louie bellson dead

[st. john]

time death took a holiday.

Louie Bellson dies at 84; Duke Ellington called him 'the world's greatest drummer'



Louie Bellson, pictured here performing at the Olympic Jazz Festival in 1984, was widely respected for his technical skill, refined rhythms and ability to adapt to various genres. "Not only is Louie Bellson the world[ch8217]s greatest drummer . . . he[ch8217]s the world[ch8217]s greatest musician!" Duke Ellington once said of his former bandmate.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-louis-bellson17-2009feb17,0,7036556.story