you could do a reaction/commentary video on Christian Vander (Magma, Offering)? I can say with certainty that he’s the reason I’m learning jazz and drums Cheers Q ! 🍻
It actually wasn't ALL WRONG though maybe it wasn't perfect James. I was actually singing Mr. Brubeck's right hand in addition to Mr. Wright's bass line. But the whole point was just to sing something close to what they were playing so I could give a clear example of a 5/4 groove. I play piano and sing a lot so if I wanted to sing it perfectly I can. I was focusing on the 5/4 lesson not the song.
Sorry but i used to play this tune on drums and Bass back in school early 1970's!!The Bass Line was unique, and you singing it was WRONG! But there are some out there, that hate being told they are WRONG! @@drumqtips
Not at all. I love when people correct me because I love learning. However your tone I felt was a bit unduly abrasive and harsh. Maybe you didn’t intend it that way (or maybe you did🤷🏾♂️) but it came out that way. All good though. Thanks for letting me know.
I always got my Green Tea, Quincy! Amazing player, amazing video. So love your content. I mainly play West Indian/Caribbean rhythms; thanks to you I incorporate a lot more swing now! ✌🏼
This is great. I notice how much I like the sound of his bigger drums. I love the bop kit sound, but there isn't any rule book that says you can't play 13/16/22 in a small acoustic setting. My teacher Jerry Granelli studied with Joe M. Jerry lived in a funky hotel for a year, and took lessons over the phone. He always said Morellos technique was incredible.
Thank you master Davis! I love odd times and since a year i practice take five. And thank you for talking about traditional and match grip. I play match grip since 1989 and try the tradinional for three months now.
Morello and Brubeck bassist Gene Wright played on Simon & Garfunkel's 59th Street Bridge Song ("Feelin' Groovy"). In a performance of the Take Five solo on the Conan O'Brien Show, Joe drops a stick and while trying to fish a stick out of his bag continues the solo one handed. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6kc97rN4Af0.html&ab_channel=kjazzvid
Joe is the reason I switched from rock to jazz in the 60's. He was and still is, my favorite drummer of all time. Over the years, I've learned that his personality and humility were wonderful.
Wow I missed this video when originally out. It's fantastic! I've listened to Take 5 5 million times and I never knew this iconic song was written by Desmond! Couple of questions: why do you suppose the band played it so much faster live? And why didn't the band vamp while Joe soloed in the live version? So much different. Lastly, from what I've learned Joe was blind and died poor. Charlie Watts helped Joe and his family financially by purchasing some of his drums and gear. Also, Zildjian produced a recreation of the Joe Morello Take 5 Ride (sold exclusively through Memphis Drum shop,)and it's a lovely cymbal, really captures that sound. In the studio version of Take 5 I think Joe's ride was the only cymbal used, no hats even!. Thanks Quincy! I'll be watching this one over a few times. Cheers!
Awesome nuggets you share here Chucky! I'm guessing the live version is faster because that's what bands usually do live in any genre. I think it has something to do with the excitement of the live situation and also they're much more comfortable with the groove by the time they played it live so they prolly naturally wanted to put a little extra edge on it. Thanks for chiming in, no matter how delayed it was:)
Quincy, Like Arnaud, I am a beginning drummer although I have been an active Jazz listener for years, and in addition to all the great technical advice you are providing, I really appreciate what I am learning about listening. Where certain emphasis and accents lie, more subtle dynamics, or in this example how Morello kept the the pulse the same when Dave Brubeck went into his rhythmic improvisation so there was something to work off of and not confuse the improvisation- Keep it up! thank you! - Happy King Day -
Absolutely love JM. Musicality, feel and technique all rolled into one. Thank you for your amazing videos and lessons. You might have seen this before, but it’s the great Alan Dawson’s interpretation of Take Five with Dave Brubeck. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1tbSyrmXo60.html
Hello Q! Just catching up! Amazing stuff! Last friday I played a gig and did some 5 with Aaron's Goldberg "Shed". And you're right, I have to digg even more that 5!!! I'm going to check your last vid!!! Thanks as always!
