Verve session · in the studio
February, 1954
Louis Bellson Quintet
- This day's music is on 5 records: The Amazing Artistry Of Louis Bellson, Skin Deep, The Exciting Louis Bellson, Our Best, Compendium Of Jazz #2
In the room
Louis Bellson – drums- Joe Puma – guitar
Don Elliott – mellophone, vibes, trumpet, bongo- Ralph Martin – piano
- Bob Peterson – bass
The takes
1 of these 7 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 1513-4 | Fascinatin' Rhythm | MGN-7, MGN-1046 |
| 1514-1 | Copasetic | MGN-7, MGN-1046 |
| 1514-3 | - | Not issued at the time |
| 1515-1 | Percussionistically Speaking | MGN-7, MGN-1046 |
| 1516-2 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | MGN-7, MGN-1046 |
| 1517-2 | Loris | MGN-14, MGN-1021, MGN-1046, MGV-8195 |
| 1518-2 | A Pearl For Louie | MGN-7, MGN-1046 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-7 · 1954The Amazing Artistry Of Louis BellsonLouis Bellson Quintet
MGN-1046 · 1955Skin DeepLouis Bellson And His Orchestra
MGN-14 · 1954The Exciting Louis BellsonLouis Bellson And His Big Band
MGN-1021 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists
MGV-8195 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #2Various ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BCP-1012 | East Coast Jazz/3 | Joe Puma | 1955 | Joe Puma, Don Elliott |
 | CL 1618 | Like Tweet - Jazz Versions Of Authentic Bird Calls | Joe Puma | 1961 | Joe Puma, Don Elliott |