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Let's Call It Swing

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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Louie Bellson

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Label
  
Verve MGV 8258

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 30, 1956 and January 23 & 25, 1957 New York City and Los Angeles, CA

Let's Call It Swing (1956-57)
  
Music, Romance and Especially Love (1957)

Similar
  
Big Band Jazz from the Summit, Jazz Giants '58, The Drum Sessions, Skin Deep

Let's Call It Swing is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1956 and 1957 for the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "Seedless Grape Fruit"
  2. "Flying Hickory"
  3. "That's Bell's Son"
  4. "Park Avenue Patter"
  5. "Smiling King"
  6. "Strip Out Sam"
  7. "Drum Solo"
  8. "Jack's Up"
  9. "Go Ahead"
  10. "Swing This"
  11. "Let's Call It Swing"
  • Recorded in New York City on May 30, 1956 (tracks 1-6) and in Los Angeles, CA on January 23, 1957 (track 7) and January 25, 1957 (tracks 8-11)

    • Personnel

  • Louis Bellson – drums
  • Doc Severinsen (tracks 8-11), Charlie Shavers (tracks 1-6) - trumpet
  • Vincent Forchetti (tracks 1-6), Sonny Russo (tracks 8-11) - trombone
  • Red Press - alto saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 8-11)
  • Eddie Wasserman - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 8-11)
  • Ted Lee (tracks 1-6), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 8-11) - baritone saxophone
  • Irving Josephs (tracks 8-11), Lou Stein (tracks 1-6) - piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Louis Bellson, Don Redman], Ernie Wilkins - arranger

    • References

    Let's Call It Swing Wikipedia
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