![]() ![]() This listing only includes selected Lp, Ep, and CD releases and is not meant to be a complete guide. I have included pull-down menus with track listings for certain albums. With the amount of recordings available, reduncancy is inevitable. A large percentage of these albums are out-of-print, including some of the CDs. With a little searching, you should be able to find them through a good used record store. Recordings as a Sideman Eddie Condon - Chicago Style (ASV Living Era CD AJA 5192) ![]() Bix Beiderbecke - 1924-1930 (DRG 36183) ![]() Bix Beiderbecke - At the Jazz Band Ball (ASV/Living Era 5080) ![]() Fats Waller - Fats Waller and His Buddies (Bluebird 61005-2) ![]() Coleman Hawkins - 1929-1934 (Classics 587) ![]() Billie Holiday - The Legacy Box 1933-1958 (Columbia C3K-47724) ![]() Benny Goodman - 1931-1933 (Classics 719) ![]() Benny Goodman and The Giants of Swing (Prestige 7644) - 1933-35 recordings featuring Jack Teagarden. The Complete Benny Goodman, Vol. 1 (1935) (RCA AXK2-5505) -Early dates with Goodman, features first Trio recordings. Benny Goodman - Stompin' at the Savoy (Bluebird 61067-2) ![]() Benny Goodman - The Birth of Swing (Bluebird 61038-2) ![]() Benny Goodman - Airplay (Doctor Jazz AGK-40350) ![]() Benny Goodman Trio & Quartet - The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings ![]() (BMG 09026-68764-2) 3 disc set of every small group recording from July 1935 to April 1939. Includes 20 alternate takes, booklet with several pics and picture discs. Disc 3 features Davey Tough on drums. A must have collection! Benny Goodman - On the Air 1937-1938 (Columbia/Legacy 4883) ![]() Benny Goodman - 1938 Bill Dodge All-Star Recordings Complete (Circle 111) ![]() Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces G2K 40244) ![]() Benny Goodman At Carnegie Hall - Complete (Columbia/Legacy C2K 65143) ![]() The Original Benny Goodman Trio & Quartet Sessions Vol. 1 (Bluebird Treasury Series 5631-2-RB) ![]() Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - Sing, Sing, Sing (Bluebird Treasury Series 5630-2-RB) ![]() Benny Goodman - Way Down Yonder (1943-1944) (Vintage Jazz Classics 100) ![]() The Benny Goodman Story (MCA MCAD-4055) ![]() Benny Goodman - Together Again (Bluebird 6283-2-RB13) ![]() Benny Goodman - King of Swing 1958-1967 (Accord 300152) ![]() Charlie Christian - 1939-1941 (Best of Jazz 4032) ![]() Lionel Hampton - Compact Jazz (Verve 833287) ![]() Eddie Condon - The Town Hall Concerts (Jazzology JCD-1001/1002, 1003/1004, 1005/1006, 1007/1008, 1009/10) ![]() Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic - Hartford 1953 (Pablo Live 2308-240) Features Gene on "Cottontail" with all-star band, includes Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Willie Smith and others. Cozy Cole - Drum Beat for Dancing Feet (Coral CRL 757423) Highly commercial 1962 production featuring Cole, Krupa, Ray McKinley and Panama Francis. Orchestra directed by Henry Jerome. Eddie Condon - Live At The New School (Chiaroscuro CR 110) ![]() Recordings as a Leader Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - The Chronogical 1935-38 (Classics 754) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - The Chronogical 1938 (Classics 767) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - The Chronogical 1939 (Classics 799) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - The Chronogical 1939-40 (Classics 834) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra "The Radio Years" 1940 (Jazz Unlimited JUCD 2021) ![]() The Gene Krupa Story (Proper Records U.K) ![]() Drums Drums Drums - Gene Krupa (Castle MAC CD 362) ![]() Drummin' Man (Columbia C2L-29) - Excellent 1938-1949 anthology. Features 2 Lps and booklet. Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (Jazz Hour JH-1044) ![]() Uptown - Roy Eldridge with the Gene Krupa Orchestra featuring Anita O'Day. ![]() Gene Krupa Jazz Trio (Columbia Hall of Fame Series B2519) - 7" EP features 4 cuts with Charlie Ventura & Teddy Napoleon. Gene Krupa & his Orchestra 1944-46 (Hep 16) - Live big band recordings featuring strings. With Charlie Ventura and Red Rodney. Town Hall Concert (Commodore CCD 7006) - ![]() Drummin' Man (Columbia CL2515 10"Lp) - previously released first Big Band recordings. Gene Krupa & his Orchestra On the Air (Aircheck 35) - 1944-46 radio broadcasts, 1943 V-Discs. That Drummer's Band (Epic/Encore Series EE22027) - 1940-1942. Challenging the Challenger (First Herd FH 35) - 1945 Big Band with string section. Gene Krupa V-Disc Recordings (IMC/Movieplay) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge (Verve 2008) Norman Granz' produced 1956 reunion. Gene Krupa - Drummer Man (Verve MGV-2008) ![]() Gene Krupa (Columbia Special Products JCL 753) - Big Band recordings from 1940-47, featuring Roy Eldridge & Anita O'Day. Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - Krupa Swings (Encore P 14379) - Unissued and re-issued Big Band recordings from first band, 1938-42. King Krupa - Gene Krupa Orchestra (Swing Treasury 106) - Live 1945 recordings feature Charlie Ventura, Anita O'Day and Buddy Stewart. Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - Hollywood Palladium Jan. 18, 1945 (Canby CACD-1003) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - What's This? 1946 Vol. 1 (Hep CD 26) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - It's Up To You 1946 Vol.2 (Hep CD 46) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - Hop, Skip and Jump 1946 Vol.3 (Hep CD 51) ![]() Hot Drums - Gene Krupa (Stack-O-Hits Lp AG 9048) (Classic CD 7776) ![]() Gene Krupa-Marty Napoleon-Charlie Ventura (Ozone 25) - Budget Lp of bootlegged trio performance from 1952. Teddy Napoleon actually plays piano, not Marty. The Original Drum Battle - Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (Verve V6-8484) ![]() Jazz At the Philharmonic - Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich The Drum Battle (Verve 815 146 1) - Repackaging of "The Original Drum Battle" with slightly different track listing. Featuring Lester Young and Buddy DeFranco. Jazz At The Philharmonic In Tokyo 1953 (Pablo Live PACD-2620-104-2) ![]() Gene Krupa Quartet and Max Roach/Clifford Brown Quintet (Hall of Fame Jazz Greats JG 633) - Recorded live in 1955 at Jazz at the Philharmonic. Features Eddie Shu, Bobby Scott and Whitey Mitchell. One of the best live dates by Gene, his drums are explosive. Includes a 16 minute version of "Sing Sing Sing." Drum Boogie - Gene Krupa his Trio & Sextet (Verve/Clef MGC-703) - Excellent Lp features reconstituted trio recordings with Charlie Ventura & Teddy Napoleon and "All-Star" sextet with Charlie Shavers, Teddy Wilson and Willie Smith. Classics In Percussion - Gene Krupa (Verve-8450) - 1961 semi-classical release features 4 man percussion group including Mousey Alexander. Great display of Gene's orchestral training. Also released by Verve under the title Percussion King (Verve-8414). Perdido - The Gene Krupa Quartet (Swing House SWH 21) - Live small group recordings from 1961-62. Featuring Charlie Ventura. Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements (Verve/Clef 8292) - 1958 big band recordings, very modern sounding group. The Gene Krupa Story (Verve Celebrity 15010) - 1959 film soundtrack. Features Shelly Manne, Red Nichols and Anita O'Day. Gene Krupa (MGM Golden Archive Series GAS-132) - 1950-1958 big band and small group recordings. Norman Granz Jazz At the Philharmonic featuring the Gene Krupa Trio (Verve 8031) - 1952 live recordings with Charlie Ventura and Teddy Naploleon. Sing, Sing, Sing (Verve 8190) - 1952 small group with Eddie Shu and Teddy Naploleon. Gene Krupa Quartet (Clef MGC-668) - 1954-55 Recordings featuring Eddie Shu. The Jazz Rhythms of Gene Krupa (Verve 8204) - 1954 recordings with Eddie Shu and Dave McKenna. Krupa Rocks (Verve 8276) - 1957 small group recordings. Hey, Here's Gene Krupa (Verve 8300) - 1957 small group recordings featuring Eddie Shu and Dave McKenna. Big Noise From Winnetka (Verve 8310) ![]() The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet featuring Charlie Ventura (Verve 8584) - 1964 Creed Taylor produced small group outing. Very "modern" sounding group. Gene Krupa Compact Jazz (Verve 833 286-2) ![]() Swing Back With Gene Krupa (B&C Records 74074-2) ![]() Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - Drum Boogie (Columbia/Legacy CK 53425) ![]() Krupa and Rich - Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (Verve 314 521 643-2) ![]() Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich - Burnin' Beat (Verve 8471) - Second studio recording with BR from 1962. Legend has it that Gene & Buddy didn't actually meet in the studio for these recordings. Gene's slowing down is evident on the "drum battles." Louis Bellson & Gene Krupa - The Mighty Two ![]() Gene Krupa (Time-Life A-17587/R960-13) ![]() The Swingin' Gene Krupa Quartet (Star Line SG-8019) - live dates from 1959 and 1965 featuring Eddie Wasserman & Carmen Leggio. Gene Krupa (Metro MS-518) - Previously released 1950's big band & small group recordings. Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich (Verve Walkman Jazz 835 314-4) ![]() Gene Krupa and his Men Of Jazz (Starline SLC-61006) - Live Quartet recording from 1958 featuring Teddy Napoleon. Gene Krupa Ace Drummer Man Volume 2 (Starline SLC-61071) - live 1967 recording of Quartet on the television show "Dial M for Music" with Eddie Shu. Features interview with Gene. Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - Swingin' With Krupa (RCA Camden CAK-340) - previously released material from Gene Krupa & his Chicagoans, Gene Krupa's Swing Band and the final incarnation of the Big Band, Fats Waller tunes and "country & westernish" sides! Gene Krupa In Concert with The Six Star International Jazz Band (DBK Jazz 70015) ![]() |