Nice overview, Quincy & thanks for your analysis. I like your comment about grips, traditional vs. matched -"you should use the grip that you feel most comfortable with". So true. A couple of my fellow drummers and I were having this same debate over 60 years ago. I think it makes little if any difference which grip one uses, while many use both at different times. It may depend entirely on what they're playing. I started with "traditional" primarily (and I believe most older marching snare drummers start this way), because of the position of the drum hanging off a single strap, banging your left leg as you marched along. You had to reach over the left side of the drum with your left hand. Modern marching band drummers don't have that kind of challenge or fun.
This amazing eponymous track entered my head at Art School over sixty years ago and has never left. I didnt know about 5/4 or anything like that until years later! It’s simply the best jazz track ever. And wasn’t it interesting that Joe flipped his sticks when he match gripped them. Thanks for this MrQ✌️🌻
Can never get enough of Joe! My teacher introduced me to his playing when I was 14. Finally got to meet Joe in my adult years. Had a brief but wonderful chat after a clinic and he signed my MD cover with him on it. Have watched and analyzed this video many times. Always amazed at how Joe grabs your attention with his solo, then it ends and you wonder how he got to where it’s at. Masterful!!! (A couple weeks ago I heard a fantastic tribute to the Dave Brubeck Quartet at Jazz Texas).
Great video! My top 3 ever jazz song! Perhaps you could teach us a bit on “Moscow nights “, amazing song ! Wanted to ask if from your opinion take 5 should be counted: 1-2-3-4-5 or 1-2-3/1-2; as I prefer the last variation on drums. I think the balance of the song is a bit like that. This is something a piano player showed me after a gig. Respect ✌🏻thanks
Quincy, you are one of the few to observe not just Morellos chops but his musicality, motifs, resolving patterns, etc. Thank you! That is why I prefer him over Buddy Rich, Rich was great chops showman, but Joe's playing had shape and progressions, etc.along with chops. Today Steve Gadd emulates that too. Thanks for pointing that out about the great Morello.
I would count more like 1, 2, 1, 2, 3. It shows that this is a combined rhythm, combined by a 2/4 and a 3/4. The theme also refers to that feel of one two swing walz.
Great choice of videos to react to. Sometimes Joe’s subtlety propels the soloists into new directions. The guy I always think of when swinging drummers that play matched grip comes up is Tommy Campbell. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him play traditional and he swings hard. Thank Quincy! Great video! FP
Thank you as always Q for another awesome video - soon as I saw you had dropped this I said let me grab my croissant 🥐 and coffee and start the day right with your video. Inspiring, uplifting and motivating as always. I always think about the much repeated anecdote of how Joe only used one cymbal on the recording and all the sonics and textures he nonetheless creates. Thanks again! and keep the reaction vids coming 🥁
A lot of the older cats went matched when moving between the toms, or at least emphasizing them versus snare/general timekeeping. Interested if that meant Morello had more of script to his solo versus just playing in the moment.
Paul Desmond plays the saxophone very much with a traditional classical music technique. You'll notice he never bites down on the reed! That's part of the reason he sounds so smooth. I'm more of a Sonny Rollins fan. That cat bites hard.
Another great reaction video. Always liked that song. One thing I noticed when he plays traditional grip he holds the left stick almost in the middle way pass the balance point of the stick but I guess he mastered it and it worked for him!
Ned from Spain. Thanks Quincy for this. I love his hi hat patterns mostly clicking on 1 and 3 but not strictly, his switching to the lighter cymbal for the chorus at 4:01 and starting his solo with the butt end of the sticks. He keeps that right foot hammering out five to the bar to keep him grounded. I saw another clip where his build up to end his solo was a mix of 2 double paradiddles and 2 single paradiddles and then I think he went to fast singles with crashes on the accents. Always amazing to watch Joe and see where Rock legends like John Bonham got their inspiration.
Great! Thanks Quincy loved Joe Morello's soloing there's several great clips of him playing both traditional/matched/and with his bare hands on Take Five...You can really see where John Bonham was heavily influenced by him and Max Roach...I really love the way he grooves with a wonderful touch/great sounding drums and cymbals
Thanks Jon, but I recommend that you watch the original video (link in description) instead of a “reaction” video. Then you can watch the video in peace:-)
