Journey into Love

1955 studio album by Louis Bellson and Buddy Baker
Journey into Love
Studio album by
Louis Bellson and Buddy Baker
Released1955
RecordedAugust 30 – September 1, 1954
StudioLA
GenreJazz
LabelNorgran
MGN 1007
ProducerNorman Granz
Louis Bellson chronology
Louis Bellson Quintet
(1954) 		Journey into Love
(1955) 		The Driving Louis Bellson
(1955)
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as noted.

  1. "Lonesome" (Buddy Baker, Louis Bellson)
  2. "Mirror on the Water"
  3. "Javille"
  4. "Can This Be True" (Baker, Bellson)
  5. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon)
  6. "Be My Pretty Flower"
  7. "Dancing on a Moonbeam"
  8. "Don't Be Afraid to Love Me" (Bellson, Pearl Bailey)
  9. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
  10. "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

  1. ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed December 15, 2015
  2. ^ Smithsonian Jazz Oral History Program NEA Jazz Master interview: Louis Bellson, October 2 & 21, 2005
  3. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessdate December 15, 2015
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