1955 studio album by Louis Bellson and His Orchestra
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.[ 1]
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 2]
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
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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