My Father, Murray Williams is in this video. Alto Sax player 2 away from Charlie Ventura. ( second from left) Dad met my Mother, Marge after this video was made. They met at the Hollywood Palladium.
For my two bits worth Gene Krupa is and always will be The King of Skins. Krupa did more to bring the drums from being a Time Keeping instrument to a instrument to solo with than any one else. Buddy Rich was probably better in technical playing but Krupa could swing plus he knew how to add fills, rim shots or even just a single beat on the tom toms to enhance the music. A great musician who gave a lot back to music. Heaven must have a Hell of a Band, R.I.P Gene Krupa and Thank you for posting this one.. Regards, Denis.
Saw Gene Krupa play live in 1969 in NYC, 2 back to back 45 minutes sets. The man is beyond compare in style, ability and showmanship. Just a man and hid drums.
Unfortunately, Buddy Rich was TEN TIMES THE DRUMMER KRUPA WAS! Krupa “Exaggerated” his arms movements with very little sound generated! He was more into “Style vs Substance”! PERIOD!
My preference is for Gene because I find that his style leans more toward musicality than Buddy's. I mean that Gene's playing weaves into the fabric of the song, enhancing it rather than overwhelming it. Buddy's feels more like watching a percussive athletic event, rather than listening to a work of musical art. Now, I think that Buddy's pure skill and technical ability is the best that I've ever seen. When I listen to Buddy, it's to be wowed and amazed. And I am.
David - - I am really sick of all these comparisons. When you get to a certain level, comparing Master musicians is stupid. Enjoy what each individual uniquely brings to the music. And FYI, Buddy was a better everything than Gene, musically speaking, of course. Buddy had many charts in the book that I feel Gene would have had a very hard time with. Again, you're comparing apples and oranges.
This drummer man is the living end. He's the greatest and my hero in the music scene. He contributed so much to modern music and surely must be playing drums in the hereafter along with Roy Eldridge and others. Thanks so very much for the upload.
Gene is the reason I bought a pair of drumsticks when I was 10 and started banging on books on my bed. I had just seen The Gene Krupa Story on channel 9 after school, and I got THE BUG. Almost like divine intervention, the following year his daughter, Marygrace, is in my class at St. Denis School in Yonkers, NY and is sitting next to me. I got to be friends with her. We used to play checkers together during recess. I never got to meet her dad though. He died the year after Hi Marygrace! Kevin B.
Thanks! I'm glad SOMEONE noticed that. I put together this montage - including the main number in the middle - as a sort of "compression" of the best bits of the film - and Gene. And I hoped TH-cam's systems wouldn't nause up my edit. For once, they DIDN'T!
Been my #1 drum hero since the mid-'60s when I discovered him on some of my Mom's old 78s. Krupa always had something to say musically and that's why even the young ones today know who he was. Glad so many of the old films are available on this site.
@Rodel757 So happy to hear kids are finally hearing great music again.I sometimes cry because I think kids are brainwashed into believing today's performers are the best ever.Please turn your friends on to this sweet sound.Luv'ya.
My dad Ted Blume is the violinist to right of Krupa who asks for the number of the girl in the red salami. he is 27 years old there - same age as my son Ross Blume...never saw the clip before. Thanks. Dad passed away in 1992 but was married to my mom at the Waldorf before they want to Hollywood to shoot this film.
Good to finally see the full scene in full quality! There's a very old clip of this that was uploaded in horrendous quality and no way to find out where it came from, stupid luck that I found this!
My first influence in my early drumming days none other than Gene Krupa the man who brought the drum set to the fore and helped make it a featured instrument plus he had a real nice musical style to boot as well.
Krupa it's the most carismatic drummer in the history i can only watch buddy rich like for 20 minutes and then i get tired it's just to much, but i can hear gene the hole day and im never gonna get tired of him.
