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Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. Official videos, audio, info.

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LastChanceRecords presents …
Compact Jazz
Author:  Gene Krupa

Publisher: Polygram Records
Release Date: 1992-11-18

Gene Krupa – Gene Krupa
Label: Verve Records – 833 286-4
Series: Walkman Jazz – 833 286-4
Format: Cassette, Black, Paper Label
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genre: Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Cool Jazz
A1 Drummin’ Man
A2 Swedish Schnapps
A3 Paradise
A4 Just You, Just Me
A5 Gene’s Solo Flight
A6 Disc Jockey Jump
A7 ‘s Wonderful
B1 Let Me Off Uptown
B2 Hippdeebip
B3 Immagination
B4 Who’s Rhythm
B5 Mulligan Stew
B6 Gene’s Blues
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Polydor International GmbH
Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
Alto Saxophone – Hal McKusick (tracks: 1, 8), Phil Woods (tracks: 6, 12), Sam Marowitz (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12), Willie M. Smith* (tracks: 3,)
Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12)
Bass – Israel Crosby (tracks: 3), Jim Gannon* (tracks: 6, 12), John Drew (tracks: 1, 7 to 9), Ray Brown (tracks: 2, 10, 11, 13), Red Callender (tracks: 4), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 5)
Drums – Gene Krupa
Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12), Herb Ellis (tracks: 2, 10, 13), Steve Jordan (3) (tracks: 3)
Piano – Bobby Scott (tracks: 7, 9), Dave McKenna (tracks: 1, 5, 8), Hank Jones (tracks: 12), Oscar Peterson (tracks: 13), Teddy Wilson (tracks: 2 to 4, 10, 11)
Producer – Norman Granz
Remastered By – Dennis Drake, Mark Wilder
Sequenced By – Ed Berger
Tenor Saxophone – Aaron Sachs (tracks: 1, 8), Al Cohn (tracks: 6), Ben Webster (tracks: 2, 10), Eddie Wasserman* (tracks: 6, 12), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (tracks: 11), Eddie Shu (tracks: 1, 5, 7 to 9), Flip Phillips (tracks: 13), Frank Socolow (tracks: 12), Illinois Jacquet (tracks: 13)
Trombone – Bill Harris (tracks: 2, 10, 11), Billy Byers (tracks: 12), Eddie Bert (tracks: 12), Frank Rehak (tracks: 6), Fred Ohms (tracks: 1, 8), J.J. Johnson (tracks: 1, 8), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 1, 8, 12), Kai Winding (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 12), Urbie Green (tracks: 6), Willie Dennis (tracks: 6)
Trumpet – Al Derisi* (tracks: 6, 12), Al Stewart (3) (tracks: 6, 12), Bernie Glow (tracks: 1, 8), Charlie Shavers (tracks: 2, 3, 10, 11), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 13), Doc Severinsen (tracks: 6, 12), Ernie Royal (tracks: 6, 12), Joe Ferrante (tracks: 1, 8), Irwin “Marky” Markowitz* (tracks: 6), Nick Travis (tracks: 1, 8), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 1, 8, 13)
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: 4)
Vocals – Anita O’Day (tracks: 1, 8), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 8)
Written By – Truck Parham (tracks: 1)
Written-By – Bobby Scott (tracks: 9), Charlie Shavers (tracks: 2, 11), Earl Bostic (tracks: 8), Eddie Shu (tracks: 9), Gene Krupa (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13), Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin* (tracks: 7), Gerry Mulligan (tracks: 6, 12), Gordon Clifford (tracks: 3), Jesse Greer (tracks: 4), Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke* (tracks: 10), John Drew (tracks: 9), Nacio Herb Brown (tracks: 3), Raymond W. Klages* (tracks: 4), Redd Evans (tracks: 8)
Written-By [Uncredited] – Tiny Parham (tracks: 1)
WALKMAN is a trademark of SONY CORPORATION and is used by POLYGRAM under the license of SONY CORPORATION

The company name used on this release “PolyGram Records Inc. (New York)” refers to PolyGram Records, Inc..
Barcode: 042283328642
Label Code: 0383

Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909   October 16, 1973) was an influential American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.

