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Jazz drummer Louie Bellson pays tribute at Scullers to his 'Greatest' influences.
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The Boston Herald
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January 9, 1997| Author:
Young, Bob
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Louie Bellson is many things: a member of jazz's Swing Era royalty, with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich; a former bandmate of Count Basie, Art Tatum, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald; and the inventor of the two-bass drum setup. Duke Ellington once called him the world's greatest musician.
Yet, during the course of 200 recordings, several films and countless honors, the modest Bellson has always put more stock in learning, teaching and making memorable music than in baskin...
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