Wonderful videos! I think you are so right on about Gene Krupa! G. K. has soul and he is such a captivating showman! Technically though I see Joe Morello as the best technician ever. Joe Morello could sustain four separate rhythms simultaneously - that my friend is independence!
got that tune in a 'drummin' man' columbia 2 record lp set-"disc jockey jump"?? anyhow gene & buddy will ALWAYS be compared & they had allot of respect for each other-glad i got to see gene at the metropole cafe in times sq.-he had eddie shu who played trumpet,sax &clarinet so he added allot to a trio. saw buddy with a big band out on l.i. @ 'poor peters' i believe & the best tune he did was 'the carioca'-a tune from his artie shaw days & the clarinet part was played wonderfully by the soprano sax man & then buddy just tore it up. to this day it's like the 'goodman' or 'shaw' question=they are BOTH terrific!
I watch this & wonder if Keith Moon, madman drummer of the rock band The Who, took his cue from Gene Krupa's antics from this film. Gene was the original madman of the skins. Aside from that, what Gene Krupa is credited with is creating & polishing the showmanship of the drum solo performance great drummers like Buddy Rich improved upon years later & they continue to do today. Ginger Baker's drum solo "Toad" is based on Krupa drum licks from decades before. Gene admired drummer Chick Webb.
I would bet five pounds or more. There's a photo in the GK bio. by Bruce Crowther of Krupa in '37. It was during a drum battle with Chick Webb. Krupa's hair is plastered to his head and the sweat has soaked through his suit jacket. Unbelievable! Playing like a wild-man while dressed in a suit and tie!
Well of course this was synched, but very well done. Gene and Buddy each said the other was the greatest. Gene's thing was that he could make a simple break or a single snare shot mean so much! Anyway, in 1962, Benny Goodman said of Gene, "He's still the best." Benny was the most demanding bandleader ever, and especially tough on drummers. And just for myself, I'd like to say that when it came to backing big band sections/driving dynamics, Gene and Buddy were equally fantastic. Listen to the record of Gene's 1941 band playing "Leave Us Leap", and also Artie Shaw's "Carioca" w/Buddy, to see what I mean.
Velociamator The bizarre thing is, where Gene is miming (to himself) he shows his genius even MORE. I mean, it's hard enough playing that well - but then to DUPLICATE it - and IN SYNCH!
Krupa played not only with Fun. But he was LETHAL on the drums. Listen to his notes and timing. Especially in the days drumsets were just coming up to be *important*
The one, the man who brought the drums from the insignificent banger at the back to the forefront of swing music, like Benny said, Gene was the greatest, and if Benny said so it was gospel.
Hi, question. Who was Joe Morello? Hadn't heard of him but always eager to learn. Krupa was always one of my favorites. Hard to imagine anyone who can shine brighter.
Joe Morello was the great drummer of the Dave Brubeck quartet. Morello's solo on Take Five with Brubeck's group put him on everyone's radar. He was an excellent drummer.
Ruckweiler, I too discovered Gene by accident, or should I say Benny, my best friend at the time had a brother who played clarinet and had been conscripted into the British army ,he gave me an LP of Goodman at Carnigie hall, well I played that until it was worn out, then got it on CD, then got the full, uncut version found in Benny's attic, bv Benny himself, this is music, but how do you introduce people to this? I am gladdened to read reviews from young people who have played enjoyed this.
Thanks RupertDC27 for confirming that information. I'll look up that VH1 show. To me, it also seems Keith picked up on some of Gene's facial expressions. I love it all. Krupa had style in abundance and Keith maintained it very respectfully.
Yeah' really! Even my grandparents era of the 30's was awesome! I'm a musician and love the music of the 1930's probably more than any other era because I can just relax when I listen to it. Seems like every other era requires the musician in me to come forward and compare this and that. With the 30's it was a complete feel, no solo happy cats eating up space, it was a cohesive sound that worked for the song, usually. This happened again in the mid 60's, another brilliant era for music.
Don't know which movie this is, but I saw the Gene Krupa Story when I was a kid (about 50 years ago). I never forgot it. I've never seen a drummer like him.
Gene Krupa is the man! He play with soul and Buddy play with technic and his ego, for me the best swing drummer all the time is Gene Krupa, sorry Bud.. RIP Krupa.
I know Buddy Rich was the better drummer but Gene had this amazing special quality I love some of his Instrumentals and Anita O'day tunes with his Band these guys Rocked in the 40's!!
