Big Band Jazz from the Summit

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Big Band Jazz from the Summit
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Live album by
Louis Bellson
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 22, 23 & 24, 1962
VenueThe Summit, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Roulette
SR 52087
Producer Teddy Reig
Louis Bellson chronology
Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne
(1960)		Big Band Jazz from the Summit
(1962)		 Happy Sounds
(1962)

Big Band Jazz from the Summit is a live album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in Los Angeles in 1962 for the Roulette label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter except as indicated

  1. "Who's Who" - 2:24
  2. "Cool" (Leonard Bernstein) - 4:46
  3. "Amoroso" - 3:29
  4. "Prelude" (George Williams) - 3:22
  5. "Gumshoe" - 4:05
  6. "Blitzen" (Leonard Feather) - 3:04
  7. "St. Louie" (Marty Paich) - 2:29
  8. "The Moon Is Low" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 3:24
  9. "Doozy" - 3:04
  10. "Lou’s Blues" - 3:40
  11. "With Bells On" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:22
  12. "The Diplomat Speaks" (Louis Bellson) - 4:35

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Records discography accessed December 16, 2015
  2. 1 2 Big Band Jazz from the Summit at AllMusic . Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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