Thunderbird (Louis Bellson album)

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Thunderbird
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Studio album by
Released1966
Recorded1965
Genre Jazz
Length38:13
Label Impulse!
Producer Bob Thiele
Louis Bellson chronology
Are You Ready for This?
(1965)
Thunderbird
(1966)
The Dynamic Sound of Louie Bellson
(1968)

Thunderbird is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Thunderbird" (Bellson, F. Thompson) - 4:27
  2. "The Little Pixie" (Thad Jones) - 5:18
  3. "Nails" (Jimmy Heath) - 4:18
  4. "Serenade in Blues" (Jay Hill) - 5:08
  5. "Back on the Scene" (Kenny Sampson) - 3:44
  6. "No More Blues" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - 4:28
  7. "Cotton Tail" (Duke Ellington) - 7:07
  8. "Softly With Feeling" (Neil Hefti) - 3:43

Personnel

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References

  1. Impulse! Records discography accessed January 10, 2012
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed January 10, 2012