Gene and Buddy could make magic on a basic small kit. Today's top drummers, seem to require massive kits and numerous cymbals, to play solos. Can't they play a basic 4 piece kit, with feel.
Roy Beckerman NO, I've seen 'em, usually up here. Hotel California is wrong 90% of the time! it's triplets, guys, come on. And some simple fills. if Don Henley doesn't screw with those fills, neither should you. :)
I play the drums . Drums are the complicated instruments to play . The drummer , the rhythm keeper is the true leader of the band , or orchestra . People look down on drummers with out us and our time keeping the whole thing falls apart Gene Kruper was a great drummer . He shows here that drumming is just as class a playing a Harpsicord . And it is good exercise too.
Buddy had the fastest left hand for playing rolls on the snare. Gene had the feel for percussion and it shows. Buddy Rich would never have been a drummer if Gene hadn't paved the way for the drums to be an instrument on there own rather than just a brush set and a kick bass drum. Every time I see Buddy playing a drum solo he reminds me of Animal from the Muppets. Gene had class
Couldn't agree more...Buddy was the best ever (technically) but Gene was the original showman....PAZZAZZ whatever...Gene Rocks! Brought the drummer out to the front....Love it!
Wow, there's a lot of references to taking drugs hereabouts. I don't think Gene was a dopehead. The odd 'stick of tea' was pretty much par for course in those days for some jazz musicians. True he was busted but most folk in the know now consider that he was pretty much set up. He never denied having smoked weed but always made the very good point that too much tea made you lose your sense of time and timing was the one thing a swing drummer couldn't afford to lose. He was one of the best.
To compare Gene to buddy would be hard, gene was in his prime about 20 years before buddy. 2 different styles but none the less both great drumming legends.
I know this was posted a few yrs. ago. The name of that great tune is How'd you get out of my dream sung by Lillian Lane of the G Noters. It is featured throughout the movie.
@TehGav AGREED! I have always decried those who try to compare the two. As a twenty-something (sadly, MANY years ago, now) I used to say Buddy was a TECHNICIAN - while Gene was an ANIMAL! (That was before the character in the Muppets, too). What I meant was that Gene had - like you say - SOUL. Thus comparing them is like trying to compare Glenfiddick - with a '59 Caddy. (And don't ask me who's who, there!)
Very few of todays 'Stars" would have been allowed to do more than carry the luggage. These Cats could all read music and play the material under any circumstance. Four shows per night and back on the train.
I've noticed Gene had removed the top & bottom mufflers (you can see four tiny holes on it) from the 13 tom--probably did the same to the floor tom--shredded news paper inside was the trick back then. As to why Bud Slingerland supplied the drums with mufflers,I couldn't say.
Gene was a big influence on Dino Danelli of the (Young) Rascals, he would talk drumming with him and teach many a young drummer. Dino put shredded newspapers in his 24" bass drum.
It is "George White's Scandals" - you are the THIRD person to ask that (the others were WAY down the comment thread) so I've now included the movie title in the info panel. I demurred before as the film is not exactly a classic - and far less important than GENE! The STARS of the movie being now long-forgotten by all but die-hard "Hollywood Golden Era" fans, it only lights up when HE is on the screen!
My Father, Murray Williams is in this video. Alto Sax player 2 away from Charlie Ventura. ( second from left) Dad met my Mother, Marge after this video was made. They met at the Hollywood Palladium.
+Eric Williams cool! I love family stories with these bands---its very special that you shared--I will look again--
Genial.. ❤
That is so cool
For my two bits worth Gene Krupa is and always will be The King of Skins. Krupa did more to bring the drums from being a Time Keeping instrument to a instrument to solo with than any one else. Buddy Rich was probably better in technical playing but Krupa could swing plus he knew how to add fills, rim shots or even just a single beat on the tom toms to enhance the music. A great musician who gave a lot back to music. Heaven must have a Hell of a Band, R.I.P Gene Krupa and Thank you for posting this one..
Regards, Denis.
I know nothing about drummers. I only know I love the way Gene Krupa played. He was fun to watch and made any song sound great!
Then you must know something about drummers .
