His latest album, “The Sacred Music of Louie Bellson,” came out on his own Percussion Power label in 2005, and he’s getting ready to record his next CD in New York City in May with his old ...

Drummer Louie Bellson and trumpeter/flugelhornist Clark Terry first worked together in the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the '50s and the Duke or, as Terry always refers to him, "The Maestro," remains ...

East Side Suite (Louie Bellson and his Jazz Orchestra; Musicmaster). Strong soloing from the likes of Clark Terry on flugelhorn and tenor saxophonist Don Menza help make this big band album a ...

One of the most appealing new events on the calendar last year was the Louie Bellson Jazz Fest, which ran on the Memorial Day weekend in the Quad Cities of Rock Island and Moline, Ill., and Davenpo… ...

Louie Bellson’s Web site includes accolades he received through the years from the likes of Della Reese, Buddy Rich, Johnny Carson, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Tony ...

Louie Bellson and Josh Duffee were born more than 50 years apart, but they were kindred spirits. Mr. Duffee -- 30-year-old Moline High graduate, drummer, and leader of his own orchestra -- met Mr ...

Also included are photos of Bellson performing in 2000, 2002 and in 1965 with Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. Referred to by Duke Ellington as “not only the world's greatest drummer...(but also) the ...

American jazz master and Illinois native son Louie Bellson, the renowned drummer-composer who passed away last year, will be honored in two observances planned in the Q-C area on May 20, 2010 ...

Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with the late Louie Bellson, in which the drummer selects his key discs, including with Ellington, Goodman, Armstrong and Pearl Bailey. Show more In a ...