The Driving Louis Bellson
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| name = The Driving Louis Bellson
| type = Album
| artist = Louis Bellson and His Orchestra
| cover = The_Driving_Louis_Bellson.jpg
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| released = 1955
| recorded = February 2, 1955
New York City
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| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Norgran
MGN 1020
| producer = Norman Granz
| chronology = Louis Bellson
| prev_title = Journey Into Love
| prev_year = 1954
| next_title = Drumorama!
| next_year = 1957
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = The Hawk Talks cover
| type = album
| cover = The Hawk Talks.jpg
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The Driving Louis Bellson (also released as The Hawk Talks) is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Norgran label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/norgran-records-catalog-1000-series/#mgn-1020 Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series] accessed December 15, 2015
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-driving-louis-bellson-mw0000870049 AllMusic listing], access-date December 15, 2015
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Track listing
All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as indicated.
- "Basie" - 6:18
- "Charlie O" - 4:47
- "All Right" (Benny Goodman) - 5:14
- "The Hawk Talks" - 3:52
- "Festivale" - 4:08
- "Greetings" - 5:10
- "Mambo a la Louis Bellson" (Ralph Martin, Mike Alexander) - 3:59
Personnel
- Louis Bellson – drums
- Charlie Shavers - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 6)
- Nate Brown - flute (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Sid Brown - bass clarinet (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 6)
- Lou Stein - piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Sabu Martinez - congas, bongos (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Alexander Delannay, Cyril Jackson, Joe Comadore - congas (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
- Mike Alexander, Rod Clavery, Alfonso Marshall - congas, steel drums (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
References
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