Marty Morell had the distinction of being a member of
the Bill Evans Trio longer than any other drummer: seven years. A quiet and subtle but consistently inventive player,
Morell attended the Manhattan School of Music. Prior to joining
Evans,
Morell worked with the
Al Cohn-
Zoot Sims Quintet (1966),
Henry "Red" Allen (with whom he recorded),
Gary McFarland,
Steve Kuhn and
Gabor Szabo.
Morell played, recorded and toured the world with
Bill Evans and
Eddie Gomez from 1968-75. He settled in Toronto after leaving
Evans and has since mostly worked as a studio percussionist, occasionally reappearing on the jazz scene and working with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass from 1978-81. To date,
Morell has never led a record date of his own.
–
Scott Yanow, Rovi