Best of

Louie Bellson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pablo
• ASIN: B000000XM5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,677 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sunshine Swing

2. Chameleon

3. Melody for Thema

4. The Intimacy of the Blues

5. Movin' On

6. Niles Blues

7. Quiet Riots

8. I Wonder Why

9. Night Birds

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High-powered big band, November 25, 2007

By 

Daniel T. Gianola-Norris (Cotati, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Louie Bellson, one of the all-time great drummers, leads a knockout big band in this 1980 recording. Arrangements are great, the band is tight, and Bellson's drumming, as always, is both tasteful and virtuosic.

It's an all-star effort. The especially phenomenal trumpet section includes such legends as Cat Anderson, Bobby Shew, Blue Mitchell, and Snooky Young.

Highlights include an incredible (and lengthly!) high-note trumpet solo (presumably Cat Anderson) on "Intimacy of the Blues" and tons of solo space for Bellson on "Niles Blues"

My only complaint is that there are no liner notes. I would have liked to know who was playing each solo throughout the album.