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Louis Bellson
dr, 1924-2009 IT, Rock Falls, Illinois
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni
Italian-American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator. Born : 6 July 1924 in Rock Falls, Illinois, USA. Died : 14 February 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums, a set-up he already used at the age of 15. He received the prestigious Jazz Masters Award from the US National Endowment of the Arts in 1994 and was made a “Living Legend” by the Kennedy Centre in 2007. He was married to singer Pearl Bailey from November 1952 until her death in 1990.
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Claxton Hall Swing on Compact Jazz: Best Of The Big Bands by Various Artists (I'm Left with The) Blues in My Heart (The Tatum, Carter, Bellson Trio) on Four Classic Albums by Benny Carter Blues in B Flat (The Tatum, Carter, Bellson Trio) on Four Classic Albums by Benny Carter The Diplomat Speaks on Big Band Jazz from the Summit by Louis Bellson Under a Blanket of Blue (Makin’ Whoopee) on Four Classic Albums by Benny Carter Blues in C (Makin’ Whoopee) on Four Classic Albums by Benny Carter Street of Dreams (The Tatum, Carter, Bellson Trio) on Four Classic Albums by Benny Carter Drum Solo on Jazz at the Philharmonic - Vol. 13 by Jazz At The Philharmonic All Stars My Blue Heaven (The Tatum, Carter, Bellson Trio) on Four Classic Albums by Benny Carter Undecided (Makin’ Whoopee) on Four Classic Albums by Benny CarterTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louie & Clark Expedition 2 | Louis Bellson, Clark Terry | 2008 | Album |
| Cobham Meets Bellson | Billy Cobham Meets Louis Bellson | 2007 | Album |
| Sticks On Fire! | Louis Bellson | 2003 | Compil. |
| Legacy | DePaul University Jazz Ensemble Featuring Guest Artist Louis Bellson | 2001 | Album |
| The Concord Jazz Heritage Series | Louis Bellson | 1998 | Compil. |
| Louis Armstrong With Oscar Peterson | Louis Armstrong With Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Louis Bellson Guest Ella Fitzgerald | 1996 | Compil. |
| Ow! (All Star Jam Sessions) | Louis Bellson, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich, Ben Webster, Lester Young | 1995 | Album |
| Second Construction/Pulse/Sisu/Hiérophonie V/Concerto For Jazz Drummer & Symphony Orchestra/Carmen Suite (The Carmen Ballet) | John Cage, Henry Cowell, Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist, Yoshihisa Taïra, Harold Farberman, Georges Bizet / Родион Щедрин : Kroumata Percussion Ensemble / Louis Bellson | 1995 | Album |
| The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio Album # 3 | Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson | 1994 | Single |
| Drum Boogie | Gene Krupa / Louis Bellson | 1993 | Single |
| Peaceful Thunder | Louis Bellson | 1993 | Album |
| Airmail Special: A Salute To The Big Band Masters | Louis Bellson | 1990 | Album |
| Jam Session 1955 | Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Peterson, Flip Phillips, Herb Ellis, Buddy DeFranco, Ray Brown, Bill Harris, Louis Bellson | 1990 | Album |
| Jazz Giants | Louis Bellson | 1990 | Album |
| Jammin' The Blues | Coleman Hawkins & Benny Carter Feat. Teddy Wilson, Bob Cranshaw, Louis Bellson | 1989 | Album |
| How Can You Miss? | Stéphane Grappelli With Louis Bellson ,and Phil Woods | 1989 | Album |
| Suite Tooth | Frank Mantooth Featuring Bobby Shew, Louis Bellson | 1989 | Album |
| Concerto For Jazz Drummer & Symphony Orchestra/Carmen Suite (The Carmen Ballet) | Harold Farberman, Georges Bizet / Родион Щедрин : Kroumata Percussion Ensemble / Louis Bellson | 1988 | Album |
| The Best Of | Louis Bellson | 1987 | Compil. |
