Drumorama!

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Drumorama!
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 23 & 24, 1957
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Verve
MGV 8193
Producer Norman Granz
Louis Bellson chronology
The Driving Louis Bellson
(1955)
Drumorama!
(1957)
Let's Call It Swing
(1957)

Drumorama! is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1957 for the Verve label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

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

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as indicated.

  1. "A Trip to the Jungle"
  2. "Scene U.S.A."
  3. "Drum Solo"
  4. "Zip" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
  5. "Blues in 6/4"
  6. "Heat Wave" (Irving Berlin)
  7. "Far Eastern Week-End"
  8. "Continental Fandangle"

Personnel

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References

  1. Verve Records Catalog: 8100 series accessed December 15, 2015
  2. The Verve Sessions of Louis Bellson: 1957 accessed December 15, 2015
  3. 1 2 Drumorama! at AllMusic . Retrieved December 15, 2015.