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...Duke Ellington called Louie Bellson, 84, "the world's greatest drummer," a title Bellson earned at age 17 when he beat out 40,000 other contestants in a national drumming competition. He went on to play with numerous jazz greats, such as Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald...
...LOUIE BELLSON. A legendary jazz drummer Duke Ellington once called “the greatest musician alive” performs this weekend with Kenny Hitchcock (sax), Derek Smith (piano) and Jay Leonhart (bass) in Cambridge. Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at 9 p.m. Tickets $25, available at Ryles or by phone (617) 876-9330. Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire Street, Inman Square, Cambridge...