Comments on: Losing Great Jazz Players Left and Right: RIP Louis Bellson http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/ For jazz players and jazz enthusiasts Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:25:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Hebert http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/comment-page-1/#comment-8545 Mike Hebert Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:59:54 +0000 http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/#comment-8545 Heard Louis only once live at Disneyland during the 1970's. I think Cat Anderson was playing with his band. But memory could be false. Disney was a remarkable place for great talent. Bellson will be missed. Heard Louis only once live at Disneyland during the 1970’s. I think Cat Anderson was playing with his band. But memory could be false. Disney was a remarkable place for great talent. Bellson will be missed.

]]> By: Jim Martin http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Jim Martin Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:50:03 +0000 http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/#comment-1742 Eddie, thanks for your comments. That story doesn't surprise me at all. Can you imagine Buddy Rich writing you and telling you that same thing? I don't think it would happen. Nothing against Buddy, he was a terrific player, but every time I saw him in concert he was reaming people. The last time was in KC in the late 70s where he ripped on the sound man during the entire concert. It was incredible. That guy probably quit his career that day. The point is that people like Louis Bellson are remembered not only for their contribution to music, but also to humanity in general. From my experience, the guy was a pure gem, and yes, I"m sure he is playing in the top big band upstairs. Eddie, thanks for your comments.

That story doesn’t surprise me at all. Can you imagine Buddy Rich writing you and telling you that same thing?

I don’t think it would happen. Nothing against Buddy, he was a terrific player, but every time I saw him in concert he was reaming people. The last time was in KC in the late 70s where he ripped on the sound man during the entire concert. It was incredible. That guy probably quit his career that day.

The point is that people like Louis Bellson are remembered not only for their contribution to music, but also to humanity in general. From my experience, the guy was a pure gem, and yes, I”m sure he is playing in the top big band upstairs.

]]> By: Eddie http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Eddie Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:26:49 +0000 http://pdfjazzmusic.com/blog/losing-great-jazz-players-left-and-right-rip-louis-bellson/#comment-1741 This is really a tragig loss. I remember when I heard him for the first time at a friends house. He had just bought a record ( a 78 in those olden times) with Bellson playing his own composition, "Skin Deep", with the Duke Ellington Band. I was amazed. This record was the reason why I took up drums, instead of my trombone. Later I bought a couple of his books on sight reading. Those books really helped me a lot later on when I got a lot of session gigs. I wrote to him and thanked him, and to my surprize he wrote me back and said that he would be glad to help me if I had any questions. This just got to show what kind of a guy he was. I'm sorry I never got to meet him. That would have been a treat. R.I.P. I'm shure you're playing in the Big Band up there. Eddie Svavarsson This is really a tragig loss. I remember when I heard him for the first time at a friends house. He had just bought a record ( a 78 in those olden times) with Bellson playing his own composition, “Skin Deep”, with the Duke Ellington Band. I was amazed. This record was the reason why I took up drums, instead of my trombone. Later I bought a couple of his books on sight reading. Those books really helped me a lot later on when I got a lot of session gigs. I wrote to him and thanked him, and to my surprize he wrote me back and said that he would be glad to help me if I had any questions. This just got to show what kind of a guy he was. I’m sorry I never got to meet him. That would have been a treat.
R.I.P. I’m shure you’re playing in the Big Band up there.

Eddie Svavarsson

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