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Discografía. Como líder. 1952 Just Jazz All Stars (Capitol) 1954 Louis Bellson and His Drums ( Norgran) 1955 Skin Deep (Norgran) compiles Belson's 10 inch LPs The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson and The Exciting Mr. Bellson. 1954 The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band (Norgran) 1954 Louis Bellson with Wardell Gray (Norgran)
He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums. [1] Bellson and his wife, actress and singer Pearl Bailey [2] (married from 1952 until Bailey's death in 1990), had the second highest number of appearances at the White House (only Bob Hope had more).
14 de mar. de 2015 · And Greer’s collapse was now so obvious that, in 1951, despite Ellington’s decades-long loyalty, Greer was replaced with a drummer from the Harry James’ band named Louie Bellson. Overnight, the band was transformed. Bellson was a driving, propulsive drummer whose swing was mesmerizing. Ellington called him “the epitome of perfection.”.
27 de feb. de 2024 · By duke00. From a tape of uncertain origin, we offer another mixture of tunes played by Duke Ellington and his men in November 1952. Ko-Ko played at Birdland in November 1952.
16 de feb. de 2009 · Louie Bellson, one of the last headline drummers of the big band era whose twin bass drums and high-energy beat-keeping thrilled audiences and powered orchestras ranging from Benny Goodman to Duke Ellington, died on February 14. He was 84 and had been recovering at home from a broken hip. [Photo: Francine Bellson]
18 de dic. de 2018 · Louie Bellson, drummer, bandleader, composer: born Rock Falls, Illinois 6 July 1924; married 1952 Pearl Bailey (deceased) (two daughters), 1992 Francine Wright; died Los Angeles 14 February 2009. The following video features the Louie Bellson Big Band Explosion of Herbie Hancock’s Chameleon.
Count Basie. Louie Bellson (1924–2009) Luigi Balassoni went by the stage name of Louie Bellson and was an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader and jazz educator. He was the featured drummer in all the major big bands of the 1940s including the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums.
