Date: February 24, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Harvey Cousins, Lenny Hambro (as), John Lujack, Buddy Wise (ts), Dale Keever (bar), Fern Caron, Don Fagerquist, Ray Triscari (t), Urbie Green, Gene Mullens, Rob Swope (tb), Norman Schnell (p), Don Simpson (b), Gene Krupa (d), Bill Purcell (tbl), Bill Black (v)
| E0-VB-3409 | There’ll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (Hayden, Metz) |
unissued |
| E0-VB-3410 | (I Wanna Go Where You Go) Then I’ll Be Happy – vBB (Friend, Clare, Brown) |
unissued |
Date: March 20, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Harvey Cousins, Lenny Hambro (as), John Lujack, Buddy Wise (ts), Dale Keever (bar), Fern Caron, Don Fagerquist, Bill Purcell, Ray Triscari (t), Urbie Green, Gene Mullens, Rob Swope (tb), Norman Schnell (p), Don Simpson (b), Gene Krupa (d), Bill Black (v)
All titles also on:
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-241 — In Disco Order Volume 21 (1980)
Date: March 24, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Harvey Cousins, Lenny Hambro (as), John Lujack, Buddy Wise (ts), Dale Keever (bar), Fern Caron, Don Fagerquist, Bill Purcell, Ray Triscari (t), Urbie Green, Gene Mullens, Rob Swope (tb), Norman Schnell (p), Don Simpson (b), Gene Krupa (d)
All titles also on:
RCA Victor 78 10″: P-281 — Gene Krupa Plays “Fats” Waller For Dancing (1950)
RCA Victor 45 7″: WP-281 — Gene Krupa Plays “Fats” Waller For Dancing (1950)
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-241 — In Disco Order Volume 21 (1980)
Date: March 26, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa’s Chicago Jazz Band
Michael “Peanuts” Hucko (cl), “Wild” Bill Davidson (c), Robert “Cutty” Cutshall (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Gene Schroeder (p), Al Hall (b),Gene Krupa (d), Bobby Soots (v)
| E0-VB-4056 | At The Jazz Band Ball – vBS (La Rocca, Shields, Mercer) |
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| E0-VB-4057 | I Want Gold In My Pockets (When There’s Silver In My Hair) – vBS (Lane) |
Both titles on:
RCA Victor 78 10″: 20-3816 — At The Jazz Band Ball/I Want Gold In My Pockets (When There’s Silver In My Hair) (1950)
RCA Victor 45 7″: 47-3816 — At The Jazz Band Ball/I Want Gold In My Pockets (When There’s Silver In My Hair) (1950)
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-251 — In Disco Order Volume 22 (1980)
Date: April 6, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa and his Chicago Jazz
Michael “Peanuts” Hucko (cl), “Wild” Bill Davidson (c), Robert “Cutty” Cutshall (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Gene Schroeder (p), Al Hall (b), Gene Krupa (d), Bobby Soots (v)
| E0-VB-4136 | Bonaparte’s Retreat – vBS (King) |
RCA/Camden LP 12″: CAL-340 — Mutiny In The Parlor (1956) RCA/Camden LP 12″: CAL-340 — Swingin’ With Krupa (1958) RCA Victor EP 7″: EPA-5107 — Drum Beat (1959) Reader’s Digest CD: W90001WW3 — The Golden Age Of Swing (1990) |
| E0-VB-4137 | My Scandinavian Baby – vBS (Shand, Merrill) |
Both titles on:
RCA Victor 78 10″: 20-3766 — Bonaparte’s Retreat/My Scandinavian Baby (1950)
RCA Victor 45 7″: 47-3766 — Bonaparte’s Retreat/My Scandinavian Baby (1950)
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-251 — In Disco Order Volume 22 (1980)
Date: August 15, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Bill Davis, Lenny Hambro (as), Ed “Turk” Darlington, Walt Howell (ts), Ray Davidson (bar), Fern Caron, Don Fagerquist, Bill Purcell, Ray Triscari (t), Urbie Green, Gene Mullens, George Roberts (tb), RayBiondi (g), Norman Schnell (p), Don Simpson (b), Gene Krupa (d), Bobby Soots (v)
| E0-VB-5186 | Cincinnati Dancing Pig – vBS (Lewis, Wood) |
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| E0-VB-5187 | Swingin’ Doors – vBS (Wells, Saxon) |
Both titles on:
RCA Victor 78 10″: 20-3906 — Cincinnati Dancing Pig/Swingin’ Doors (1950)
RCA Victor 45 7″: 47-3906 — Cincinnati Dancing Pig/Swingin’ Doors (1950)
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-251 — In Disco Order Volume 22 (1980)
Date: September 11, 1950
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa’s Chicago Jazz Band
Edmond Hall (cl), Ernie Caceres (bar), “Wild” Bill Davidson (c), Robert “Cutty” Cutshall (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Joe Bushkin (p), Al Hall(b), Gene Krupa (d), Bobby Soots (v)
