Hey Drummers! Please join me in remembering the legend, the innovator, the incredible Louie Bellson today! Louie was born on July 6, 1924 and is considered by many drummers to be the pioneer of double bass drumming! He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and was famously known as the drummer for bands and artists like Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Ella Fitzgerald to name a few! Check out a young Louis Bellson playing

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For our "Wednesday Whomper" today, here's a throwback to a concert with the great Louie Bellson. The Duke Ellington classic "Caravan", live at the Kölner Philharmonie, featuring Rolf Römer on tenor sax, John Marshall on trumpet, and Louie Bellson on drums... | WDR Big Band