''Journey Into Love'' is an album by American jazz drummer

Louis Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

featuring performances recorded in 1954 for the Norgran label.Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series
accessed December 15, 2015 The album is unique among Bellson's catalog as it features orchestral arrangements by Bellson and Buddy Baker of

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and was also released as ''Two in Love'' under Baker's name in 1956.Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program NEA Jazz Master interview: Louis Bellson
October 2 & 21, 2005

Reception

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awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing
accessdate December 15, 2015

Track listing

''All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated'' # "Lonesome" (Buddy Baker, Louis Bellson) # "Mirror on the Water" # "Javille" # "Can This Be True" (Baker, Bellson) # " Unforgettable" (

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) # "Be My Pretty Flower" # "Dancing on a Moonbeam" # "Don't Be Afraid to Love Me" (Bellson, Pearl Bailey) # " Out of This World" ( Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) # "Love Me Forever"

Personnel

– drums, arranger * Juan Tizol -

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*George Poole - flute * Willie Smith - alto saxophone *Ernie Hughes -

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*Unidentified string section arranged and

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by Buddy Baker

References

{{Authority control Verve Records albums Norgran Records albums Louie Bellson albums 1955 albums Albums produced by Norman Granz