The Brilliant Bellson Sound Explained

The Brilliant Bellson Sound is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1959 for the Verve label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated

1. "Drum Foolery" - 5:28
2. "It's Music Time" - 2:14
3. "Blast Off" (Aaron Sachs) - 2:17
4. "Don't Be That Way" (Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish, Benny Goodman) - 2:31
5. "The Hawk Talks" - 2:33
6. "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:09
7. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 2:53
8. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Irving Mills) - 2:30
9. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:03
10. "You Are My Lucky Star" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 2:32
11. "So Long Blues" - 5:19

Personnel

• Louis Bellson – drums
• John Audino, Guido Basso, Ralph Clark, Fred Thompson - trumpet
• Nick Di Maio, Earl Swope - trombone
• Juan Tizol - valve trombone
• Joseph De Angelis - French horn
• Herb Geller, Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone
• George Nicholas - tenor saxophone
• Aaron Sachs - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• George Perry - baritone saxophone
• Lawrence Lucie, Tony Rizzi - guitar
• Ed Diamond - piano
• Truck Parham - bass
• Jack Arnold - boobam
• Jack Arnold (track 10), Louis Bellson (track 11), Ed Diamond (track 8), Bob Florence (tracks 5–7), Marty Paich (track 1), Aaron Sachs (track 3), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 2, 4 & 9) - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-popular-2100-series/#mgv-2123 Verve Records Catalog: Popular 2100 series
2. http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/v/verve/instrumentals/b/bellson_louis/discography/verve_louisbellson_1959.htm The Verve Sessions of Louis Bellson: 1959
3. Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography, accessed December 16, 2015
4. Cohen, N., Herb Geller discography, accessed December 16, 2015