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8. Nov. 2019 · His drum solo on "Sing, Sing, Sing" (1937) elevated the role of the drummer from an accompanying line to an important solo voice in the band. In collaboration with the Slingerland drum and...
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Some fine drumming and miming from a true original. Surely an inspiration to both Keith Moon and Cosmo Kramer.
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25. Mai 2019 · Gene Krupa & His Orchestra 1947 Boiler Room Drum Solo from “Beat The Band” Red Rodney - YouTube. thecrippledrummer. 16.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 5.6K. 595K views 5 years ago. Gene...
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- Gene Krupa’s Formative Years
- Benny Goodman
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- Gene Krupa in The 40s and 50s
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Eugene Bertram Krupa was born in Chicago’s impoverished South Side in 1909 into a family of Polish immigrants. The youngest of nine children, he was first drawn to jazz when helping out in his brother’s music store when he was about ten years old. He briefly flirted with playing the alto sax, but felt a greater affinity for the drums. By the age of...
Both these early performances showed Gene Krupa in a restrained mood but as recording techniques improved, he could play with more volume and intensity. His big breakthrough was joining the Benny Goodman band in 1934. By then, Krupa’s style had evolved dramatically; it swung more aggressively and flowed in a 4/4 time rather than the jaunty 2/4 mete...
With Gene Krupa’s fame beginning to eclipse Goodman’s, the clarinetist, who purportedly didn’t like sharing the limelight with his drummer, attempted to tone down his sticks man’s flamboyance and limit his crowd-pleasing solos. Eventually, a frustrated Krupa left to form his own band. Its first significant recording was 1938’s “Jungle Madness,” a c...
Although he would find it hard shaking off the “junkie” image that the American tabloid press gave him, Gene Krupa got his career back on track thanks to the jazz impresario Norman Granz, who featured the drummer at his groundbreaking Jazz At The Philharmonic concerts, which began in 1944. Later, in the 1950s, Krupa’s career flourished at Granz’s C...
No introduction to the best Gene Krupa songs would be complete without mentioning some sensational tracks that resulted from his collaborations with fellow drum maven, Buddy Rich. Krupa’s first album to feature the New York tub thumper was The Drum Battle, his debut LP for music mogul Norman Granz’s Clef label in 1952. It was recorded live at Carne...
Learn about the life and legacy of Gene Krupa, one of the most explosive and charismatic drummers in jazz history. Discover his best songs, from his early days in Chicago to his solo career and his famous drum solos.
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His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" elevated the role of the drummer from that of an accompanist to that of an important solo voice in the band. In collaboration with the Slingerland drum- and Zildjian cymbal-manufacturers, he became a major force in defining the standard band-drummer's kit.
28. Feb. 2019 · For the first two choruses he can just be heard clipping out time on the bass drum shell (just as he’d seen Dodds do, as well as other Chicago top-rankers such as Hilaire and Bob Conselman) then behind Joe Sullivan’s piano solo a steady four-on-the-floor bass drum is clearly audible and we’re treated to occasional tasty swashes ...
Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" elevated the role of...
