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New member
Drum Solo from 1957
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG4Y0N9bi10
Solo - Parts 1 & 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-51KQfwIJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuaYRkuuQbU
Some of us might not know much about him, but he's a pioneer in so many ways, down to the New Beat hi-hats which are very much a classic and can never go wrong with. I for one, didn't know he was the one who invented the double-bass setup.
"He is one of the few jazz drummers to be considered a worthy rival for Buddy Rich.
Duke Ellington called him "the world's greatest drummer," and Bellson, to this day, lives up to the description. He's a composer, arranger, bandleader, tireless jazz educator, pioneered the use of two bass drums, and in terms of the speed of his hands and feet and the wonderful, percussive "ideas" he conveys on the drums, stands next to only Buddy Rich as the total technician." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Bellson
"The "New Beat" concept actually started with the suggestion from the great drumming artist and Zildjian endorser, Louie Bellson in 1965. He recommended the use of a heavier bottom cymbal than what was commonly used up to that point in time. It was actually the bottom cymbal that was referred to as a "New Beat" (Mr. Bellson actually coined the term) that could be applied to any weight top cymbal (medium to thin weights). This went on for a couple of years until a dedicated New Beat Hihat pairing was established in 1967-68 using a medium weighted top cymbal to go against the "New Beat" bottom. It was then that the classic New Beat Hihats were born. Since then, they have remained our most popular hihat creations." - Zildjian
More video clips on his drummerworld page
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Louie_Bellson.html
