Marty Morell (born February 25, 1944) is a jazz drummer who was a member of the Bill Evans Trio for seven years—longer than any other drummer. Before joining Evans, he worked with the

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Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

Quintet,

Red Allen Henry James "Red" Allen, Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose playing has been claimed by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstr ...

Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "one ...

Steve Kuhn Steve Kuhn (born March 24, 1938) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator. Biography Kuhn was born in New York City, New York, to Carl and Stella Kuhn (née Kaufman), and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. Hi ...

, and

Gábor Szabó Gábor István Szabó (March 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982) was a Hungarian American guitarist whose style incorporated jazz, pop, rock, and Hungarian music. Early years Szabó was born in Budapest, Hungary. He began playing guitar at the age ...

Career

From 1968 to 1974, he was in a trio with pianist Bill Evans and bassist

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

. Peter Pettinger, a biographer of Evans, called Morell "an unsung stalwart of piano trio history": After leaving the trio, he settled in Toronto, Canada, and became a studio drummer. He led bands as a drummer and played

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with the 1970s funk-jazz band Ravin'. He has played on jingles and films and has worked with

Don Sebesky Don Sebesky (born December 10, 1937) is an American arranger, jazz trombonist, and keyboardist. Biography Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Do ...

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards. Most of his performances were rooted in jazz, but he was also active ...

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, From 1968 to 1971, he was a member of

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's Boss Brass. He has taught drums and percussion at the University of Central Florida and has recorded with

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, a band consisting of university faculty members: saxophonist

Jeff Rupert Jeff Rupert (born September 6, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist and professor at the University of Central Florida. Career Rupert received his master's degree in Jazz Studies from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in 1993, ...

, bassist Richard Drexler, pianist Per Danielsson, trombonist Michael Wilkinson, and guitarist Bobby Koelble. The band has had two albums on the top of the chart at ''Jazzweek'' magazine in 2011 and 2013.The Jazz Professors
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Discography

With

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* ''Red, White & Brass'' (1991) * ''Red Hot Jazz'' (1993) * ''Seen and Heard'' (2004) With

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, 1969) * ''The Secret Sessions Recorded at the Village Vanguard, discs 7 and 8'' (

Milestone Records Milestone Records is an American jazz record company and label founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was bought by Fantasy Records in 1972. Since then, it has produced LP reissues (including items from Ke ...

, 1969 and 1973, respectively) * '' Autumn Leaves'' (Lotus, 1969) * ''

Jazzhouse ''Jazzhouse'' is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen in 1969 but not released until the 1980s on the Milestone label.

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, 1969) * '' You're Gonna Hear from Me'' (Milestone, 1969) * ''

Quiet Now ''Quiet Now'' is an album by jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in 1969. It was released in 1981 on the Affinity label. The same recordings were officially released in 2021 in cooperation with the Bill Evans estate as part of the album '' Behind T ...

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, 1969) * ''

From Left to Right ''From Left to Right'' is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1971. Reissues * ''From Left to Right'' was reissued on CD by Verve Records on November 13, 1998 with bonus tracks. *''From Left to Right'' was reissued on CD b ...

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, 1970) * ''

Montreux II ''Montreux II'' is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1970 and released on the CTI label.

'' ( CTI, 1970) * ''

The Bill Evans Album ''The Bill Evans Album'' is an album by the jazz pianist Bill Evans, released in 1971. It is his first album to feature all compositions written (or co-written), arranged and performed by Evans. At the Grammy Awards of 1972, ''The Bill Evans Al ...

'' ( Columbia, 1971) * ''

Living Time ''Living Time'' is an album by the Bill Evans George Russell Orchestra recorded in 1972 and released on the Columbia label, featuring performances by Evans with an orchestra conducted by Russell. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow ...

'' (Columbia, 1972) * '' The Tokyo Concert'' (

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, 1973) * '' Half Moon'' (Milestone, 1973) * ''

Since We Met ''Since We Met'' is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell, recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in 1974 and released on the Fantasy label in 1976. Additional recordings from Evans' 1974 Village Va ...

