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The Mighty Two (Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa album)

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Released
  
1963

Length
  
28:09

Artists
  
Louie Bellson, Gene Krupa

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 1963 New York City

The Mighty Two (1963)
  
Explorations (1964)

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
UNIDISC MUSIC INC.

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The Mighty Two (1963)
  
The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura (1964)

Similar
  
Louie Bellson albums, Jazz albums

The Mighty Two is an album by American drummers Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa recorded in 1963 and released on the Roulette label. 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 pair.

Contents

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

    • Songs

    1The Mighty Two Alone Together2:31
    2Rolls Ala Bossa Nova2:24
    3Paradiddle Song2:06

    References

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