The Brilliant Bellson Sound
| The Brilliant Bellson Sound | ||||
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| Studio album by  Louis Bellson His Drums and Orchestra  | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 20 and August 10, 1959 a Los Angeles, CA  | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 2123/MGVS 6093  | |||
| Louis Bellson chronology | ||||
 
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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
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| Source | Rating | 
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| DownBeat | |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated
- "Drum Foolery" - 5:28
 - "It's Music Time" - 2:14
 - "Blast Off" (Aaron Sachs) - 2:17
 - "Don't Be That Way" (Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish, Benny Goodman) - 2:31
 - "The Hawk Talks" - 2:33
 - "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:09
 - "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 2:53
 - "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Irving Mills) - 2:30
 - "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:03
 - "You Are My Lucky Star" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 2:32
 - "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
 
References
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: Popular 2100 series accessed December 16, 2015
 - ^ The Verve Sessions of Louis Bellson: 1959, accessed December 16, 2015
 - ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography, accessed December 16, 2015
 - ^ Cohen, N., Herb Geller discography, accessed December 16, 2015
 - ^ a b The Brilliant Bellson Sound at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
 - ^ DeMichael, Don (February 4, 1960). "Louis Bellson: The Brilliant Bellson Sound". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. p. 25.
 
