George Duvivier on bass, Louie Bellson on drums (maybe*), Lennie Hayton on piano... and fabulous, one-of-a-kind Lena... Just wow! *Bellson was announced as dummer, but he may have been substituted at the last minute...
Fantastic! Never seen this before. Great Lena. Inimitable. George and Louie played together on many, many occasions, and that's definitely George on bass. I do not recognize the drummer. I'm certain it's someone other than Louie. Great players from the great era. My guess is Alvin Stoller....I'm not sure. Wonderful to see this. Thanks for posting.
@jaschaheifetz - great comments... this was a live closed-circuit show that never aired on broadcast television. Incidentally, Louie Bellson is announced as the drummer just prior to the beginning of this clip.
Isn't this from the Stan Kenton program?
NYCguys2007 1 year ago
Kenton wasn't on this show.
ohbutyes 1 year ago
Fantastic! Never seen this before. Great Lena. Inimitable. George and Louie played together on many, many occasions, and that's definitely George on bass. I do not recognize the drummer. I'm certain it's someone other than Louie. Great players from the great era. My guess is Alvin Stoller....I'm not sure. Wonderful to see this. Thanks for posting.
jaschaheifetz 1 year ago 3
@jaschaheifetz - great comments... this was a live closed-circuit show that never aired on broadcast television. Incidentally, Louie Bellson is announced as the drummer just prior to the beginning of this clip.
ohbutyes 1 year ago