| The Masters Sessions | Stéphane Grappelli, Phil Woods, Louis Bellson | 1987 | Album |
| Swing Reunion | Teddy Wilson, Benny Carter, Red Norvo, Louis Bellson, Remo Palmieri, George Duvivier, Freddie Green | 1985 | Album |
| Don't Stop Now | Louis Bellson | 1984 | Album |
| Loose Walk | Louis Bellson, George Duvivier, Warren Parrish, Jack Scott | 1983 | Album |
| Cool, Cool, Blue | Louis Bellson | 1983 | Album |
| Los Grandes Del Jazz 94 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Louis Bellson | 1982 | Compil. |
| Big Band Jazz From The Summit / The Mighty Two | Louis Bellson & His Band / Gene Krupa - Louis Bellson | 1981 | Compil. |
| Side Track | Louis Bellson | 1981 | Album |
| Originals | Louis Bellson / Jon Faddis / Milt Hinton / Hank Jones / Bob Malach / Bucky Pizzarelli | 1980 | Album |
| Louie Bellson Jam | Louis Bellson | 1979 | Album |
| The London Concert | Oscar Peterson, Louis Bellson, John Heard | 1979 | Album |
| With Bells On! | Louis Bellson | 1979 | Compil. |
| Intensive Care | Louis Bellson, Ray Brown, Paul Smith | 1978 | Album |
| Prime Time | Louis Bellson | 1978 | Album |
| Snooky & Marshal's Album | Snooky Young / Marshall Royal / Freddie Green / Ross Tompkins / Ray Brown / Louis Bellson Special Guest Scatman Crothers | 1978 | Album |
| Lady Time | Ella Fitzgerald With Jackie Davis And Louis Bellson | 1978 | Album |
| Snooky & Marshal's Album | Snooky Young / Marshall Royal / Freddie Green / Ross Tompkins / Ray Brown / Louis Bellson Special Guest Scatman Crothers | 1978 | Album |
| Ecué (Ritmos Cubanos) | Louis Bellson - Walfredo De Los Reyes, Sr. | 1978 | Album |
| The Drum Session Vol. 2 | Louis Bellson / Shelly Manne / Willie Bobo / Paul Humphrey | 1977 | Album |
| The Drum Session | Louis Bellson / Shelly Manne / Willie Bobo / Paul Humphrey | 1977 | Album |
| Louie Bellson's 7 - Live At The Concord Summer Festival | Louis Bellson | 1976 | Album |
| The Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol. 1 | Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson | 1975 | Album |
| The Drum Session | Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo, Paul Humphrey | 1975 | Album |
| The Louis Bellson Explosion | Louis Bellson | 1975 | Album |
| The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vols. 1 y 2 | Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson | 1975 | Album |
| The Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol. 2 | Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson | 1975 | Album |
| The Tatum Group Masterpieces | Art Tatum, Louis Bellson, Benny Carter, Red Callender, Buddy DeFranco, Bill Douglass, Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Jo Jones, Barney Kessel, Buddy Rich, John Simmons, Alvin Stoller, Ben Webster | 1975 | Compil. |
| Big Bands! | Louis Bellson / The Mills Blue Rhythm Band | 1972 | Compil. |
| Drum Role Volume 2 | Charlie Persip / Gene Krupa / Louis Bellson / Buddy Rich / Ed Thigpen | 1972 | Compil. |
| Conversations - A Drum Spectacular | Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Kenny Clare With The Bobby Lamb - Ray Premru Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
| Louie In London | Louis Bellson | 1970 | Album |
| Breakthrough! | Louis Bellson | 1968 | Album |
| Repercussion | Eric Delaney & Louis Bellson | 1967 | Album |
| Thunderbird | Louis Bellson | 1966 | Album |
| Kings Of Percussion | Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich And Louis Bellson | 1965 | Album |
| Jazz At Foothill | Louis Bellson | 1965 | Album |
| Soulful Drum Battles | Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Louis Bellson, "Philly" Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa | 1964 | Compil. |
| Explorations | Louis Bellson / Lalo Schifrin | 1964 | Album |
