The Sign Of A Mature Musician Is

There Are A Lot Of Great Players... A Lot Of Great Players Around, But Louie Bellson Is Really Something Special.

Everyone Wants To Put People On, I Think. And Get Away With It! That's The Thing: Put People On And Get Away With It! That's A Science In Itself.

I Try To Play The Bare Essence, To Let Everything Be Just What It's Supposed To Be In That Particular Spot...you Have Many Things To Pick From When You're Playing, So You Try To Train Yourself To Pick Out The Best Things That You Know.

Men Have Died For This Music. You Can't Get More Serious Than That.

The Idea Of Life Is To Give And Receive.