Born January 15, 1909(1909-01-15) Chicago, Illinois
Died October 16, 1973 (aged 64)

Genre(s): Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Big band
Occupation: Drummer, Composer, Bandleader

Many consider Krupa to be one of the most influential drummers of the 20th century, particularly regarding the development of the drum kit. Many jazz historians believe he made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal. Others, however, believe this was done earlier by Baby Dodds. His drum method was published in 1938 and immediately became the standard text. He is also credited with inventing the rim shot on the snare drum.

Krupa in the 1930s prominently featured Slingerland drums. At Krupa urging, Slingerland developed tom-toms with tuneable top and bottom heads, which immediately became important elements of virtually every drummer set-up. Krupa also developed and popularised many of the cymbal techniques that became standards. His collaboration with Armand Zildjian of the Avedis Zildjian Company developed the hi-hat stand and standardized the names and uses of the ride cymbal, the crash cymbal, the splash cymbal, the pang cymbal and the swish cymbal.

The British techno-rock group Apollo 440 had a hit with “”Krupa”” which featured the sampled phrase from the movie Taxi Driver; “”Now back to the Gene Krupa syncopated style.”” The song itself is an electronic dance track written in the style of Gene Krupa, giving the impression of Krupa style in the form of a 1990s dance track, blending his musical idioms with a modern song using samples and synthesised basslines.

Krupa was featured in the 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon Book Revue in which a rotoscoped version of Krupa drumming is used in an impromptu jam session.

The 1937 recording of Louis Prima “”Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)”” by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring Gene Krupa on drums was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 1978, Gene Krupa became the first drummer inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame.

In season 8 of The Simpsons Krupa name and drumming style are briefly mentioned in the episode Hurricane Neddy.

Rhythm, the UK best selling drum magazine voted Gene Krupa the third most influential drummer ever, in a poll conducted for its February 2009 issue. Voters included over 50 top-name drummers.”

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Gene Krupa didn’t exactly invent the image of the drummer as a madman who sat at the back of the band, but he certainly cultivated it. He may sometimes have lacked subtlety in his playing, but he always injected a huge amount of energy into a performance whether in a small group (as here) or behind a big band.

His extrovert personality proved an excellent complement to the rather introverted bandleader Benny Goodman which, together with his undoubted technical ability, led to them having a very long working relationship. That said, Gene Krupa did leave the Goodman Orchestra in 1938 reportedly because Benny Goodman didn’t his drummer’s tendency to hog the limelight, insisting on taking a drum solo in just about every number. They did continue to work together for many years afterwards, however, as this clip demonstrates.

Many people credit Gene Krupa for basically inventing the modern drum kit and was certainly one of the first drummers in Jazz to be well known as a soloist and, indeed, the first to become a nationwide celebrity. He also inspired subsequent generations of drummers: Keith Moon of The Who was an admirer of Gene Krupa and I was told some years ago that Krupa also provided the inspiration for `Animal’, the drummer in the Muppet Show band.

People don’t generally realize what a smash hit Benny Goodman’s band was in the pre-War years – their fame was exactly on the scale of the `Beatlemania’ of a few decades later.

My Dad taught himself to play the drums using a book called The Gene Krupa Drum Method. I found his (very old and battered) copy of it among his personal effects after he died almost a decade ago and gave it – along with his drums, sticks, brushes, etc – to a local school. One thing that came from learning from a book was that he learnt to read drum music very well, which helped him get jobs with various dance bands. Few Jazz drummers of his generation could read music.

This performance, dating from the 1960s, represents a kind of reunion the three members of Benny Goodman’s famous trio of the 1930s (Goodman, Krupa and Teddy Wilson), along with bassist George Duvivier. I never really understood how that original trio managed to get away without having a bass player, but it was hugely popular and made a number of terrific records.

There’s a (somewhat rambling) verbal introduction by Benny Goodman, so I’ll restrict myself to a couple of observations. One is that Gene Krupa (who is clearly enjoying himself in this clip – watch him at about 3:07!) shows off the `trad’ grip very effectively. The other is that if you look closely at Teddy Wilson’s right hand you can see that he doesn’t have the use of his index finger, which he was unable to unbend. I believe that came about as the aftermath of a stroke and it caused him a lot of problems in later life although he carried on playing well into the 1980s. Anyway, he still plays very nicely, as do they all. Enjoy!