Big Band Jazz from the Summit

Big Band Jazz from the Summit is a live album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in Los Angeles in 1962 for the Roulette label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter except as indicated

"Who's Who" - 2:24
"Cool" (Leonard Bernstein) - 4:46
"Amoroso" - 3:29
"Prelude" (George Williams) - 3:22
"Gumshoe" - 4:05
"Blitzen" (Leonard Feather) - 3:04
"St. Louie" (Marty Paich) - 2:29
"The Moon Is Low" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 3:24
"Doozy" - 3:04
"Lou’s Blues" - 3:40
"With Bells On" (Shorty Rogers) - 3:22
"The Diplomat Speaks" (Louis Bellson) - 4:35

Recorded live at The Summit, 6507 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA on January 22 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8 & 12), January 23 (tracks 5, 6 & 9) and January 24 (tracks 2, 7, 10 & 11), 1962

Personnel

Louis Bellson – drums
John Audino, Conte Candoli, Frank Huggins, Al Porcino (tracks 2, 7, 10 & 11), Uan Rasey (tracks 5, 6 & 9), Ray Triscari (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8), Jimmy Zito - trumpet
Arthur Maebe - French horn
Nick Di Maio, Mike Barone - trombones
Ernie Tack - bass trombone
Red Callender - tuba
Joe Maini, Willie Green - alto saxophone
Bill Perkins, Carrington Visor - tenor saxophone
Teddy Lee - baritone saxophone
Gene Estes - vibraphone, boobam
Tony Rizzi - guitar
Lou Levy - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Benny Carter (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10), Bob Florence (track 12), Marty Paich (tracks 2 & 7), Shorty Rogers (track 11) and George Williams (track 4) - arranger

References

Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Records discography accessed December 16, 2015
^ Big Band Jazz from the Summit at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

v t e Louie Bellson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Skin Deep (1953 & 1954) Louis Bellson Quintet (1954) Journey into Love (with Buddy Baker, 1954) The Driving Louis Bellson (1955) Let's Call It Swing (1956 & 1957) Drummer's Holiday (1956, 1957, & 1958) Drumorama! (1957) Music, Romance and Especially Love (1957) The Brilliant Bellson Sound (1959) Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne (1960) The Mighty Two (with Gene Krupa, 1963) Explorations (with Lalo Schifrin, 1964) Are You Ready for This? (with Buddy Rich, 1965) Thunderbird (1965) The Louis Bellson Explosion (1975)
Live albums	Louis Bellson at The Flamingo (1957) Big Band Jazz from the Summit (1962)
Related articles	Pearl Bailey (wife)

v t e Benny Carter
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Alone Together (1952) Cosmopolite (1952–54) Benny Carter Plays Pretty (1954) New Jazz Sounds (and Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, 1954) Urbane Jazz (and Roy Eldridge, 1955) Jazz Giant (1957–58) Swingin' the '20s (and Earl Hines, 1958) Further Definitions/Additions to Further Definitions (1961/1966) Carter, Gillespie Inc. (and Dizzy Gillespie]], 1976) Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (1986) Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter (1986)
Songs	"Cow-Cow Boogie" (1942)

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