Paul Desmond
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Paul Desmond was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, "Take Five". The song rema
Desmond c. 1962
Joe Morello
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Joseph Albert Morello was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from 1957 to 1972, including during the quartet'
Paul Desmond
…quartet led to a Time magazine piece on them in 1954, with the famous cover featuring Brubeck's face. After drummer Joe Dodge decided to leave the group, Joe Morello joined in late 1956, on Desmond's recommendation. Despite this, differences in musical aspirations and taste made their relationship a tense one for…
Morello in a 1960 advertisement