The kit shown here represents Joe Morello’s abiding sense of individuality. Where most of his jazz contemporaries in the 1950s and 60s played Gretsch drums, Joe opted to go with Ludwig- a brand more closely associated with Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker, and other rock drummers of the day. In March of 2011, Andy Doerschuk wrote in DRUM! magazine, “By the late 1950s jazz drummers had transitioned from big band too small combo jazz, and in the process scaled down their kits with diminutive 18” bass drums. In contrast, Morello outfitted his four-piece kit with a booming 14X22 bass drum, as well as a 9X13 rack tom and two 16 X16 floor toms (all finished in a bold silver sparkle,) with a 5X14 Ludwig Black Beauty, Supraphonic, or Super Sensitive Metal Snare Drum, this picture features a Ludwig Hammered Bronze instead. He clearly wanted to make a statement.” This comes from […]