Louis Bellson RIP

Jazz Drummer great Louis Bellson passed away 2-14-2009, Valentines Day.

markd5102-16-2009 7:52pm

machine Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 71 posts 02-18-2009 at 10:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete take a listen to "Ellington Uptown",fantastic drumming,maybe his best.
martykl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,578 posts 02-18-2009 at 10:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My taste in jazz is pretty conservative, so there are very few "fusion" albums I like. Bellson is notable to me because he not only anchored some great traditional jazz that's right up my alley, but he also did that great James Brown big band recording, called (I believe) "Soul On Top". Great stuff from a guy who actually covered a lot of musical ground and covered it all really well. Marty
shadorne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,477 posts 02-19-2009 at 03:50am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete yeah "skin deep" is like jaw dropping stuff - RIP
lrsky Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,118 posts 02-20-2009 at 05:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Louis was, IMHO a better technician than Buddy Rich. Buddy was the consummate showman, but not as good, for my taste as Louis. I remember his (maybe I was half asleep) mutton chops in the late '70's... Did I dream that?