Drumorama!
1957 studio album by Louis Bellson
Drumorama! | ||||
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Studio album by Louis Bellson | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | January 23 & 24, 1957 Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Verve MGV 8193 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Louis Bellson chronology | ||||
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Drumorama! is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.[1][2]
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as indicated.
- "A Trip to the Jungle"
- "Scene U.S.A."
- "Drum Solo"
- "Zip" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- "Blues in 6/4"
- "Heat Wave" (Irving Berlin)
- "Far Eastern Week-End"
- "Continental Fandangle"
Personnel
- Louis Bellson – drums
- Harry Edison - trumpet
- Juan Tizol - valve trombone
- Willie Smith - alto saxophone
- Don Abney - piano
- Truck Parham - bass
- Norman Granz - tambourine
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Skin Deep (1953 & 1954)
- Louis Bellson Quintet (1954)
- Journey into Love (with Buddy Baker, 1954)
- The Driving Louis Bellson (1955)
- Let's Call It Swing (1956 & 1957)
- Drummer's Holiday (1956, 1957, & 1958)
- Drumorama! (1957)
- Music, Romance and Especially Love (1957)
- The Brilliant Bellson Sound (1959)
- Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne (1960)
- The Mighty Two (with Gene Krupa, 1963)
- Explorations (with Lalo Schifrin, 1964)
- Are You Ready for This? (with Buddy Rich, 1965)
- Thunderbird (1965)
- The Louis Bellson Explosion (1975)
- Louis Bellson at The Flamingo (1957)
- Big Band Jazz from the Summit (1962)
- Pearl Bailey (wife)