''The Louis Bellson Explosion'' is an album by 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, ...

recorded in 1975 and released by the

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label.Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series
Retrieved May 27, 2019

Reception

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reviewer Ron Wynn stated "A fine mid-'70s date that was both a showcase for Bellson's bombastic drumming and also a nice straight-ahead date".

Track listing

# "The Intimacy of the Blues" ( Billy Strayhorn) – 6:02 # "Quiet Riots" ( Jack Hayes, Bill Holman, Louie Bellson) – 5:30 # "Carnaby Street" (Bellson, Hayes) – 6:45 # "Beyond Category" (Hayes, Bellson) – 8:19 # " Chameleon" ( Herbie Hancock) – 4:33 # "Open Your Window" (

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) – 5:17 # "Movin' On" (John Bambridge) – 3:29 # "Groove Blues" (Don Menza) – 7:11 # "La Banda Grande" (Hayes, Bellson) – 5:25

Personnel

– drums * Cat Anderson, Dick Cooper,

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, Dick Mitchell, Bobby Shew,

Snooky Young Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young (February 3, 1919 – May 11, 2011) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds. Biography Young was lead trumpeter of t ...

– trumpet *Nick DiMaio, Gil Falco, Ernie Tack, Mayo Tiana – trombone *Bill Byrne,

Pete Christlieb Pete Christlieb (born February 16, 1945) is an American jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Biography Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb. Christlieb ...

, Larry Covelli,

Don Menza Don Menza (born April 22, 1936) is an American jazz saxophonist. Career Menza was born in Buffalo, New York. After serving in the U.S. Army, he was part of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra from 1960 to 1962 and then briefly worked for Stan Kenton ...

, Dick Spencer – saxophones * Nat Pierce, Ross Tompkins – keyboards *Mitch Holder – guitar *John Williams – bass *Dave Levine, Paulo Magalhaes – percussion

References

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