The Driving Louis Bellson
# The Driving Louis Bellson

The Driving Louis Bellson (also released as The Hawk Talks) is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1955 for the Norgran label.

## Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

## Track listing

All compositions by Louis Bellson, except as indicated.

* "Basie" - 6:18
* "Charlie O" - 4:47
* "All Right" (Benny Goodman) - 5:14
* "The Hawk Talks" - 3:52
* "Festivale" - 4:08
* "Greetings" - 5:10
* "Mambo a la Louis Bellson" (Ralph Martin, Mike Alexander) - 3:59

## Personnel

* Louis Bellson – drums
* Charlie Shavers - trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 6)
* Nate Brown - flute (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
* Sid Brown - bass clarinet (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
* Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 6)
* Lou Stein - piano
* Wendell Marshall – bass
* Sabu Martinez - congas, bongos (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
* Alexander Delannay, Cyril Jackson, Joe Comadore - congas (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
* Mike Alexander, Rod Clavery, Alfonso Marshall - congas, steel drums (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
