''The Mighty Two'' is an album by American drummers Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa recorded in 1963 and released on the

Roulette Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning ''little wheel'' which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi''.'' In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the ...

label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M
Roulette Records discography
accessed December 16, 2015 The album was conceived as a drum instruction disc demonstrating rudimental drum techniques with Bellson and Krupa fronting an eight piece band along with two solo performances by the two co-leaders.
accessed December 16, 2015

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

''All compositions by Fred Thompson'' # "The Mighty Two" - 2:26 # "The Three Drags" - 2:07 # "Paradiddle Song" - 2:10 # "Accent on Flamboyance" - 2:20 # "Rolls ala Bossa Nova" - 2:23 # "The Mighty Two Alone Together" - 2:30 # "Rolls ala Bossa Nova #2" - 2:23 # "More Flams" - 2:18 # "Swingin' the Rudiments" - 2:25 # "Que Sticks" - 2:18 # "Two in One" - 2:38 # "Rythmic Excursion" - 2:16

Personnel

* Louis Bellson, Gene Krupa -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Joe Newman, Joe Wilder - trumpet (tracks 1-5 & 7-10) * Tyree Glenn - trombone (tracks 1-5 & 7-10) * Phil Woods -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

(tracks 1-5 & 7-10) *

Dick Hyman Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Art ...

- piano (tracks 1-5 & 7-10) * Mary Osborne - guitar (tracks 1-5 & 7-10) * Milt Hinton -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(tracks 1-5 & 7-10) *Fred Thompson -

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mighty Two, The Gene Krupa albums Louie Bellson albums Albums produced by Teddy Reig 1963 albums Roulette Records albums