Louie Bellson

Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (Illinois, 6 de julio de 1924-Los Ángeles, 14 de febrero de 2009), más conocido como Louie Bellson, fue un músico estadounidense de jazz, baterista, considerado uno de los mejores del mundo,^[1] y reconocido como pionero en el uso de dos bombos.^[2]

Louie Bellson
Información personal
Nacimiento	6 de julio de 1924 Rock Falls (Estados Unidos)
Fallecimiento	14 de febrero de 2009 (84 años) Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos)
Causa de muerte	Enfermedad de Parkinson
Nacionalidad	Estadounidense
Familia
Cónyuge	Pearl Bailey (1952-1990)
Educación
Educado en	Moline High School
Información profesional
Ocupación	Líder de banda, compositor, director de orquesta y músico de jazz
Años activo	desde 1931
Género	Jazz y swing
Instrumento	Batería
Discográficas	Chiaroscuro Records Roulette Records, Inc. Verve Records Pablo Records Concord Records
Sitio web	louiebellson.info/index
Distinciones	NEA Jazz Masters
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Perteneció durante mucho tiempo a la orquesta de Duke Ellington, y mantuvo también su propia big band después.

Discografía

Como líder

• 1952 Just Jazz All Stars (Capitol)
• 1954 Louis Bellson and His Drums (Norgran)
• 1955 Skin Deep (Norgran) compiles Belson's 10 inch LPs The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson and The Exciting Mr. Bellson
• 1954 The Exciting Mr. Bellson and His Big Band (Norgran)
• 1954 Louis Bellson with Wardell Gray (Norgran)
• 1954 Louis Bellson Quintet (Norgran) also released as Concerto for Drums by Louis Bellson
• 1954 Journey into Love (Norgan) also released as Two in Love
• 1955 The Driving Louis Bellson (Norgran)
• 1956 The Hawk Talks (Norgran)
• 1957 Drumorama! (Verve)
• 1959 Let's Call It Swing (Verve)
• 1959 Music, Romance and Especially Love (Verve)
• 1957 Louis Bellson at The Flamingo (Verve)
• 1959 Live in Stereo at the Flamingo Hotel, Vol. 1: June 28, 1959
• 1961 Drummer's Holiday (Verve)
• 1960 The Brilliant Bellson Sound (Verve)
• 1960 Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne (Verve)
• 1961 Around the World in Percussion (Roulette)
• 1962 Big Band Jazz from the Summit (Roulette)
• 1962 Happy Sounds (Roulette) with Pearl Bailey
• 1962 The Mighty Two (Roulette) with Gene Krupa
• 1964 Explorations (Roulette) with Lalo Schifrin
• 1965 Are You Ready for This? (Roost) with Buddy Rich
• 1965 Thunderbird (Impulse!)
• 1967 Repercussion (Studio2Stereo)
• 1968 Breakthrough! (Project 3)
• 1970 Louie in London (DRG)
• 1972 Conversations (Vocalion)
• 1974 150 MPH (Concord)
• 1975 The Louis Bellson Explosion (Pablo)
• 1975 The Drum Session (Philips Records with Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey)
• 1976 Louie Bellson's 7 (Concord Jazz)
• 1977 Ecue Ritmos Cubanos (Pablo) with Walfredo de los Reyes
• 1978 Raincheck (Concord)
• 1978 Note Smoking
• 1978 Louis Bellson Jam with Blue Mitchell (Pablo)
• 1978 Matterhorn: Louie Bellson Drum Explosion
• 1978 Sunshine Rock (Pablo)
• 1978 Prime Time (Concord Jazz)
• 1979 Dynamite (Concord Jazz)
• 1979 Side Track (Concord Jazz)
• 1979 Louis Bellson, With Bells On! (Vogue Jazz (UK))^[3]
• 1980 London Scene (Concord Jazz)
• 1980 Live at Ronnie Scott's (DRG)
• 1982 Hi Percussion (Accord)
• 1982 Cool, Cool Blue (Pablo)
• 1982 The London Gig (Pablo)
• 1983 Loose Walk
• 1984 Don't Stop Now! (Capri)
• 1986 Farberman: Concerto for Jazz Drummer; Shchedrin: Carmen Suite (BIS)
• 1987 Intensive Care
• 1988 Hot (Nimbus)
• 1989 Jazz Giants (Musicmasters)
• 1989 East Side Suite (Musicmasters)
• 1990 Airmail Special: A Salute to the Big Band Masters (Musicmasters)
• 1992 Live at the Jazz Showcase (Concord Jazz)
• 1992 Peaceful Thunder (Musicmasters)
• 1994 Live from New York (Telarc)
• 1994 Black Brown & Beige (Musicmasters)
• 1994 Cool Cool Blue (Original Jazz Classics)
• 1994 Salute (Chiaroscuro)
• 1995 I'm Shooting High (Four Star)
• 1995 Explosion Band (Exhibit)
• 1995 Salute (Chiaroscuro)
• 1995 Live at Concord Summer Festival (Concord Jazz)
• 1996 Their Time Was the Greatest (Concord Jazz)
• 1997 Air Bellson (Concord Jazz)
• 1998 The Art of Chart (Concord Jazz)^[4]

Como acompañante

Con Count Basie

• Back with Basie (Roulette, 1962)
• Basie in Sweden (Roulette, 1962)
• Pop Goes the Basie (Reprise, 1965)
• Basie's in the Bag (Brunswick, 1967)
• The Happiest Millionaire (Coliseum, 1967)

Con James Brown

• Soul on Top (King, 1969)

Con Benny Carter

• Benny Carter Plays Pretty (Norgran, 1954)
• New Jazz Sounds (Norgran, 1954)

Con Buddy Collette

• Porgy & Bess (Interlude 1957 [1959])

Con Duke Ellington

• Ellington Uptown (Columbia, 1952)
• My People (Flying Dutchman, 1963)
• A Concert of Sacred Music (RCA Victor, 1965)
• Ella at Duke's Place (Verve, 1965)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• Roy and Diz (Clef, 1954)

Con Stephane Grappelli

• Classic Sessions: Stephane Grappelli, with Phil Woods and Louie Bellson (1987)

Con Johnny Hodges

• The Blues (Norgran, 1952–54, [1955])
• Used to Be Duke (Norgran, 1954)

Con Harry James

• Harry James And His Orchestra 1948-49 (Big Band Landmarks Vol. X & XI, 1950 [1969])^[5]
• Juke Box Jamboree (Columbia CL 615, 1954 [1955])^[6]
• Live At The Riverboat (Dot DLP 3728/DLP 25728, 1966)^[7]

Con Oscar Peterson

• The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (Pablo, 1975)

Con The Trumpet Kings

• The Trumpet Kings at Montreux '75

Con Sonny Stitt

• Stomp Off Let's Go (Flying Dutchman, 1976)

Con Sarah Vaughan

• How Long Has This Been Going On? (Pablo, 1978)

Con Mel Powell

• The Return of Mel Powell (Chiaroscuro, 1987)