Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 396 (Q11192)

That's when I got to - I owe Norman Granz a great thanks for having me play with all those great players, like Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown - of course I played with Ray before with a quartet - a trio and a quartet. That was one of the first times that Oscar Peterson had me on the bill with him almost every place he played. Because Ed Thigpen was first. Then I came over later. Norman Granz would ...