Louis Bellson

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Claxton Hall Swing 03:03 Tools
The Hawk Talks 03:53 Tools
Little Drummer Boy 06:37 Tools
Concerto for Jazz Drummer and Symphony Orchestra: III. Movement 3 06:37 Tools
Concerto for Jazz Drummer and Symphony Orchestra: II. Movement 2 05:18 Tools
No More Blues (Chega de Saudade) 04:31 Tools
Concerto for Jazz Drummer and Symphony Orchestra: I. Movement 1 04:36 Tools
Mop Mop 10:03 Tools
Concerto for Jazz Drummer and Symphony Orchestra: IV. Movement 4 04:36 Tools
Thunderbird 04:30 Tools
Lulu's Back In Town 00:30 Tools
Back on the Scene 03:48 Tools
No More Blues 00:30 Tools
Chameleon 00:30 Tools
Serenade in Blues 05:01 Tools
Greetings 05:10 Tools
Nails 04:22 Tools
It's The Time Of The Year 05:01 Tools
Intimacy Of The Blues 06:04 Tools
The Little Pixie 05:20 Tools
Love For Sale 05:20 Tools
Concerto For Drums 04:06 Tools
Basically Speaking, Duvivier, That Is 04:06 Tools
Buffalo Joe 05:34 Tools
Charlie's Blues 05:15 Tools
Movin' On 03:29 Tools
Stompin' At The Savoy 08:34 Tools
The Man I Love 04:06 Tools
The Jeep Is Jumpin' 03:07 Tools
The Diplomat Speaks 04:11 Tools
Basie 06:19 Tools
06. Ode to Billy Jo 03:07 Tools
Beyond Category 08:19 Tools
Who's Who 02:27 Tools
Quiet Riots 05:30 Tools
St. Louie 02:36 Tools
I'll Remember April 03:38 Tools
Eyes 02:40 Tools
For Europeans Only 03:07 Tools
Charlie-O 04:41 Tools
Prelude 03:28 Tools
Open Your Window 05:17 Tools
Skin Deep 13:36 Tools
Shadows 02:34 Tools
Passion Flower 02:48 Tools
Cool 04:53 Tools
Carnaby Street 06:45 Tools
Groove Blues 07:11 Tools
Sticks 03:22 Tools
Rainbow 02:46 Tools
(All Right) Jump It Man 05:07 Tools
Amoroso 04:11 Tools
The Eel 03:08 Tools
Johnny Come Lately 02:49 Tools
Super Mellow 05:07 Tools
Blowing the Blues 02:56 Tools
Shelly's Blues 07:11 Tools
I 'll Remember April 03:37 Tools
Punkin' 03:21 Tools
Gumshoe 04:11 Tools
Moon Is Low 04:11 Tools
Drum Solo 06:12 Tools
Phalanges 04:11 Tools
Love for Sale (Concerto for Drums) 03:21 Tools
Loris 04:53 Tools
11. Just Like That 13:36 Tools
Doozy 04:11 Tools
The Dipsy Doodle 02:57 Tools
St.Louie 06:12 Tools
Lou's Blues 03:48 Tools
La Banda Grande 05:25 Tools
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm 04:11 Tools
Cotton Tail 05:54 Tools
Blitzen 04:53 Tools
With Bells On 03:48 Tools
Walkin' 03:48 Tools
Moanin' 03:48 Tools
Festivale 02:57 Tools
Caravan 07:47 Tools
Chop Chop Waltz 04:53 Tools
Opus de Funk 04:11 Tools
Mambo a La Louis Bellson 06:50 Tools
Little Sheba 05:54 Tools
Percussionistically Speaking 02:45 Tools
Don't Blame Me 04:11 Tools
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 06:50 Tools
How Many Times From Drummer's Holiday 02:57 Tools
Blues For Keeps 06:50 Tools
One Score And Four Drummers Ago 06:50 Tools
Hot 05:54 Tools
Ode To A Friend 06:50 Tools
Cottontail 06:50 Tools
Jump It, Man! 05:15 Tools
Satin Doll 05:15 Tools
Caxton Hall Swing 02:57 Tools
The Diplomat Speak 02:57 Tools
Speak Low 02:57 Tools
Wick Dippers 04:38 Tools
Waltzing At Denison 04:56 Tools
The Peaceful Poet 04:38 Tools
Fascinatin' Rhythm 04:38 Tools
I'll Remember April (Concerto for Drums) 04:56 Tools
Walkin' with Buddy 05:25 Tools
Drum Battle (Part Two) 05:54 Tools
Early Summer 05:54 Tools
Claxton Hall Swing [12Lc] 05:54 Tools
Drum Foolery 05:54 Tools
You Are My Lucky Star 05:54 Tools
Softly With Feeling 05:54 Tools
Concerto for Drums (Concerto for Drums) 04:38 Tools
I'm Shooting High 02:45 Tools
Together We Rise 02:45 Tools
A Pearl for Louie 02:45 Tools
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Duke Ellington called him "the world's greatest drummer," and Bellson, to this day, lives up to the description. He's a composer, arranger, bandleader, tireless jazz educator, pioneered the use of two bass drums, and in terms of the speed of his hands and feet and the wonderful, percussive "ideas" he conveys on the drums, stands next to only Buddy Rich as the total technician. Referred to by Leonard Feather as "one of the most phenomenal drummers in history," Louie Bellson has expressed himself on the drums since he was three years old. At 15, he pioneered the double-bass-drum set-up. His detailed sketch earned him an 'A' in his high school art class. At 17, he triumphed over 40,000 drummers to win the Slingerland National Gene Krupa contest. As an internationally-acclaimed artist, he has performed in most of the major capitals around the world. With the exception of Bob Hope, who has made the most White House appearances, Bellson holds, along with his late wife Pearl Bailey, the second highest number of White House appearances. He has performed and/or recorded scores of albums (approximately 200) as a leader, co-leader or sideman with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Woody Herman, Norman Granz' J.A.T.P., Benny Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, Hank Jones, Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Clark Terry, Louie Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shelly Manne, Billy Cobham, James Brown, Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennett, Pearl Bailey, Mel Torme, Joe Williams and Wayne Newton. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.