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16 de may. de 2005 · Released. 2000 — UK. CD —. Compilation, Remastered. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2005 Box Set release of "Young Anita" on Discogs.
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The two periods (194142 and 1945) with Gene Krupa’s big band represent not merely the beginning, but one of the high points in one of the greatest careers in music. O’Day joined the Krupa krew in March 1941 and almost immediately revolutionized the craft of band singing.
- Gene Krupa’s Formative Years
- Benny Goodman
- Gene Krupa’s Band
- Gene Krupa in The 40s and 50s
- The Epic Drum Battles
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...
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In her earliest recordings, Anita O'Day was the featured vocalist with the big bands of Gene Krupa (1941-1942 and 1945-1946) and Stan Kenton (1944). In the 1940s, Columbia and Capitol Records released the recordings of Krupa and Kenton, respectively, on 78 rpm disks with one song per side.
Authors: Anita O'Day (Singer), Gene Krupa (Performer), Stan Kenton (Performer), Roy Eldridge (Performer), Lowell Martin (Performer), Alvy West (Performer), Will Bradley (Performer), Count Basie (Performer), Tadd Dameron (Performer), Paul Jordan (Performer), Jack Pleis (Performer), Ben Homer (Performer), Gene Krupa Orchestra (Performer ...
CBS/Sony – 32DP 567. Japan. 1986. Japan — 1986. New Submission. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Anita O'Day Sings With Gene Krupa = ジョージア・オン・マイ・マインド by Anita O'Day. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
Vinyl —. LP, Compilation, Stereo. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O'Day Featuring Roy Eldridge by Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O'Day Featuring Roy Eldridge. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
