Drummer Man (Verve)

Artist: Gene Krupa with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 042282784322
EAN: 0042282784322
ASIN: B0000046ZM

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Some Dave McKenna piano.

Tracks:

Let Me Off Uptown
Rockin' Chair - Roy Eldridge
Opus 1
Fish Fry - Roy Eldridge
Drummin' Man
Drum Boogie - Roy Eldridge, Eddie Shu
Boogie Blues
Leave Us Leap - Roy Eldridge, Eddie Shu, Jimmy Cleveland, Dave McKenna, Aaron Sachs
Slow Down
Wire Brush Stomp - Aaron Sachs
That's What You Think
After You've Gone - Roy Eldridge, Aaron Sachs

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Customer Reviews:

America's Ace Drummer Man!.......2004-01-31

This is a fantastic session done for Verve Records in 1956 of Gene with an all-star studio orchestra featuring Roy Eldridge and Anita O'Day. The album recaptures some of Krupa's greatest hits in glorious hi-fi sound. I think drummers suffered the most from the poor recording technology of the thirties and forties, and it is to the credit of producers like Norman Granz that veterans of the Swing Era like Krupa were able to re-record their hits in living stereo sound. This album captures everything that made Krupa a legend. While Krupa had slowed down some by this time due to various health problems, his drums constantly drive the band. Krupa demonstrated that sheer musicianship is more important than technique and speed (a lesson that a lot of drummers never seemed to learn). Nevertheless, the drum breaks during "Drummin' Man" and the blistering solo on "Wire Brush Stomp" are some of the most exciting sounds ever produced on a drum set. Also well-featured in this album are the two biggest stars to have emerged from Krupa's band, Roy Eldridge and Anita O'Day. Their humorous and swinging interplay on "Let Me Off Uptown" is one of the highlights of this set. Also, Roy lights off some fireworks with his rendition of "After You've Gone" (my second favorite version of the song after the one by the original Benny Goodman Trio, complete with Gene Krupa). This album demonstrates the confident brilliance that only comes with maturity, and the fact that no one ever has or will again propel a big band like that drummin' man, Gene Krupa!

lightning strikes and pounding thunder.......1998-12-12

Gene krupa, Roy Eldridge, and Anita O'day come together to produce a masterpiece that has no equal. This album should be timecapsuled to represent what it means to truly swing.

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