All titles also on:
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-251 — In Disco Order Volume 22 (1980)
Date: July 30, 1951
Location: New York City, NY
Label: RCA Victor
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Reggie Merrill (as), Harold Fleitman, Frank (Yano) Salto (ts), Harold Lockwood (bar), Joe Cabot, Bill Robbins, Mike Shain (t), Ed Aulino, Earl Holt (tb), Dave Silberman (p), Gene Krupa (d), Joe Tucker (v)
| E1VB-2933 | The Sheik Of Araby – vJT (Snyder, Wheeler, Smith) |
RCA Victor 78 10″: 20-4234 — The Sheik Of Araby/Off And On (1950) RCA Victor 45 7″: 47-4234 — The Sheik Of Araby/Off And On (1951) RCA Victor EP 7″: EPA-5107 — Drum Beat (1959) RCA/Camden LP 12″: CAL-811 — Original Recordings By Great Bands Of Our Time (1964) Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-251 — In Disco Order Volume 22 (1980) BMG CD: 75517-47584-2 — Giants Of Swing (2002) |
| E1VB-2934 | Off And On (Evans, Stanton, Homer) |
RCA Victor 78 10″: 20-4234 — The Sheik Of Araby/Off And On (1950) RCA Victor 45 7″: 47-4234 — The Sheik Of Araby/Off And On (1951) Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-251 — In Disco Order Volume 22 (1980) |
| E1VB-2935 | I Remember Harlem (Eldridge, Astor, Williams) |
unissued |
Date: March 19, 1952
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Clef
Gene Krupa Trio
Charlie Ventura (ts, bar), Teddy Napoleon (p), Gene Krupa (d)
Date: April 18, 1952
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Label: Victor
Gene Krupa Jazz Trio
Charlie Ventura (ts), Teddy Napoleon (p), Gene Krupa (d)
| P-2934-1 [live] |
Drum Boogie No. 1 (Krupa, Eldridge) |
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| P-2935-1 [live] |
Drum Boogie No. 2 (Krupa, Eldridge) |
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| P-2938-1 [live] |
My Blue Heaven (Donaldson, Whiting) |
All titles on:
Sunbeam LP 12″: SB-225 — The World’s Greatest Drummer 1952-61
Date: April 22, 1952
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Label: Victor
Gene Krupa Trio
Charlie Ventura (ts), Teddy Napoleon (p), Gene Krupa (d)
| P-2941 [live] |
Badgers’ Party (Nakayama) |
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| P-2942 [live] |
Moon Over The Ruined Castle (Taki) |
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| P-2943 [live] |
How High The Moon (Hamilton, Lewis) |
All titles on:
Sunbeam LP 12″: SB-225 — The World’s Greatest Drummer 1952-61
Date: April 23, 1952
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Label: Victor
Gene Krupa Trio
Charlie Ventura (ts), Teddy Napoleon (p), Gene Krupa (d)
| P-2939-2 [live] |
Stompin’ At The Ginza (Krupa) |
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| P-2940-2 [live] |
Tokyo Express (Krupa) |
All titles on:
Sunbeam LP 12″: SB-225 — The World’s Greatest Drummer 1952-61
Date: June, 1952
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Mercury
Gene Krupa Trio
Charlie Ventura (ts, bar), Teddy Napoleon (p), Gene Krupa (d)
| [live] | The Man I Love (Gershwin, Gershwin) |
unissued |
Date: September 13, 1952
Location: Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York City, NY
Label: Mercury
*The Gene Krupa Trio
Willie Smith (as), Hank Jones (p), Gene Krupa (d)
**Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich
Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich (d)
***The JATP All-Stars
Benny Carter (as), Joe “Flip” Phillips, Lester Young (ts), Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers (t), Barney Kessel (g), Oscar Peterson(p), Ray Brown (b), Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich (d), Ella Fitzgerald (v)
| [live] | Introduction by Norman Granz | |
| [live] | Idaho* (Stone) |
Mercury LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1953) Clef LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1954) Verve LP 12″: MG-DL8 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8 (1956) Verve LP 12″: MGV-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1960) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1961) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V/V6-8484 — The Original Drum Battle [M/S] (1962) |
| [live] | Sophisticated Lady* (Ellington, Parish, Mills) |
