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Louis Bellson Quintet

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Released
  
1955

Artist
  
Louie Bellson

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Label
  
Norgran MGN 1011

Release date
  
1955

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
June 21, 1954 New York City

Louis Bellson Quintet (1954)
  
Journey Into Love (1954)

Similar
  
The Driving Louis Bellson, Skin Deep, The Drum Sessions, Explorations

Louis Bellson Quintet (also released as Concerto for Drums by Louis Bellson) is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1954 for the Norgran label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated

  1. "Concerto for Drums" - 6:03
  2. "Basically Speaking, Duvivier, That is" (George Duvivier) - 4:07
  3. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 4:23
  4. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:38
  5. "Charlie's Blues" (Charlie Shavers) - 5:14
  6. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye]]) - 3:38
  7. "Buffalo Joe" (Shavers) - 5:34
  8. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf) - 8:35

Personnel

  • Louis Bellson – drums
  • Charlie Shavers - trumpet
  • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
  • Don Abney - piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • References

    Louis Bellson Quintet Wikipedia