Krupa has a lot of 'joy' ---I think that defines his style--its quite infectious for the listener.
windstorm1000 Technically, it's very rhythmic. Easier to follow than Buddy.
Sort of like comparing John Bonham to Neil Peart. Same thing.
Saw Gene Krupa play live in 1969 in NYC, 2 back to back 45 minutes sets. The man is beyond compare in style, ability and showmanship. Just a man and hid drums.
krupa is the grandfather of drummers.his career started 20's jazz.my fav cool guy in early jazz along with bix etc.this video is great.
Woao. I have discovered the difference between Krupa and Buddy: Krupa is joy, and Buddy is just seriousness.
Unfortunately, Buddy Rich was TEN TIMES THE DRUMMER KRUPA WAS! Krupa “Exaggerated” his arms movements with very little sound generated! He was more into “Style vs Substance”! PERIOD!
My preference is for Gene because I find that his style leans more toward musicality than Buddy's. I mean that Gene's playing weaves into the fabric of the song, enhancing it rather than overwhelming it. Buddy's feels more like watching a percussive athletic event, rather than listening to a work of musical art. Now, I think that Buddy's pure skill and technical ability is the best that I've ever seen. When I listen to Buddy, it's to be wowed and amazed. And I am.
Edwardian8 ie. Buddy was a better drummer, but Gene was a better musician.
Good insights, I see what you mean.
David - - I am really sick of all these comparisons. When you get to a certain level, comparing Master musicians is stupid. Enjoy what each individual uniquely brings to the music. And FYI, Buddy was a better everything than Gene, musically speaking, of course. Buddy had many charts in the book that I feel Gene would have had a very hard time with. Again, you're comparing apples and oranges.
This drummer man is the living end. He's the greatest and my hero in the music scene. He contributed so much to modern music and surely must be playing drums in the hereafter along with Roy Eldridge and others. Thanks so very much for the upload.
Gene is the reason I bought a pair of drumsticks when I was 10 and started banging on books on my bed. I had just seen The Gene Krupa Story on channel 9 after school, and I got THE BUG. Almost like divine intervention, the following year his daughter, Marygrace, is in my class at St. Denis School in Yonkers, NY and is sitting next to me. I got to be friends with her. We used to play checkers together during recess. I never got to meet her dad though. He died the year after Hi Marygrace! Kevin B.
Holy cow!!! This is simply amazing. I wish that contemporary music was half as inspired, and/or talented.
Thanks! I'm glad SOMEONE noticed that. I put together this montage - including the main number in the middle - as a sort of "compression" of the best bits of the film - and Gene. And I hoped TH-cam's systems wouldn't nause up my edit. For once, they DIDN'T!
This is by far my favorite Gene Krupa video...thanks!
Is it mania, primal or incredible showmanship? Maybe some of each. Incredible.
Been my #1 drum hero since the mid-'60s when I discovered him on some of my Mom's old 78s. Krupa always had something to say musically and that's why even the young ones today know who he was. Glad so many of the old films are available on this site.
gene krupa, greatest drummer of all time;;;;end off
@Rodel757 So happy to hear kids are finally hearing great music again.I sometimes cry because I think kids are brainwashed into believing today's performers are the best ever.Please turn your friends on to this sweet sound.Luv'ya.
No drummer has matched this guy on 'DRUMS', he was simply 'terrific'!
Gene Krupa is the drummer with the most style, heart and spirit, of all time.......
My dad Ted Blume is the violinist to right of Krupa who asks for the number of the girl in the red salami. he is 27 years old there - same age as my son Ross Blume...never saw the clip before. Thanks. Dad passed away in 1992 but was married to my mom at the Waldorf before they want to Hollywood to shoot this film.
It's been said that Kieth Moon modeled his style after Gene Krupa. I can totally see it here.
At 1:07, no one's snare drum ever sounded better than Gene's! Such an incredibly fat and musical sound!
His drums are wide open-- look at the smaller tom in front--you can see he's removed the internal mufflers.
Good to finally see the full scene in full quality! There's a very old clip of this that was uploaded in horrendous quality and no way to find out where it came from, stupid luck that I found this!
