Louis Bellson at The Flamingo explained

Louis Bellson at The Flamingo
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Louis Bellson
Cover:	Louis Bellson at The Flamingo.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	November 11, 1957
Venue:	Flamingo Las Vegas
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve MGV 8256
Chronology:	Louis Bellson
Prev Title:	Music, Romance and Especially Love
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Drummer's Holiday
Next Year:	1958

Louis Bellson at The Flamingo is a live album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in Las Vegas in 1957 for the Verve label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated

1. "Flamingo Blues" - 6:34
2. "Driftwood" - 3:37
3. "Opus 7-11" - 9:54
4. "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 8:16
5. "Medley: Love Is Here to Stay/Flamingo/Makin' Whoopee" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson/Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 4:47
6. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 6:55

Personnel

• Louis Bellson – drums
  • Harry Edison - trumpet Don Abney - piano
• Truck Parham - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8200-series/#mgv-8256 Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series
2. http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/v/verve/instrumentals/b/bellson_louis/discography/verve_louisbellson_1957.htm The Verve Sessions of Louis Bellson: 1957