The Driving Louis Bellson
| The Driving Louis Bellson | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by Louis Bellson and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded |
February 2, 1955 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Norgran MGN 1020 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Louis Bellson chronology | ||||
| ||||
| The Hawk Talks cover | ||||
 |
||||
The Driving Louis Bellson (also released as The Hawk Talks) is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Norgran label.[1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated
- "Basie" - 6:18
- "Charlie O" - 4:47
- "All Right" (Benny Goodman) - 5:14
- "The Hawk Talks" - 3:52
- "Festivale" - 4:08
- "Greetings" - 5:10
- "Mambo a la Louis Bellson" (Ralph Martin, Mike Alexander) - 3:59
Personnel
- Louis Bellson – drums
- Charlie Shavers - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 6)
- Nate Brown - flute (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Sid Brown - bass clarinet (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 6)
- Lou Stein - piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Sabu Martinez - congas, bongos (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Alexander Delannay, Cyril Jackson, Joe Comadore - congas (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Mike Alexander, Rod Clavery, Alfonso Marshall - congas, steel drums (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
References
- ↑ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed December 15, 2015
- 1 2 Allmusic listiing, accessdate December 15, 2015
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.