50th Anniversary Issue - Live and Hot: The Benny Goodman Small Groups in the '20s and '30s - Upbeat: URCD330 - CD

This is exhilirating music, on the edge of abandon much of the time and all the better for it. And yes, Krupa really was a superstar. — Jazzwise

Release Date: 10th Mar 2023
Catalogue No: URCD330
Label: Upbeat

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1 . Three Little Words

2 . Stompin' at the Savoy

3. Everybody Loves My Baby

4 . Vibraphone Blues

5. Liza

6 . Sweet Georgia Brown

7 . I Got Rhythm

8. Smiles

9 . Limehouse Blues

10. So Rare

11 . Dinah

12 . Body & Soul

13 . Avalon

14 . Whispers in the Dark

15 . Limehouse Blues

16 . After You've Gone

17 . I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas

18 . Who

19 . Twilight in Turkey

20 . Remember Me

21 . I've Got a Heart Full of Music

22 . Marie

23 . Diga Diga Doo

24 . Tea for Two

25 . Handful of Keys

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2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Gene Krupa’s death at the age of just 64, on 15th October 1973. From 1935 until 1938 Gene Krupa literally drove the Benny Goodman Orchestra and small groups in a way which has never been equalled. This CD is a must for both Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa fans.

The producer of this album, John Petters, renowned drummer and band leader, says Krupa was the sound of the Benny Goodman bands….This seems an appropriate time to re-evaluate the music on this CD, which I regard as some of the most exciting sessions in jazz history.

John Petters has compiled this excellent tribute to Krupa which also features excellent liner notes, not only about the music itself but also gives valuable insights into Krupa’s drumming.

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This is exhilirating music, on the edge of abandon much of the time and all the better for it. And yes, Krupa really was a superstar.

50th Anniversary Issue - Live and Hot: The Benny Goodman Small Groups in the '20s and '30s

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