150mph

Louie Bellson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B0000006BP
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #525,290 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Louie Rides Again

2. Spanish Gypsy

3. Back Home

4. Spacin' Home

5. Time Check

6. Hello Young Lovers

7. Love Dreams

8. Inferno

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin' Big Band, January 9, 2004

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tpt1111 "tpt1111" (Bloomfield, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 150mph (Audio CD)

Louie Bellson is a terrific drummer that often goes overlooked in the history of jazz drumming.
150 MPH is a great example of how a drummer is supposed to drive a big band. He is heard here with a group of mostly LA studio players.
Some nice trumpet solos by Conte Candoli.
The ensemble sections are tight and hard driving.
Overall, this is a very good album!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bellson's swinging big band, July 27, 2006

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 150mph (Audio CD)

This was Louie Bellson's first album for Concord, and it's a big band outing. It's a good swinging band, a nice combination of tried-and-true name players (Harry Edison, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino) and young Turks (Don Menza, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb). Tune selection and approach also show diversity: some (SPACIN' HOME, HELLO YOUNG LOVERS) are straight-ahead jazz swingers, while others (SPANISH GYPSY, LOVE DREAMS) are more involved with orchestral coloration and feature varying tempos, more ensemble playing, and flutes and things. The sound is pretty good for a modern big band CD, too. Modern big band fans will enjoy this disc a lot.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Album, June 18, 2004

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: 150mph (Audio CD)

Duke Ellington, Count Basie... move over! This album is as modern and exciting as they come. Recorded live, 150 mph has some awesome tunes with more awesome arranging and still more awesome drumming! This is an album for musicians. Spin this once and you'll immediately know that you can't do much better. This is sophisticated, well crafted music. The whole album is simply incredible!