Drum Crazy

Gene Krupa & His Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000059RU6
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,952 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Swing Is Here

2. Sing, Sing, Sing

3. Wire Brush Stomp

4. Apurksody

5. Drummin' Man

6. Tuxedo Junction

7. High On A Windy Hill

8. It All Comes Back To Me Now

9. Drum Boogie

10. Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina

11. Let Me Off Uptown

12. Rockin' Chair

13. Bolero At The Savoy

14. Leave Us Leap

15. Dark Eyes

16. Opus One

17. Boogie Blues

18. Lover

19. How High The Moon

20. Disc Jockey Jump

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous music, dismal sound quality, October 29, 2003

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drum Crazy (Audio CD)

Gene Krupa's music is a marvel, but unfortunately, the sound quality on this disc is horrifying. Throughout every song, there is an audible, annoying hiss in the background. My old collection of 33 RPM disc's produces fresher sounds than this pathetic excuse of remastering. It's obvious they merely transfered the original mono recordings from vinyl to CD with no remastering or technical wizardry. It's a crying shame because Krupa's band is an underrated orchestra. Do yourself a favor and sample Krupa's music, but not from this poorly produced, shoddy CD.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Band Swing Era FAN, November 17, 2002

By 

Jim Taylor (Hazel Green, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drum Crazy (Audio CD)

If you like Swinging, Big Band music you'll love this CD. The Gene Krupa Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Orchestra, The Gene Krupa Trio... All on one album. From the opening song, Apurksody (Krupa spelled backwards... a slow swing tune); to Drummin' Man (the song that got me interested in Gene Krupa); to the Original Live, Swinging, Exciting performance of Sing, Sing, Sing (featuring Harry James, Benny Goodman, Jess Stacy, and the BG Orchestra, all being Drivin', Swingingly by the Swinging Rhythm of Gene Krupa); through to Wire Brush Stomp (The Trio showcasing the superb expertise of Gene's intricate drumming with Wire Brushes). The recording quality is good, and the persentation is really good... I only have two wishes, more text, and more Gene Krupa CD's like this.
If you are a Big Band Swing Jazz FAN you must get this CD.