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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Quintet,

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, and

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Career

From 1968 to 1974, he was in a trio with pianist Bill Evans and bassist Eddie Gómez. 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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and congas with the 1970s funk-jazz band

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. He has played on jingles and films and has worked with

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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 The Jazz Professors, a band consisting of university faculty members: saxophonist Jeff Rupert, 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
Flying Horse Records Website

Discography

With

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

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* ''

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

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

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

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, 1969) * '' From Left to Right'' ( MGM, 1970) * '' Montreux II'' ( CTI, 1970) * ''

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'' (

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, 1971) * '' Living Time'' (Columbia, 1972) * '' The Tokyo Concert'' (

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, 1973) * '' Half Moon'' (Milestone, 1973) * '' Since We Met'' (Fantasy, 1974) * '' Re: Person I Knew'' (Fantasy, 1974) * '' Symbiosis'' (

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, 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 * ''The Jazz Professors: Live at the UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival'' ( Flying Horse, 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'' (Impulse!, 1967) With

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

(1966) * '' The College Concert'',

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and

(

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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 (1975) * ''Museum Pieces'',

Moe Koffman Morris "Moe" Koffman, OC (28 December 1928 – 28 March 2001) was a 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 Canada's most prolific musician ...

(1978) * ''Back Again'',

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(1979) * ''Night Flight'', Sammy Nestico (1986) * ''I Remember Bill: Tribute to Bill Evans'',

(1998) * ''Magic Voices'', The Singers Unlimited (1998) * ''A Man and His Music'',

(2004) * ''Sketch for Summer'', Gary McFarland (2008) * ''Coral Sea'', Kenny Drew Jr. (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