My first influence in my early drumming days none other than Gene Krupa the man who brought the drum set to the fore and helped make it a featured instrument plus he had a real nice musical style to boot as well.
Could anything be more fun then being a band member with Gene Krupa? I doubt it.
Man. Music was timeless back then. Sheesh the levels of musicianship with all the instrument players
Krupa it's the most carismatic drummer in the history i can only watch buddy rich like for 20 minutes and then i get tired it's just to much, but i can hear gene the hole day and im never gonna get tired of him.
Wonderful videos! I think you are so right on about Gene Krupa! G. K. has soul and he is such a captivating showman! Technically though I see Joe Morello as the best technician ever.
Joe Morello could sustain four separate rhythms simultaneously - that my friend is independence!
got that tune in a 'drummin' man' columbia 2 record lp set-"disc jockey jump"?? anyhow gene & buddy will ALWAYS be compared & they had allot of respect for each other-glad i got to see gene at the metropole cafe in times sq.-he had eddie shu who played trumpet,sax &clarinet so he added allot to a trio. saw buddy with a big band out on l.i. @ 'poor peters' i believe & the best tune he did was 'the carioca'-a tune from his artie shaw days & the clarinet part was played wonderfully by the soprano sax man & then buddy just tore it up. to this day it's like the 'goodman' or 'shaw' question=they are BOTH terrific!
The Man! Thanks for the video
I wish I could get women's names & phone numbers as easy as Gene Krupa could ( lol ).
Got to see (and Hear) Gene with Charlie Ventura back in '64-- most inspirational!
I watch this & wonder if Keith Moon, madman drummer of the rock band The Who, took his cue from Gene Krupa's antics from this film. Gene was the original madman of the skins. Aside from that, what Gene Krupa is credited with is creating & polishing the showmanship of the drum solo performance great drummers like Buddy Rich improved upon years later & they continue to do today. Ginger Baker's drum solo "Toad" is based on Krupa drum licks from decades before. Gene admired drummer Chick Webb.
Yes Krupa was Keith Moon's Hero along with Beach Boys Drummer Dennis Wilson
Gene must have lost a pound in sweat after each performance--amazing performer--as you can see he did not do things half way.
I don't why, but Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo always gives me the chills.
WOW. I agree with another comment I read: This man should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! He's the world's first Rock drummer.
Very advanced and cool filming for the time! Nice!
Another movie he's in is "The Gene Krupa Story". A must see for fans. I saw it about 5-6 years ago and blew me away!!!
Marvellous! Thank you for posting!
This Is Music! ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS EVER!!!
I would bet five pounds or more. There's a photo in the GK bio. by Bruce Crowther of Krupa in '37. It was during a drum battle with Chick Webb. Krupa's hair is plastered to his head and the sweat has soaked through his suit jacket. Unbelievable! Playing like a wild-man while dressed in a suit and tie!
Well of course this was synched, but very well done. Gene and Buddy each said the other was the greatest. Gene's thing was that he could make a simple break or a single snare shot mean so much! Anyway, in 1962, Benny Goodman said of Gene, "He's still the best." Benny was the most demanding bandleader ever, and especially tough on drummers. And just for myself, I'd like to say that when it came to backing big band sections/driving dynamics, Gene and Buddy were equally fantastic. Listen to the record of Gene's 1941 band playing "Leave Us Leap", and also Artie Shaw's "Carioca" w/Buddy, to see what I mean.
Velociamator The bizarre thing is, where Gene is miming (to himself) he shows his genius even MORE. I mean, it's hard enough playing that well - but then to DUPLICATE it - and IN SYNCH!
+Velociamator its very sweet that both said the other was better. gentlemen in that era.
Velociamator A
Correct about Buddy & you forgotten Cozy Cole. But Krupa will always stay on top as the genius musician.
Krupa played not only with Fun. But he was LETHAL on the drums. Listen to his notes and timing. Especially in the days drumsets were just coming up to be *important*
Just look at what we have today....That alone puts Krupa and this kind of music on a whole different level.....
The one, the man who brought the drums from the insignificent banger at the back to the forefront of swing music, like Benny said, Gene was the greatest, and if Benny said so it was gospel.
