Journey into Love
1955 studio album by Louis Bellson and Buddy Baker
Journey into Love | ||||
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Studio album by Louis Bellson and Buddy Baker | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | August 30 – September 1, 1954 | |||
Studio | LA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Norgran MGN 1007 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Louis Bellson chronology | ||||
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Two in Love | ||||
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
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as noted.
- "Lonesome" (Buddy Baker, Louis Bellson)
- "Mirror on the Water"
- "Javille"
- "Can This Be True" (Baker, Bellson)
- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon)
- "Be My Pretty Flower"
- "Dancing on a Moonbeam"
- "Don't Be Afraid to Love Me" (Bellson, Pearl Bailey)
- "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- "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
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- 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)
- Louis Bellson at The Flamingo (1957)
- Big Band Jazz from the Summit (1962)
- Pearl Bailey (wife)