Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Gene KRUPA and Louis BELLSON - Duelo de Tambores 1960


Gene KRUPA and Louis BELLSON - Duelo de Tambores  1960

Jazz

Gene Krupa:
Drummer and swing band leader. Studied drums and performed with local Chicago groups, c. 1920; performed with the Austin High Gang, late 1920s; recorded with Red McKenzie's and Eddie Condon's Chicagoans and performed in jam sessions at the Three Deuces, 1927; worked with commercial groups, such as Red Nichols' Five Pennys, and free-lanced with the bands of Bix Beiderbecke, Benny Goodman, and saxophonist Adrian Rollini, 1930-34; joined Goodman's band and played on NBC-Radio's Let's Dance, 1934; left Goodman to form Gene Krupa Orchestra, 1938; drug charge led to disbanding of first group, 1943; briefly rejoined Goodman, 1943; joined Tommy Dorsey, 1944; organized own big band, 1944-51; toured with own trio/quartet, 1950s; played on soundtrack of film The Gene Krupa Story, 1959; led big band in Hollywood, 1963; came out of semi-retirement to lead own quartet at Plaza Hotel, 1967; performed at Newport Jazz Festival, 1972; appeared at the last reunion of original Goodman Orchestra, 1973.

Louie Bellson:
Louie Bellson didn't just make the drums swing—he made them sing.
Listen closely, and you could hear melody and phrase in the tintinnabulation of fast-flying sticks striking cymbals. All the while, his feet moved like crazy, articulating multiple rhythms on not one but two bass drums—a Bellson signature.
The distinctly lyrical approach of his playing, combined with the hyper-virtuosity of his technique, made Mr. Bellson arguably the last of the iconic swing drummers. His long résumé included important stints in bands led by Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and other deities in the kingdom of swing.
Mr. Bellson, 84, who grew up in the Quad Cities and developed his early career in Chicago, died Saturday, Feb. 14, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications from Parkinson's disease, said his wife, Francine.
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01. The Mighty Two
02. The Three Drags
03. Paradiddle Song
04. Accent On Flamboyance
05. Rolls A La Bossa-Nova
06. The Mighty Two Alone Together

01. Rolls A La Bossa-Nova
02. More Flams
03. Swingin' The Rudiments
04. Cue Sticks
05. Two In One
06. Rhythmic Excursion
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