Jazz Articles about Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson: The Sacred Music Of Louie Bellson and The Jazz Ballet

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 30, 2007

Si possono utilizzare le forme orchestrali del jazz anni trenta (quelle ballabili della Swing Era) per costruire un'opera di musica sacra? Dipende come. Lo storico batterista Louie Bellson (già con le big-band di Tommy Dorsey, Harry James ed infine protagonista con Duke Ellington) ha composto nel 2000 queste due opere: l'ambiziosa suite “The Sacred Music of Louie Bellson" e la più breve “The Jazz Ballet" che sono state edite recentemente, dopo alcune esecuzioni pubbliche. Bellson non è stato solo un ...

Louie Bellson's Big Band Explosion!: The Art of the Chart

by Jim Santella
May 1, 1998

At the age of seventy-three, drummer Louie Bellson shows no signs of slowing down; his drum set propels his Big Band Explosion! here today as it has in the past for the bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and others. Bellson's casual, friendly manner off the stage shows up in the performances as well; the bandleader encourages all band members to exhibit their wares and allows space for each.

Bellson co-composed nine of ...