'' (Fantasy, 1974) * '' Re: Person I Knew'' (Fantasy, 1974) * ''

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'' ( MPS, 1974) * '' But Beautiful'' (Milestone, 1974) * '' Blue in Green: The Concert in Canada'' (Milestone, 1974) * ''Bill Evans Trio in Buenos Aires, Vol. 1: 1973 Concert'' (1991) * ''Paris (1965)'' (1992) * ''Live in Tokyo'' (1994) * ''The Secret Sessions'' (1996) * ''Half Moon Bay'' (1998) * ''Piano Player'' (1998) * ''Koln Concert 1976'' (2005) * ''Live in Rome 1979'' (2005) * ''Waltz for Debby: The Complete 1969 Pescara Festival'' (2005) * ''Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance'' (2006) * ''Evolution of a Trio'' (2006) * ''Live in Ottawa 1974'' (2007) * ''In Helsinki 1970'' (2009) * ''Live in Paris 1974'' (2009) * ''Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate'' (2012) * ''Momentum'' (2012) With

* ''The Jazz Professors: Live at the UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival'' (

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, 2012) * '' Do That Again'' (Flying Horse, 2013) With

& the Boss Brass * ''Big Band Jazz'' (1978) * ''Present Perfect'' (1981) * ''Live in Digital'' (1992) With

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'' (Impulse!, 1967) * ''

More Sorcery ''More Sorcery'' is a live album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 in Boston and at the Monterey Jazz Festival for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!, 1967) With

* ''Ensemble Fusionaire'' ( CBC, 1976) * ''1976'' (1976) With others * ''The October Suite''

(1966) * ''

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, 1966) * '' Monium'',

Jeremy Steig Jeremy Steig (September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016)Peter Keepnews, "Jeremy ...

(Columbia, 1974) * ''New Life'',

Bernie Senensky Bernard Melvin Senensky (born December 31, 1944) is a Canadian jazz pianist, organist, and composer. Life and career Senensky was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on December 31, 1944.Yanow, Scot"Bernie Senensky" AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2015 ...

(1975) * ''Museum Pieces'',

Moe Koffman Morris "Moe" Koffman, Order of Canada, OC (28 December 1928 – 28 March 2001) was a Canadians, Canadian jazz saxophonist and flautist, as well as composer and arranger. During a career spanning from the 1950s to the 2000s, Koffman was one of Cana ...

(1978) * ''Back Again'',

The Hi-Lo's The Hi-Lo's were a vocal quartet formed in 1953, who achieved their greatest fame in the late 1950s and 1960s. The group's name is a reference to their extreme vocal and physical ranges (Bob Strasen and Bob Morse were tall, Gene Puerling and Cla ...

(1979) * ''Night Flight'',

Sammy Nestico Samuel Louis Nistico (February 6, 1924 – January 17, 2021), better known as Sammy Nestico, was an American composer and arranger. Nestico is best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie orchestra. Early life and education Samuel Luigi ...

(1986) * ''I Remember Bill: Tribute to Bill Evans'',

(1998) * ''Magic Voices'',

The Singers Unlimited The Singers Unlimited was a four-part jazz vocal group formed by Gene Puerling in 1971. The group included Len Dresslar (better known as the Jolly Green Giant in General Mills commercials), Bonnie Herman, and Don Shelton. History Gene Puerlin ...

(1998) * ''A Man and His Music'',

(2004) * ''Sketch for Summer'', Gary McFarland (2008) * ''Coral Sea'',

Kenny Drew Jr. Kenny Drew Jr. (June 14, 1958 – August 3, 2014) was an American jazz pianist. His music is known for its Swing (genre), hard-swinging bluesy sound and large, two-handed root (chord), rooty chords contrasting with fast runs. The son of jazz pian ...

(Random Act, 2012)

References

External links

Marty Morell
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Interview, November 10, 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Morell, Marty American jazz musicians Living people 1944 births Juilliard School alumni