An example of a man who was a "born" leader. Lived, ate and felt the rhythm of the drums. Talk to me, babe!
Wonder if the Moon's listened to Goodman at home before there son mimicked
Krupa and his charismatic gesture playing.
Tan virtuoso el maestro Gene Krupa y con unas grandes energías y esos solos súper veloces es una genialidad!👌
Hi, question. Who was Joe Morello? Hadn't heard of him but always eager to learn.
Krupa was always one of my favorites. Hard to imagine anyone who can shine brighter.
Joe Morello was the great drummer of the Dave Brubeck quartet. Morello's solo on Take Five with Brubeck's group put him on everyone's radar. He was an excellent drummer.
Does anybody know where you can get a DVD of this movie? Krupa was a legend!
Ruckweiler, I too discovered Gene by accident, or should I say Benny, my best friend at the time had a brother who played clarinet and had been conscripted into the British army ,he gave me an LP of Goodman at Carnigie hall, well I played that until it was worn out, then got it on CD, then got the full, uncut version found in Benny's attic, bv Benny himself, this is music, but how do you introduce people to this? I am gladdened to read reviews from young people who have played enjoyed this.
in what movie is that scene where go to the band members as they play their parts, then he returns to the drums?, great scene!
ehehehhe!!! he had THE rithm... He conductes the orchestra with the body!
Simply amazing!!! : ))
Thanks RupertDC27 for confirming that information. I'll look up that VH1 show. To me, it also seems Keith picked up on some of Gene's facial expressions. I love it all. Krupa had style in abundance and Keith maintained it very respectfully.
I do not complain about my life today, but I would give everything I have to live during the swing area
just found this video, and WOW !!!!!!
The movie is "George White's Scandals" and the song is "Leave Us Leap"
If You Play "It's Up To You", it sounds he same as "Leave Us Leap". Also "Ten Richie Drive" and "Three Men on "Third" sound the same.
Yeah' really! Even my grandparents era of the 30's was awesome! I'm a musician and love the music of the 1930's probably more than any other era because I can just relax when I listen to it. Seems like every other era requires the musician in me to come forward and compare this and that. With the 30's it was a complete feel, no solo happy cats eating up space, it was a cohesive sound that worked for the song, usually. This happened again in the mid 60's, another brilliant era for music.
Don't know which movie this is, but I saw the Gene Krupa Story when I was a kid (about 50 years ago). I never forgot it. I've never seen a drummer like him.
no discuss. gene krupa and buddy rich were the great drummers of the jazz history
Gene Krupa is the man! He play with soul and Buddy play with technic and his ego, for me the best swing drummer all the time is Gene Krupa, sorry Bud.. RIP Krupa.
I know Buddy Rich was the better drummer but Gene had this amazing special quality I love some of his Instrumentals and Anita O'day tunes with his Band these guys Rocked in the 40's!!
Simply the GOAT!
Gene and Buddy could make magic on a basic small kit.
Today's top drummers, seem to require massive kits and numerous cymbals, to play solos.
Can't they play a basic 4 piece kit, with feel.
They can, but they wanna express themselves with different sounds than people did 70 years ago
Roy Beckerman NO, I've seen 'em, usually up here.
Hotel California is wrong 90% of the time! it's triplets, guys, come on. And some simple fills.
if Don Henley doesn't screw with those fills, neither should you. :)
I play the drums . Drums are the complicated instruments to play . The drummer , the rhythm keeper is the true leader of the band , or orchestra . People look down on drummers with out us and our time keeping the whole thing falls apart
Gene Kruper was a great drummer . He shows here that drumming is just as class a playing a Harpsicord . And it is good exercise too.
Buddy had the fastest left hand for playing rolls on the snare. Gene had the feel for percussion and it shows. Buddy Rich would never have been a drummer if Gene hadn't paved the way for the drums to be an instrument on there own rather than just a brush set and a kick bass drum. Every time I see Buddy playing a drum solo he reminds me of Animal from the Muppets. Gene had class
Gene Krupa had the class and he could make them skins really talk!!
one of genes drum hereos was the great chick webb man could hit them skins
I can definititely see the influence Krupa had on Keith Moon in this video.
