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Louie Bellson (06 Jul 1924 - 14 Feb 2009)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (21)

Official

Album

  1. The Exciting Mr. Bellson (And His Big Band) 1954 (as Louis Bellson)
  2. Thunderbird 1966
  3. The Louie Bellson Explosion 1975
  4. Dynamite! 1980 (as Louie Bellson and His Big Band)
  5. Side Track 1981
  6. Peaceful Thunder 10 Mar 1992
  7. Airmail Special: A Salute to the Big Band Masters 01 May 1992
  8. Don't Stop Now! 04 Oct 1994
  9. Black, Brown & Beige 1994
  10. Prime Time 1995
  11. Their Time Was the Greatest! 1996 (as Louie Bellson and His Big Band)
  12. Skin Deep 1999
  13. Matterhorn 03 Sep 2003
  14. Cool, Cool Blue 2007
  15. Big Band Jazz From the Summit and Small Band Unreleased Studio Session 2013 (as Louis Bellson)
  16. 150 MPH (as Louie Bellson and His Big Band)

Album - Live

  1. Jazz Giants 01 May 1992
  2. June 28-1959 at the Flamingo Hotel, Volume 1 1994
  3. Live From New York 1994 (as Louie Bellson and His Big Band)

Album - Compilation

  1. The Sacred Music of Louie Bellson 23 Feb 2006
  2. The Concord Jazz Heritage Series

Relationships (9)

Teachers

  1. Roy Knapp

Supporting Artists

  1. Pat LaBarbera

Founded

  1. Louie Bellson and His Jazz Orchestra

Member Of

  1. Louie Bellson Sextet
  2. Louie Bellson Orchestra
  3. Louie Bellson's Big Band Explosion!

Married

  1. Pearl Bailey (19 Nov 1952 - 17 Aug 1990)

Siblings

  1. Henry Bellson

Children

  1. Dee Dee Bellson

Recordings by (236)

  1. Drum Solo 7:14 (1954)
  2. Skin Deep ?:?? (1954)
  3. Loris ?:?? (1954)
  4. For Europeans Only ?:?? (1954)
  5. Phalanges ?:?? (1954)
  6. Caxton Hill Swing ?:?? (1954)
  7. Thunderbird 4:27 (1966)
  8. The Little Pixie 5:18 (1966)
  9. Nails 4:18 (1966)
  10. Serenade in Blues 5:08 (1966)
  11. Back on the Scene 3:44 (1966)
  12. No More Blues 4:28 (1966)
  13. Cottontail 7:07 (1966)
  14. Softly With Feeling 3:43 (1966)
  15. Intimacy of the Blues 6:04 (1975)
  16. Quiet Riots 5:32 (1975)
  17. Carnaby Street 6:47 (1975)
  18. Beyond Category 8:21 (1975)
  19. Chameleon 4:35 (1975)
  20. Open Your Window 5:19 (1975)
  21. Movin' On 3:31 (1975)
  22. Groove Blues 7:13 (1975)
  23. La Banda Grande 5:25 (1975)
  24. Melody for Thelma 6:41 (1979)
  25. I Wonder Why 3:05 (1979)
  26. Sambandrea Swing 7:02 (1980)
  27. Deliverance 8:14 (1980)
  28. Concord Blues For Blue 8:23 (1980)
  29. Cinderella's Waltz 5:33 (1980)
  30. Where Did You Go? 6:41 (1980)
  31. Explosion 11:59 (1980)
  32. Side Track 5:00 (1981)
  33. Medley: Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care To Know) / You Don't Know Me / Polka Dots And Moonbeams 6:36 (1981)
  34. Caravan 8:01 (1981)
  35. Fat's Blues 5:51 (1981)
  36. Cinderella's Waltz 5:21 (1981)
  37. Out Of Nowhere 5:05 (1981)
  38. I See You 5:16 (1981)
  39. Skin Deep 13:36 (1987)
  40. Caravan 4:22 (1987)
  41. For Europeans Only 3:07 (1991)
  42. Little Drummer Boy 6:37 (01 Jan 1992)
  43. Soar Like an Eagle 6:07 (10 Mar 1992)
  44. Waltz for Mia 5:02 (10 Mar 1992)
  45. 57th St. Blues 5:32 (10 Mar 1992)
  46. Ode to the Oba 5:00 (10 Mar 1992)
  47. Basso Bravo 3:41 (10 Mar 1992)
  48. Peaceful Thunder 6:35 (10 Mar 1992)
  49. Valencia 3:02 (10 Mar 1992)
  50. Brush Strokes 4:43 (10 Mar 1992)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Skin Deep 6:49 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) drums (drum set)
  2. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) drums (drum set)
  3. My Blue Heaven 4:04 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  4. Love You Madly 6:01 Oscar Peterson (1954) drums (drum set)
  5. Blues in B Flat 5:45 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  6. Blues in My Heart 6:08 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  7. Street of Dreams 3:52 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  8. Idaho 4:13 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  9. Old Fashioned Love 5:01 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  10. ’S Wonderful 3:28 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  11. Hands Across the Table 3:44 Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson (1954) drums (drum set)
  12. Simple Life 5:38 Oscar Peterson (1954) drums (drum set)
  13. Singin' in the Rain 5:56 Oscar Peterson (1954) drums (drum set)
  14. I've Found a New Baby 9:15 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie (1955) drums (drum set)
  15. Pretty-Eyed Baby 5:34 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie (1955) drums (drum set)
  16. I Can't Get Started 10:59 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie (1955) drums (drum set)
  17. Trumpet Blues 7:55 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie (1955) drums (drum set)
  18. Algo Bueno 6:12 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie (1955) drums (drum set)
  19. Ill Wind 3:45 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  20. Stompin’ at the Savoy 5:14 Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  21. Makin’ Whoopee 3:58 Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  22. Willow Weep for Me 4:19 Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  23. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) 8:42 Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  24. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 4:13 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
  25. These Foolish Things 7:40 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  26. Learnin’ the Blues 7:12 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  27. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You 4:13 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  28. Autumn in New York 5:58 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  29. I’m Puttin’ All My Eggs in One Basket 3:28 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  30. Don’t Be That Way 4:59 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  31. I Get a Kick Out of You 4:19 Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  32. They All Laughed 3:49 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  33. I Won’t Dance 4:47 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  34. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 3:11 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
  35. Comes Love 2:28 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
  36. A Fine Romance 3:52 Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  37. Love Is Here to Stay 3:59 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (11 Oct 1957) drums (drum set)
  38. That Old Feeling 2:44 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  39. Let’s Fall in Love 3:16 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  40. How Long Has This Been Going On? 5:58 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  41. Moon Song 4:34 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  42. Just One of Those Things 4:05 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  43. You Go to My Head 6:27 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  44. Sweet Lorraine 5:14 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  45. Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) 5:13 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  46. There’s No You 2:17 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  47. What’s New 2:42 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  48. I’ll Never Be the Same 3:31 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  49. I Was Doing All Right 3:22 Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (1957) drums (drum set)
  50. Where's My Bess ?:?? Pete Jolly (1962) drums (drum set)