| The Mighty Two | Louis Bellson & Gene Krupa | 1963 | Single |
| The Mighty Two | Louis Bellson & Gene Krupa | 1963 | Album |
| Basie In Sweden | Count Basie Orchestra Featuring Louis Bellson | 1962 | Album |
| Big Band Jazz From The Summit | Louis Bellson | 1962 | Album |
| Happy Sounds | Pearl Bailey & Louis Bellson | 1962 | Album |
| Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne | Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne | 1960 | Album |
| The Brilliant Bellson Sound | Louis Bellson | 1960 | Album |
| Drum Foolery / Satin Doll | Louis Bellson | 1960 | Single |
| Jazz Giants '59 | Stan Getz · Gerry Mulligan · Harry Edison, Louis Bellson And The Oscar Peterson Trio | 1959 | Single |
| Jazz Giants '58 | Stan Getz · Gerry Mulligan · Harry Edison, Louis Bellson And The Oscar Peterson Trio | 1958 | Album |
| Louis Bellson At The Flamingo | Louis Bellson | 1958 | Album |
| Makin' Whoopee | Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson | 1958 | Album |
| Drumorama! | Louis Bellson | 1957 | Album |
| The Hawk Talks | Louis Bellson | 1956 | Album |
| The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio Album #2 | Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson | 1955 | Single |
| Louis Bellson And His Drums | Louis Bellson | 1955 | Album |
| The Driving | Louis Bellson | 1955 | Single |
| The Tatum - Carter - Bellson Trio, Album #1 | Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson | 1955 | Single |
| Drumology | Buddy Rich ... Louis Bellson ... Lionel Hampton ... Zutty Singleton | 1955 | Compil. |
| Boogie Woogie Piano And Drums | Meade "Lux" Lewis And Louis Bellson | 1955 | Album |
| The Tatum-Carter-Bellson Trio | Art Tatum / Benny Carter / Louis Bellson | 1955 | Album |
| The Driving | Louis Bellson | 1955 | Single |
| Journey Into Love | Louis Bellson | 1954 | Album |
| The Exciting Louis Bellson Album #2 | Louis Bellson | 1954 | Single |
| Boogie Woogie Piano And Drums | Meade "Lux" Lewis And Louis Bellson | 1954 | Single |
| The Exciting Mr. Bellson (And His Big Band) | Louis Bellson | 1954 | Album |
| The Amazing Artistry Of Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson | 1954 | Album |
| The Exciting Mr. Bellson And His Big Band | Louis Bellson | 1954 | Single |
| The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | 1952 | Album |
| The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | 1952 | Album |
| Skin Deep | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Louis Bellson | 1952 | Album |
| Gene Norman's Just Jazz Volume 13 | Stan Getz, Willie Smith, Charlie Shavers, Red Norvo, Oscar Moore, Johnny Miller, Louis Bellson | 1951 | Album |
| The Mighty Two | Gene Krupa & Louis Bellson | 1948 | Single |
| Jazz Berry Jam: "Jamming Jazz" | Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Louis Bellson | Album | |
| My Little Yellow Dress | Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne | Single | |
| I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 94 | Duke Ellington / Paul Gonsalves / Harry Carney / Louis Bellson | Compil. | |
| Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | Single | |
| Boogie Woogie Piano And Drums | Meade "Lux" Lewis And Louis Bellson | Single | |
| Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | Single | |
| Art Tatum & His Friends Vol.I | Art Tatum With Benny Carter & Louis Bellson | Compil. | |
| The Amazing Artistry Of Louis Bellson | Louis Bellson | Single | |
| Caxton Hall Swing / Phalanges | Louis Bellson | Album | |
| The Driving | Louis Bellson | Single | |
| Are You Ready For This! | Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson | Album |
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