Marty Morell
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 Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet, Red Allen, Gary McFarland, Steve Kuhn, and Gábor Szabó. 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 vibraphone and congas with the 1970s funk-jazz band Ravin'. He has played on jingles and films and has worked with Don Sebesky, Stan Getz, Kenny Wheeler, Claus Ogerman, From 1968 to 1971, he was a member of Rob McConnell'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. Discography. With Canadian Brass With Bill Evans With The Jazz Professors With Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass With Gábor Szabó With Kenny Wheeler With others