Bellson, is a monster on those drums!!!

THE GREATEST.... PROUD HE'S ITALIAN.

Fabulous!

No matter what, Louie could bring it!!

I went to 3 of his drum clinics, saw him perform with a Big Band 3 times and met him more than once...my favorite drummer of all time and one heck of a nice guy. "Skin Deep" got me interested in playing drums.

I had the great pleasure of watching this incredible drum machine presenting a drum clinic at the Conway hall in London in the 1960s,

Exceptional Presentation. Then. Dividing the. Various. Tones. &. Accelerating. Building. To peak.

Королей не судим...Просто наслаждаемся!

With no questions, one of the best

King Louie!

"LOUIE" ~ was BAD-ASS !!!!! ONE of my all time favorites !!!!!!!!!!

What a legend !!!

IMO the best among that generation of famous.

thank you,master Louie

That was quite something. Normally, I don’t care much for drum solos, but every now and then, something great is presented.

Fantastic!

As humbling as it is inspiring. Damn I love drumming.

GO, LOUIE BELLSON, GO ! 😃

Louie tearing it up!

Drummers notice... at 1:20 Louie goes from traditional to match.

@6V6band

11 ай бұрын

He actually uses the butt end of the stick too

Magnifico.😭

Excellent content! Winning!

Amazing! That’s a old Remo PTS (pre tuned set) great kit that’s no longer in production.

@tonyclements

5 ай бұрын

What do you do when the heads need changing?

@chriseynon4546

3 ай бұрын

Drumheads were replaced along with the counter-hoops

@SONORSQ2guy

3 ай бұрын

@@tonyclements I don’t remember it’s been a long time since I’ve seen one of those kits up close.

Ya know, Buddy Rich was a MONSTER drummer, but Louie's solos always sounded more MUSICAL to me, AND more creative. Your thoughts??

@gustavogomes1386

4 ай бұрын

Yep. Just thought the same. Louie can do what Buddy can do, but has a broader palette AND put more thought on the COMPOSITIONAL side of the drum solo. In short, Buddy is wilder, Louie is more refined.

@brian07470

2 ай бұрын

I don't know man...Iove Louie and all but Buddy was EXTREMELY musical and did solos with similar structure as this one. Snare, just the cymbals/hi-hat, flying around the kit....One difference is Buddy only had one bass drum..LOL

@IvoMaropo

2 ай бұрын

Louie was NOT on Buddy's level. This is simply not true. Buddy was more musical, more technical and could come up with incredibly fascinating solos on the spot. But it doesn't take anything away from Louie, who was also a great drumner. One thing is undisputed, though, Louie was, on average, a much nicer person.

@125sloth

2 ай бұрын

What a lot of people do not know or refuse to believe is that Rich was high on something most of the time, which apparently made him "wilder", but not necessarily brilliant. You could almost anticipate what a Rich solo would entail at times, however Louie Bellson was full of surprises and knew how to really mix it up and never boring.

@brian07470

2 ай бұрын

@@125sloth AND your point? If your trying to discredit what Buddy could do, just stop

When Buddy Rich got injured he asked Louie to sub on his tour.

I think like you! Bellson is underatted like Shelly Manne or Mel Lewis.

Insane

As expected and beyond - Does not disappoint and puts some perspective on his all out playing. Is there a way to get a higher bit rate (say 256kbps - wav) file of this recording? I first heard Louie on Pablo's "Basie Jam" 50 years ag0 - incredibly tasteful and exciting on the drum break - what an intelligent and skilled drummer.

Full version of this seems to be erased from KZread

@PiotrBarcz

10 ай бұрын

yeah, like a lot of these drum solo videos, a lot of these transfers are terrible quality and incomplete, or complete while the high quality ones either don't exist or if they do they're incomplete....

che controllo e suono pazzesco .. 😮

I personally like Bellson the best out of the big three, the other two being Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa, all three rock though and it's hard to pick favorites when they're improvisation was so different.

@125sloth

8 ай бұрын

Very true. Improvisation is the key word here. This is why you can't really "choose" who is the greatest of the three. Like you, I like Bellson the best. And without Krupa, there would have been no Rich. Krupa was the first to put the drummer "out front" with the rest of the band. Louie Bellson was a incredible drummer and a very nice guy and well respected. Rich, whilst being a great drummer was an arrogant so and so, full of himself. Which is why Bellson and Krupa will always be admired more as people, and in Bellson's case, arguably a better drummer than Rich overall. However, as you say, hard to pick favourites as far as playing goes, but Bellson was simply a decent and humble guy.

@stephenburling743

25 күн бұрын

Don't forget Ed Shannasey

@PiotrBarcz

25 күн бұрын

@@stephenburling743 Yeah I discovered him months after I made this comment xD He's right up there with Buddy in terms of technique!

@garyrynar3308

6 күн бұрын

Why why why all the comparisons with Rich and louie.. can't you people consider how amazing it is to have seen or heard both them. Buddy amazing.. Louie just as amazing.. stop the contest shit...

@PiotrBarcz

5 күн бұрын

@@garyrynar3308 Just some scientific comparison, I like both a lot.

Un jeu d'une très rare finesse. Véritablement le père de Steve Smith

Preference is subjective.

Just as good as Buddy, a lot nicer and way better looking 😂❤

He stole my licks!

This is sinister...

They're all good drummers I'm kind of concerned about this new generation blast beaters double kickers hilarious ruckus maybe it's just a curve influences of Tommy Aldridge days. I love watching Billy Cobham I've been to his clinics

I like his sound better than Buddy's

Louie Bellson is much greater than Buddy Rich. I said what I said.

@warrenbrazina779

7 ай бұрын

I respectfully disagree and don't think that it's even close.

@abrahamweber3075

4 ай бұрын

I agree. Louie was the first to put double bass into action, wrote better songs and had the best buzz rolls. Also was much nicer than Buddy

@dibber43

4 ай бұрын

Obviously, you know ZERO about either one. 1st and foremost they are BOTH dead. Go ahead and check out their famous drum battle they had on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson back in '69. Then you will realize how ridiculous you sound saying that. I'll use the famous Rocky III quote from the end of the movie when Rocky and Apollo are by themselves in a gym in a boxing ring. Apollo Creed to Rocky, quote..."You fight great, but I'm a great fighter. Louie played great, but Buddy was a great drummer. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2h9086HlZqpms4.htmlsi=aP9wVBcaD7ANDZru

@warrenbrazina779

4 ай бұрын

@@abrahamweber3075 I've seen Buddy live and close up many times. I've also seen Louie a number of times live and close up. First, Buddy's buzz rolls were electric, much smoother and more intense then Louie's. What Louie did with 2 bass drums Buddy did with one. As far as being nice, I didn't know either one personally. I heard that Louie was a real gentleman. My opinion, Buddy was in a different league all together.

@joksal9108

3 ай бұрын

@@abrahamweber3075Buddy didn’t write, and this isn’t about their personalities. Buddy was a more exciting soloist than Louie.

To me, Bellson was always better than Rich, but the "best" in anything is personal opinion. That said, at least Bellson was not high on dope when he played, unlike Rich.

Not better than . Different that's what it's about.

He’s brilliant, fantastic, one of the all time greatest, but he’s not as good as John Bonham

@eddiegalloway7089

Ай бұрын

Louie makes hard things look easy. Bonzo made easy things look hard..

@robertcarli5803

Ай бұрын

​@@eddiegalloway7089 Bonzo couldn't hold Louie's jockstrap 😂❤

🤓🥁👍🏼

Cowboy bebop

thank you,master Louie