Journey into Love explained

Journey into Love
Type:	Album
Artist:	Louis Bellson and Buddy Baker
Cover:	Journey Into Love.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	August 30 – September 1, 1954
Studio:	LA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Norgran MGN 1007
Producer:	Norman Granz
Prev Title:	Louis Bellson Quintet
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	The Driving Louis Bellson
Next Year:	1955
Chronology:	Louis Bellson

Journey into Love is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson recorded on August 30 and September 1, 1954 and released on Norgran the following year.^[1]

Background

The album is unique among Bellson's catalog as it features orchestral arrangements by Bellson and Buddy Baker of mood music and was also released as Two in Love under Baker's name in 1956.^[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as noted.

1. "Lonesome" (Buddy Baker, Louis Bellson)
2. "Mirror on the Water"
3. "Javille"
4. "Can This Be True" (Baker, Bellson)
5. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon)
6. "Be My Pretty Flower"
7. "Dancing on a Moonbeam"
8. "Don't Be Afraid to Love Me" (Bellson, Pearl Bailey)
9. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
10. "Love Me Forever"

Personnel

• Louis Bellson – drums, arranger
• Juan Tizol – valve trombone
• George Poole – flute
• Willie Smith – alto saxophone
• Ernie Hughes – piano
• Buddy Baker – conductor, arranger
  • string section

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/norgran-records-catalog-1000-series/#mgn-1020 Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series
2. http://amhistory.si.edu/jazz/Bellson-Louie/Bellson_Louie_Transcript.pdf Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program NEA Jazz Master interview: Louis Bellson
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/journey-into-love-mw0000879244 Allmusic listing