Louie Bellson Smithsonian Interview Block 675 (Q11471)

Avant-garde to the point where he realized what free form was, because the word "form" was still there. He could still swing hard. He could do it all. But his approach, his sound - his sound was different than anyone else's, too. Elvin Jones was the same way. You could tell by listening to him - probably you could tell that sound. We talked about an 18-inch bass drum. He made it sound like a 2 ...