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Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson

Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with the late drummer Louie Bellson.

Jazz Library · BBC Radio 3

March 21, 200931m 19s

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In a special tribute to drummer Louie Bellson, who died in February 2009, Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with the man himself, in which he selects key records from his career. Including discs with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong as well as albums by his own big band and by his wife of 37 years, Pearl Bailey.