Louie Bellson: Press Reviews

Jazz masters LOUIE BELLSON (drums) and CLARK TERRY (trumpet) join on this magnificent album of new big band music by composer Bellson. Also features Kenny Washington & Sylvia Cuenca (drums). (To buy CD, click photo)

Ellington-inspired drummer-composer LOUIE BELLSON in concert with Symphony, Big Band and Choir. Musicians include USC Orchestras and Bobby Shew.
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(James Brown sings with the Louie Bellson Orchestra) This 1969 LP turned 2004 CD has just been reissued again (April 2008)......."Hey!!!"
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Sept 6, 2006 - James Brown, Louie Bellson and Christian McBride performed at the Hollywood Bowl in a revisit to their 1969 album, "Soul On Top." Seems there was wide difference of opinion (a chasm!) over this celebrated concert, only three months before the Godfather's untimely death at Christmas.