Mercury LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1953) Clef LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1954) Verve LP 12″: MG-DL8 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8 (1956) Verve LP 12″: MGV-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1960) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1961) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V/V6-8484 — The Original Drum Battle [M/S] (1962) |
| [live] | Flying Home* (Hampton, Goodman) |
Mercury LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1953) Clef LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1954) Verve LP 12″: MG-DL8 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8 (1956) Verve LP 12″: MGV-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1960) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1961) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V/V6-8484 — The Original Drum Battle [M/S] (1962) |
| [live] | Drum Boogie* (Krupa, Eldridge) |
Mercury LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1953) Clef LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1954) Verve LP 12″: MG-DL8 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8 (1956) Verve LP 12″: MGV-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1960) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1961) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V/V6-8484 — The Original Drum Battle [M/S] (1962) Verve LP 12″: 815-146-1 — Jazz At The Philharmonic, Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich: The Drum Battle (1983) |
| [live] | The Drum Battle** (Shrdlu) |
Mercury LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1953) Clef LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1954) Verve LP 12″: MG-DL8 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8 (1956) Verve LP 12″: MGV-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1960) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1961) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V/V6-8484 — The Original Drum Battle [M/S] (1962) Verve LP 12″: VSP/VSPS-40 — Buddy Rich At JATP [M/S] (1966) Verve LP 12″: 815-146-1 — Jazz At The Philharmonic, Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich: The Drum Battle (1983) Verve CD: 840-033-2 — Jazz – Club: Drums (1989) |
| [live] | Perdido1*** – vEF (Tizol, Drake, Lengsfelder) |
Mercury LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1953) Clef LP 12″: MG-VOL. 15 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 15 (1954) Verve LP 12″: MG-DL8 — Norman Granz’ Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 8 (1956) Verve LP 12″: MGV-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1960) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V-8369 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1961) Verve/MGM LP 12″: V/V6-8484 — The Original Drum Battle [M/S] (1962) Verve LP 12″: VSP/VSPS-40 — Buddy Rich At JATP [M/S] (1966) Verve LP 12″: 815-146-1 — Jazz At The Philharmonic, Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich: The Drum Battle (1983) |
1Although in this session “Perdido” is performed by the JATP ALL-STARS, it’s been included here for completeness
All titles also on:
Verve CD: 314-559-810-2 — The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP (1999)
Date: December 9, 1952
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Clef
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Stan Ferguson, Lenny Hambro, Al Howard, Stewart McKay, Nuncio “Toots” Mondello, Ben Ross (sax), Bernie Glow, Gordon ‘Chris’ Griffin, Steve Lipkins, Charlie Shavers (t), Bobby Byrne, Chuck Evans, Jack Satterfield, Kai Winding (tb), Lewis Simon (tu), Johnny Smith (g), Doc Goldberg, George Yorke (b), Gene Krupa (d), unidentified (str)
| 951 | American Bolero, Part 1 (Brown) |
unissued |
Date: December 10, 1952
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Clef
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Stan Ferguson, Lenny Hambro, Al Howard, Stewart McKay, Nuncio “Toots” Mondello, Ben Ross (sax), Bernie Glow, Gordon ‘Chris’ Griffin, Steve Lipkins, Charlie Shavers (t), Bobby Byrne, Chuck Evans, Jack Satterfield, Kai Winding (tb), Lewis Simon (tu), Johnny Smith (g), Doc Goldberg, George Yorke (b), Gene Krupa (d), Unidentified (str)
| 951 | American Bolero, Part 2 (Brown) |
unissued |