Couldn't agree more...Buddy was the best ever (technically) but Gene was the original showman....PAZZAZZ whatever...Gene Rocks! Brought the drummer out to the front....Love it!
Krupa...None Better ! 🎶💕🌟
Wow, there's a lot of references to taking drugs hereabouts. I don't think Gene was a dopehead. The odd 'stick of tea' was pretty much par for course in those days for some jazz musicians. True he was busted but most folk in the know now consider that he was pretty much set up. He never denied having smoked weed but always made the very good point that too much tea made you lose your sense of time and timing was the one thing a swing drummer couldn't afford to lose. He was one of the best.
@imonthebox Yep - it's "George White's Scandals" - there's a reference in the dialogue.
To compare Gene to buddy would be hard, gene was in his prime about 20 years before buddy. 2 different styles but none the less both great drumming legends.
What an amazing era.
What song was the second to last? The one where Krupa is walking between all the musicians and queuing them
It's called "Leave Us Leap".
He was a good Swinger & Soloist also !
Not certain about the introduction, whether it's a real song, but I know the song played later in the clip is "Leave Us Leap."
I completely agree, Buddy Rich was the greatest technical drummer, but Gene Krupa was the greatest overall because he had such excellent Pizazz!!
Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich & Joe Morello are for me the Holy Trinity of all drummers. Yours In Drums:- chris newman.
Eddie Finkel's Leave Us Leap. still swing but some bebop overtones, reflecting the changes in the mid 40s
The close up of Gene on the drums here looks a lot like a young Burgess Meredith.
what's the name of the first song? Is there a single version of it or just the movie clip, because those breaks were awesome!
I know this was posted a few yrs. ago. The name of that great tune is How'd you get out of my dream sung by Lillian Lane of the G Noters. It is featured throughout the movie.
i just love how much fun these guys are having.
any body want to know that one of the greatest song stylists EVER actually prefered being a drummer to being a singer: Karen Carpenter.
77 years ago . Time fly
You are right about Gene, he had presence, Pizzazz
Name of the song at 2:56?
Gene Krupa & His Band Plays Swing Jazz, But Very 「COOL」！！
@TehGav AGREED! I have always decried those who try to compare the two. As a twenty-something (sadly, MANY years ago, now) I used to say Buddy was a TECHNICIAN - while Gene was an ANIMAL! (That was before the character in the Muppets, too). What I meant was that Gene had - like you say - SOUL.
Thus comparing them is like trying to compare Glenfiddick - with a '59 Caddy. (And don't ask me who's who, there!)
Nothin' like playing instruments amongst a deck of cards :D
Very few of todays 'Stars" would have been allowed to do more than carry the luggage. These Cats could all read music and play the material under any circumstance. Four shows per night and back on the train.
Does anyone remember Tony D'Amore? Played piano with Krupa in the 50s. From Memphis.
I've noticed Gene had removed the top & bottom mufflers (you can see four tiny holes on it) from the 13 tom--probably did the same to the floor tom--shredded news paper inside was the trick back then. As to why Bud Slingerland supplied the drums with mufflers,I couldn't say.
Gene was a big influence on Dino Danelli of the (Young) Rascals, he would talk drumming with him and teach many a young drummer. Dino put shredded newspapers in his 24" bass drum.
@@kathiec1333 Oh yeah, big Dino fan here!!! Rascals' "Good Lovin'" gives an example of Gene's "Freeze Beat" applied to an exciting Rock number.
thats very well said
Gene was just GREAT !!
Preciosa secuencia swing de una leyenda de la bateria
@TehGav Rich was a machine. Krupa was a drummer.
What an animal! Brings joy to my heart.
What's the name of 2nd song??
"Leave us Leap"
It is "George White's Scandals" - you are the THIRD person to ask that (the others were WAY down the comment thread) so I've now included the movie title in the info panel.
I demurred before as the film is not exactly a classic - and far less important than GENE! The STARS of the movie being now long-forgotten by all but die-hard "Hollywood Golden Era" fans, it only lights up when HE is on the screen!