The Mighty Two (Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa album) explained

The Mighty Two is an album by American drummers Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa recorded in 1963 and released on the Roulette label.^[1] The album was conceived as a drum instruction disc demonstrating rudimental drum techniques with Bellson and Krupa fronting an eight piece band along with two solo performances by the two co-leaders.^[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Fred Thompson

1. "The Mighty Two" - 2:26
2. "The Three Drags" - 2:07
3. "Paradiddle Song" - 2:10
4. "Accent on Flamboyance" - 2:20
5. "Rolls ala Bossa Nova" - 2:23
6. "The Mighty Two Alone Together" - 2:30
7. "Rolls ala Bossa Nova #2" - 2:23
8. "More Flams" - 2:18
9. "Swingin' the Rudiments" - 2:25
10. "Que Sticks" - 2:18
11. "Two in One" - 2:38
12. "Rythmic Excursion" - 2:16

Personnel

• Louis Bellson, Gene Krupa - drums
• Joe Newman, Joe Wilder - trumpet (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
• Tyree Glenn - trombone (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
• Dick Hyman - piano (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
• Mary Osborne - guitar (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
• Milt Hinton - bass (tracks 1-5 & 7-10)
• Fred Thompson - arranger

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Records discography accessed December 16, 2015
2. http://www.drummerman.net/disc.html Gene Krupa Selected Discography