Louie Bellson

‘Satch and Josh’ by Oscar Peterson and Count Basie is an album recorded on December 2, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA and released in 1974 By Pablo. Track Listing : 1.Buns (Count Basie, Oscar Peterson) – 04:35 . 2.These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 05:42 . 3.R.B. […]

James Brown’s ‘Soul on Top’ is an album recorded on November 10–11, 1969, with conductor Oliver Nelson and Louie Bellson & his orchestra and released in 1970 By King. Track Listing : 1.That’S My Desire (Helmy Kressa, Carroll Loveday) – 04:10 . 2.Your Cheatin’ Heart (Hank Williams) – 02:59 . 3.What Kind Of Fool Am […]

October 14, 1989 – Six top drummers Gregg Bissonette, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers, Louie Bellson, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd play with a reunited 15-piece Buddy Rich Band at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles CA

October 7, 1985 – the “definitive swing pianist” Teddy Wilson performs with Louie Bellson on drums and Slam Stewart on bass during the “Benny Goodman Tribute” at the New York Marriott Marquis

Duke Ellington’s ‘Soul Call’ is a live album recorded with his orchestra on July 26, 27, 28 & 29 1966 at the Juan-les-Pins/Antibes Jazz Festival, Côte d’Azur and released In 1967 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.La Plus Belle Africaine (Duke Ellington) – 14:00 . 2.West Indian Pancake (Duke Ellington) – 04:41 . 3.Soul Call […]

‘Ella and Louis Again’ by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is a studio (sequel to their 1956 ‘Ella and Louis’) album recorded on July 23 & 31 and August 13, 1957 In 1957 and released the same year by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Don’T Be That Way (Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson) – 05:01 […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Whisper Not’ is a studio album recorded on July 20, 1966 with the Marty Paich Orchestra and released in 1967 by Verve. Track listing : . 1.Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 03:30 . 2.Whisper Not (Benny Golson, Leonard Feather) – 02:59 . 3.I Said No (Frank Loesser, Jule […]

Sarah Vaughan’s ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?’ is a studio album recorded on April 25, 1978 with a quartet led by Oscar Peterson and released the same year by Pablo. Track Listing : 1.I’Ve Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 05:38 . 2.Midnight Sun (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, […]

This day (February 14, 2009), in Los Angeles, California, died Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni a.k.a. Louie Bellson, an Italian-American jazz drummer and bandleader.

January 23, 1971 – do not miss the Pearl Bailey Show’s premiere with special guests Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby and Andy Williams. Pearl’s husband, drummer Louie Bellson conducts the Orchestra.

Duke Ellington’s ‘ A Concert of Sacred Music’ is an album recorded at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York on December 26, 1965 and released in 1966 By Rca. Track Listing : 1.In The Beginning God (Duke Ellington) – 19:36 . 2.Will You Be There? (Duke Ellington) – 01:23 . 3.Ninety Nine Percent (Duke […]