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Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni (July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), known by the stage name Louie Bellson (his own preferred spelling, although he is often seen in sources as Louis Bellson), was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with pioneering the use of two bass drums.
Bellson was an internationally acclaimed artist who performed in most of the major capitals around the world. Bellson and his wife, the actress and singer Pearl Bailey (married 1952–1990), had the second highest number of appearances at the White House (only Bob Hope had more). He was a vice president at Remo, a drum company. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1985.
Biography
Louie Bellson was born in Rock Falls, Illinois, in 1924, and started playing drums at three years of age. At age 15, he pioneered the double-bass drum set-up. At age 17, he triumphed over 40,000 drummers to win the Slingerland National Gene Krupa contest. Louie graduated from Moline High School, Moline, IL, in 1942. His detailed sketch earned him an 'A' in his high school art class.
Alone Together may refer to:
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Alone Together is an studio album by American composer/arranger/pianist Clare Fischer, recorded in October 1975 and released in 1977 on the German label, MPS, and in the US by Discovery Records in 1980 (catalogue number DS 820). Its 1997 reissue on CD accompanied a volume created by pianist, composer and educator Bill Dobbins, containing transcriptions of four of Alone Together 's tracks and five from Fischer's 1995 solo piano CD, Just Me, and described by saxophonist and longtime Fischer colleague Gary Foster as "among the very best materials published in the field of jazz pedagogy." Of the 1975 recording, Dobbins wrote: "If I had to make a list of the ten most important solo jazz piano recordings of all time, this recording would definitely be on the list."
Track listing
Alone Together is jazz vocalist Gary Williams's first album, recorded with the John Wilson Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios and released in 2004. It is a collection of ballads and swing standards arranged by Andrew Cottee.
Critical reception
The release of the album was met by positive reviews.
Clive Davis of The Sunday Times commented: "Michael Buble is the not only singer keeping the Sinatra flame alive. Britain’s Gary Williams has, in fact, been working this side of the saloon for quite some time... His model this time is not so much the insouciant playboy of Songs for Swingin’ Lovers as the pure romantic of In the Wee Small Hours."
Malcolm Laycock of Big Band World said: "A collection of gentle ballads from the great American songbook, stunningly sung by Gary and perfectly accompanied by John Wilson. The fresh arrangements by Andrew Cottee are simply beautiful. I’ll stick my neck out and say I think this is the finest vocal record of its kind to emerge from Britain since the days of Matt Monro."
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ALBUMS
- Jazz Giants '58 released: 2008
- Cool, Cool Blue released: 2007
- Matterhorn released: 2003
- Live From New York released: 1994
- June 28-1959 at the Flamingo Hotel, Volume 1 released: 1994
- Don't Stop Now! released: 1994
- Black, Brown & Beige released: 1994
- Peaceful Thunder released: 1992
- Airmail Special: A Salute to the Big Band Masters released: 1992
- Jazz Giants released: 1992
- Intensive Care released: 1978
- The Drum Sessions released: 1975
- Thunderbird released: 1966
- Tatum, Carter, Bellson released: 1954
- Hot released:
- Skin Deep released:
- The Concord Jazz Heritage Series released:
Born: 1924-07-06
Died: 2009-02-14
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by Peggy Lee
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by Justin Mcroberts
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by Quidam
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by Chet Baker
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by Patricia Barber
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by Leo Reisman
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by The 77s
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by Strokes
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by Dave Mason
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by Marley's Ghost
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by Richie Havens
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by Rufus Wainwright
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by Ray Charles
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by Austra
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by Logan Lynn
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by Marit Bergman
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by The Strokes
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by 5 Chinese Brothers
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Alone Together
by: Peggy LeeAlone together, beyond the crowd,
Above the world, we're not too proud
To cling together, We're strong
As long as we're together.
Alone together, the blinding rain
The starless night, were not in vain;
For we're together, and what is there
To fear together.
Our love is as deep as the sea,
Our love is as great as a love can be,
And we can weather the great unknown,