The Brilliant Bellson Sound

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]

The Brilliant Bellson Sound
Studio album by
Louis Bellson His Drums and Orchestra
Released1960
RecordedJuly 20 and August 10, 1959 a
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
MGV 2123/MGVS 6093
Louis Bellson chronology
Drummer's Holiday
(1958)
The Brilliant Bellson Sound
(1960)
Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne
(1960)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
DownBeat     [6]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: Popular 2100 series accessed December 16, 2015
  2. ^ The Verve Sessions of Louis Bellson: 1959, accessed December 16, 2015
  3. ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography, accessed December 16, 2015
  4. ^ Cohen, N., Herb Geller discography, accessed December 16, 2015
  5. ^ a b The Brilliant Bellson Sound at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  6. ^ DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Louis Bellson: The Brilliant Bellson Sound". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. p. 25.