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Louie Bellson, de son vrai nom Louis Paul Balasoni, est un batteur, arrangeur, compositeur, chef de big band américain de jazz né à Rock Falls dans l'Illinois le 6 juillet 1924 et mort le 14 février 2009 à Los Angeles.
Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paolino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer.
Louie Bellson was deemed “the world’s greatest musician” by Duke Ellington, “the epitome of musical talent and a very gifted composer and arranger” by Oscar Peterson, and “the best person I ever met” by Tony Bennett.
17 févr. 2009 · Louie Bellson, a jazz drummer and bandleader who combined remarkable instrumental virtuosity with far-ranging compositional skills, has died. He was 84.
Il y a 3 jours · Louie Bellson voyait le jour il y a 100 ans, le 6 juillet 1924 dans l’Illinois. C’est à lâge de 3 ans que Louie Bellson s’installe derrière une batterie devenant à 15 ans, le pionnier de ...
2 juil. 2024 · Louie Bellson (born July 6, 1924, Rock Falls, Illinois, U.S.—died February 14, 2009, Los Angeles, California) was an American musician who was one of the most heralded jazz drummers, known for his taste and restraint in displaying his considerable technical skills.
Described by Duke Ellington as “not only the world’s greatest drummer... (but also) the world’s greatest musician,” Louie Bellson had expressed himself on drums since age three. At 15, he pioneered the double bass drum set-up. At 17, he triumphed over 40,000 drummers to win the Gene Krupa drumming contest.
