The Mighty Two (Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa album)

The Mighty Two
The Mighty Two
Studio album by Gene Krupa and Louis Bellson
Released	1963 (Re-released 1972)
Recorded	May 1963; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	28:09
Label	Roulette; R/SR 52098
Producer	Teddy Reig
Gene Krupa chronology
Louis Bellson chronology

Released1963 (Re-released 1972)

RecordedMay 1963
New York City

GenreJazz

Length28:09

The Mighty Two is an album by American drummers Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa recorded in 1963 and released on the Roulette label.^[1] The album was conceived as a drum instruction disc demonstrating rudimental drum techniques with Bellson and Krupa fronting an eight piece band along with two solo performances by the two co-leaders.^[2]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

v t e Gene Krupa
Studio albums	Krupa and Rich (1956) Burnin' Beat (1962) The Mighty Two (1963) The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura (1964)
Live albums	The Drum Battle (1952)
Films	The Gene Krupa Story (1959)

v t e Louie Bellson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Skin Deep (1953 & 1954) Louis Bellson Quintet (1954) Journey into Love (with Buddy Baker, 1954) The Driving Louis Bellson (1955) Let's Call It Swing (1956 & 1957) Drummer's Holiday (1956, 1957, & 1958) Drumorama! (1957) Music, Romance and Especially Love (1957) The Brilliant Bellson Sound (1959) Louis Bellson Swings Jule Styne (1960) The Mighty Two (with Gene Krupa, 1963) Explorations (with Lalo Schifrin, 1964) Are You Ready for This? (with Buddy Rich, 1965) Thunderbird (1965) The Louis Bellson Explosion (1975)
Live albums	Louis Bellson at The Flamingo (1957) Big Band Jazz from the Summit (1962)
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The Mighty Two (Louis Bellson and Gene Krupa album)

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