Who Was Gene Krupa
Two Different Styles, And Then There Is The Personalities of The Two men, I Always Thought Buddy Was An Arrogant Asshole And Gene Wasn't, But That's Just Me... Rich Had a Lot of Style & Rhythm Was Kool, Gene Played The Drums With a Fervor, Had To Dominate Those "Skins"... Don D.
"Okie Don" ~ Feb 10, 2017
He Was GREAT!!
ALWAYS WONDERED WHO WAS THE BEST DRUMMER - Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich.??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEeIwooW0Uk
In the TV biography of Frank Sinatra, Rich and he had an antagonism & Rich undermined Elvis when he appeared on The Milton Berle Show.
Although Rich was a better bravura drummer, I think Krupa was more musical.
Back in the early 60s I worked in NYC in a club called the Metrepol a famous jazz club on Broadway & 48th st . I worked in the upstairs room & Jake Lamata worked the door down stairs, remember the Raging bull! I've seen all the best on the drums. Gene was the best!
The best drum Solo was from Caravan! With Krupa! Look that up.
Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.
A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy and Booker Little. He was inducted into the Down Beat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992.
Roach also led his own groups, notably a pioneering quintet co-led with trumpeter Clifford Brown and the percussion ensemble M'Boom, and made numerous musical statements relating to the Civil Rights Movement.
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goofball wrote:
Ever hear of Max Rotch?
they were both good,but Gene was always high on pot. the greatest drum solo was Gene on Goodmans Sing,Sing,Sing in1938.
goofball wrote:
Back in the early 60s I worked in NYC in a club called the Metrepol a famous jazz club on Broadway & 48th st . I worked in the upstairs room & Jake Lamata worked the door down stairs, remember the Raging bull! I've seen all the best on the drums. Gene was the best!
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You brought back some lovely memories. While attending the HS of Performing Arts, I passed the Metropol every day on my way to the subway. My HS buddies and I stood outside that club just to take in the incredible music. Of course, we were not of the age group nor had the money to enter and were so glad it was open on the street. I do believe it faced 6th Avenue.
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