Skin Deep (Louis Bellson album)
Skin Deep | ||||
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Studio album by Louis Bellson and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | July 1953 and February 1954 Los Angeles, CA and New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Norgran MGN 1046 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Louis Bellson chronology | ||||
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Skin Deep is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1953 and 1954 for the Norgran label.[1] The tracks were first released on the 10 inch LP's The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson and The Exciting Mr. Bellson.
Reception[]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating: "Louis Bellson has long been acknowledged as one of the greatest drummers in jazz history and this release combines two separate sessions that are predominately features for his incredible solos".[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing[]
All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated
- "Skin Deep" - 7:52
- "Claxton Hall Swing" - 2:59
- "Phalanges" (Clark Terry, Louis Bellson) - 3:18
- "For Europeans Only" (Tadd Dameron, Don Redman) - 3:03
- "Copasetic" (Ralph Martin, Don Elliott) - 4:56
- "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:16
- "Percussionistically Speaking" - 7:58
- "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronisław Kaper) - 2:55
- "Loris" (Joe Puma) - 3:57
- "A Pearl for Louie" (Ralph Martin) - 3:54
- Recorded in Los Angeles CA in July 1953 (tracks 1-4) and New York City in February 1954 (tracks 5-10)
Personnel[]
- Louis Bellson – drums
- Harry Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn - trumpet (tracks 1-4)
- Don Elliott - trumpet, mellophone, vibraphone, bongos (tracks 5-10)
- Hoyt Bohannon, Herb Harper, Tommy Pederson - trombone (tracks 1-4)
- Benny Carter, Willie Smith – alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
- Wardell Gray, Bumps Myers – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4)
- Bob Lawson - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-4)
- Ralph Martin (tracks 5-10), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 1-4) - piano
- Barney Kessel (tracks 1-4), Joe Puma (tracks 5-10) - guitar
- Bob Peterson (tracks 5-10), John Simmons (tracks 1-4) – bass
References[]
- ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed December 15, 2015
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, Ken. Skin Deep – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
Categories:
- Verve Records albums
- Norgran Records albums
- Louie Bellson albums
- 1955 albums
- Albums produced by Norman Granz