Credited as (60)

  1. Louie Bellson
  2. Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey
  3. Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry Edison & Louis Bellson and The Oscar Peterson Trio
  4. Louie Bellson, Brian Auger & Wolfgang Schmid
  5. Louie Bellson & Dave Black
  6. Pearl Bailey & Louie Bellson
  7. Louis Bellson, Ray Brown & Paul Smith
  8. Eric Delaney & Louis Bellson
  9. Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louis Bellson
  10. Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson & Louie Bellson
  11. Louie Bellson, Simon Phillips
  12. Tatum, Carter, Bellson
  13. Louie Bellson and His Big Band
  14. Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louie Bellson
  15. Eric Delaney & Louie Bellson
  16. The New York Saxophone Quartet& Rhythm Section (Louie Bellson - Drums, George Duvivier - Bass, & Remo Palmier - Guitar)
  17. Louie Bellson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  18. Louis Bellson
  19. Louie Bellson, Simon Phillips and Band
  20. Louie Bellson and Band
  21. Louie Bellson / Walfredo de los Reyes
  22. Bill Harris, Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Louie Bellson, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge
  23. Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Buddy DeFranco, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson, Herb Ellis
  24. Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, Buddy DeFranco, Flip Phillips, Louie Bellson, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis
  25. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Gene Krupa & Louie Bellson
  26. Sam Most, Bob Dorough, Percy Heath, Louie Bellson
  27. Paul Smith, Ray Brown, Louies Bellson
  28. Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, James Moody, Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louie Bellson
  29. Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, James Moody, Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louie Bellson & T‐Bone Walker
  30. Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louie Bellson
  31. Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louie Bellson
  32. Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, James Moody, Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louie Bellson, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins
  33. Stan Getz& The Oscar Peterson Trio, Gerry Mulligan, Harry “Sweets” Edison,Louie Bellson
  34. Eric Delaney and Louis Bellson
  35. Louie Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes
  36. Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo, Paul Humphrey
  37. Sam Most, Doug Mettome, Urbie Green, Bob Dorough, Percy Heath, Louis Bellson
  38. Count Basie & His Orchestra Featuring Louis Bellson
  39. Louis Bellson, George Duvivier, Warren Parrish, Jack Scott
  40. Louie Bellson, Shelly Manne, willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey
  41. Louie Bellson, Clark Terry
  42. Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra feat. Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry, Lawrence Brown, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney & Louie Bellson
  43. Louie Bellson & Blue Mitchell
  44. Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louie Bellson
  45. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Louis Bellson
  46. Duke Ellington & His Orch. Featuring Louis Bellson
  47. Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Louie Bellson
  48. Stéphane Grappelli with Phil Woods and Louis Bellson
  49. Louie Bellson, Ted Nash, Marvin Stamm, Jay Leonhart & Derek Smith
  50. Buddy Rich, Max Roach & Louie Bellson
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Works (17)

Wrote

  1. Berne, Baby, Berne!
  2. Shuffle of to Broadway
  3. Javilla
  4. Para buenos bailarines (For Good Dancers)
  5. Deliverance
  6. Concord Blues For Blue
  7. Where Did You Go?

Composed

  1. Montreux Blues
  2. Skin Deep
  3. The Peaceful Poet
  4. Waltzing At Denison
  5. Walkin' With Buddy
  6. The Hawk Talks
  7. Together We Rise
  8. East Side Suite
  9. What Makes Moses Run
  10. Festival Blues

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.louiebellson.info/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81063089
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81063089
  3. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w61w7rwh
  4. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=11366
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13973626n
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134325494

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/488047

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/353291

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000273628

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069245/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/37109748

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252126