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| 1. | Caravan
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| 2. | Ode to a Friend
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| 3. | The Peaceful Poet
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| 4. | Together We Rise
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| 5. | Hot
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| 6. | Hookin' It
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| 7. | Waltzing at Denison
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| 8. | Walkin' With Buddy
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Jazz
Louie Bellson - Drums
Louie Bellson & His Jazz Orchestra
Brian O'Flaherty - Trumpet
Clark Terry - Flugelhorn, Performer
Don Menza - Arranger, Sax (Tenor)
George Young - Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Glenn Drewes - Trumpet
Joe Roccisano - Arranger, Sax (Alto)
John Bunch - Piano
Kenneth Hitchcock - Sax (Tenor)
* Bob Florence - Arranger
* Jack Hayes - Arranger
* Leonard Feather - Liner Notes
* Lew DelGatto - Arranger
* Rick Wilkins - Arranger
* Tommy Newsom - Arranger
Louie Bellson's big bands are always hot and explosive, if not all that surprising. This 1987 CD features four originals by the drummer, three obscurities, and an opening "Caravan" that has solo space for guest flugelhornist Clark Terry, the great tenor Don Menza and Bellson. The other selections feature such talented soloists as trumpeters Brian O'Flaherty and Glenn Drewes, George Young on alto and soprano, altoist Joe Roccisano, Kenny Hitchcock on tenor, and pianist John Bunch. The 17-piece big band mixes together veterans with comparative youngsters and has many names familiar to followers of Bellson's orchestras. An above-average effort from the swinging crew.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Louie Bellson
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jul 06, 1924 in Rock Falls, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Bop, Modern Big Band, Swing
One of the great drummers of all time (and one of the few whose name can be said in the same sentence with Buddy Rich), Louie Bellson has the rare ability to continually hold one's interest throughout a 15-minute solo. He became famous in the 1950s for using two bass drums simultaneously, but Bellson was never a gimmicky or overly bombastic player. In addition to being able to drive a big band to exciting effect, Bellson can play very quietly with a trio and sound quite satisfied.
Winner of a Gene Krupa talent contest while a teenager, Bellson was with the big bands of Benny Goodman (1943 and 1946), Tommy Dorsey (1947-1949), and Harry James (1950-1951) before replacing Sonny Greer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. A talented writer, Bellson contributed "Skin Deep" and "The Hawk Talks" to Ellington's permanent repertoire. Bellson married Pearl Bailey in 1952, and the following year left Ellington to be her musical director. Bellson toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic (1954-1955), recorded many dates in the 1950s for Verve, and was with the Dorsey Brothers (1955-1956), Count Basie (1962), Duke Ellington (1965-1966), and Harry James (1966). He continued to be active, leading big bands (different ones on the East and West Coasts), putting together combos for record dates, giving clinics for younger drummers, and writing new music. Bellson has recorded extensively for Roulette (early '60s), Concord, Pablo, and Music Masters.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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