Gene Krupa

Synopsis

To celebrate the centenary in 2009 of drummer Gene Krupa's birth, Alyn Shipton is joined by vintage drum expert Richard Pite to select the highlights from Krupa's many recordings. As well as his work with Benny Goodman, the programme spans Krupa's playing from the 1920s to the late 1950s, including his epic battles with Buddy Rich and his famous recordings with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge.

Disc 1
Title: Nobody's Sweetheart
Artist: McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans
Composer: Kahn, Erdman, Meyers, Schoebel
Album: Eddie Condon 1927-1938
Label: Classics
Number: 742 Track 3

Personnel: Eddie Condon (guitar) with Jimmy McPartland (c); Frank Teschemacher(cl); Bud Freeman (ts); Joe Sullivan (p); Jim Lannigan (b); Gene Krupa (dr) 16 Dec 1927

Disc 2
Title: Deep Down South
Artist: Bix Beiderbecke and His Orchestra
Composer: Colins/Green
Album: Bix Lives
Label: Bluebird
Number: ND86845 Track 22

Personnel: Bix Beiderbecke, c; Ray Lodwig, t; Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman, Min Leibrook, reeds, Irving Brodsky, p; Gene Krupa, d, Edddie Lang, g, Joe Venuti vn, Wes Vaughan, vo. 8 Sept 1930.

Disc 3
Title: Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas
Artist: Benny Goodman Quartet
Composer: Baxter
Album: Avalon, The Small Bands vol 2
Label: Bluebird
Number: ND 82273 Track 8

Personnel: Benny Goodman, cl. Lionel Hampton, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Gene Krupa,. d. 2 Dec 1937

Disc 4
Title: Don't Be That Way
Artist: Benny Goodman
Composer: Goodman, Sampson, Parish
Album: Live at Carnegie Hall
Label: Columbia
Number: CBS 4509832 CD1 Track 1

Personnel: BG, clt; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, t; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, tb; George Koenig, Hymie Scherzer, Art Rollini, Babe Russin, saxes; Jess Stacy p; Allen Reuss, g; Harry Goodman, b; Gene Krupa, d. Carnegie Hall 16 Jan 1938

Disc 5
Title: Let me off uptown
Artist: Gene Krupa
Composer: Evans, Bostic
Album: Anita O'Day: Young Anita
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 21 CD 1 Track 9

Personnel: Gene Krupa Orchestra, Norman Murphy, Torg Halten, Graham Young, t; Roy Eldridge t, voc; John Grassi, Babe Wagner, tb; Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley, Sam Musiker, Walter Bates, reeds; Bob Curtis, p; Remo Biondi, g; Buddy Bastien, b; Gene Krupa d; Anita O'Day voc. 11 April 1941.

Disc 6
Title: How High The Moon
Artist: Gene Krupa
Composer: Hamilton, Lewis, arr Mulligan
Album: Up and Atom: A Proper Intorduction to Gene Krupa
Label: Proper
Number: 2036 Track 8

Personnel: Red Rodney, Joe Triscari, Ray Triscari, Tony Anelli, t; Carl Elmer, Dick Taylor, Warren Covington, Ben Seaman, tb; Harry Terrill, Charlie Kennedy, Charlie Ventura, Buddy Wise, Jack Schwartz, reeds; Teddy Napoleon, p; Hy White, g; Bob Munoz, b; Gene Krupa, d. 27 May 1946.

Disc 7
Title: Midget
Artist: Gene Krupa
Composer: Shavers
Album: Gene Krupa 1953-54
Label: Classics
Number: 1433 Track 1

Personnel Charlie Shavers, t; Bill Harris, tb; Ben Wenster, ts; Teddy Wilson, p., Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; Gene Krupa, d. 10 Sep 1953.

Disc 8
Title: The Drum Battle - Krupa/Rich (Jazz at the Phil)
Artist: Gene Krupa / Buddy Rich
Composer: Krupa / Rich
Album: Drum battle at JATP
Label: Verve
Number: 559810 Tracks 5/6

Personnel: Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich, d. Carnegie Hall, New York, New York on September 13, 1952.

Disc 9
Title: Gene's Blues
Artist: Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich
Composer: Krupa
Album: Krupa and Rich
Label: Verve
Number: 521 643-2 Track 3

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, t; Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips,. ts; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g, Ray Brown, b; Gene Krupa, d.

Disc 10
Title: That's What You Think
Artist: Gene Krupa Big Band
Composer: Werner arr Quincy Jones
Album: Drummer Man
Label: Verve
Number: 8278432 Track 11

Personnel: Roy Eldridge t, v; Joe Ferrante, Nick Travis, Bernie Glow, t; JJ Johnson, Kai Winding, Jimmy Cleveland, Fred Ohms, tb; Hal McKusic, Sam Marowitz, Aaron Sachs, Eddie Shu, Danny Bank, reeds; Dave McKenna, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Johnny Drew, b; Gene Krupa, d. Anita O'Day voc. rec 1956.

Disc 11
Title: I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
Artist: Gene Krupa's Swing Band
Composer: Franklin
Album: Gene Krupa Story
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 1

Personnel: Roy Eldridge, t; Benny Goodman, cl; Chu Berry ts; Jess Stacy, p; Allan Reuss, g; Israel Crosby, b; Gene Krupa, d. 29 Feb 1936.

Broadcast

1. Sat 21 Feb 2009
   16:00
   BBC Radio 3