G-427: Drummer Man – Gene Krupa In HIghest-FI

Title: Drummer Man – Gene Krupa In HIghest-FI
Artist: Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Label: American Recording Society
Catalog #: G-427
Format: 12″ LP
Rel. Year: 1956
Issue Notes:
  1. Roy Eldridge’s vocals on track A1 not acknowledged on label
  2. American Recording Society albums were available only via mail-order
  3. All tracks also available on; Verve LP 12″: MGV-2008 — Drummer Man Gene Krupa In HIghest-FI (1956)
Track Date Matrix Title Time
A1 02/12/1956 2764-6 | 63VK628 Let Me Off Uptown – vAO, RE
(Bostic, Evans)		 3:20
A2 02/12/1956 2767-3 Rockin’ Chair
(Carmichael)		 3:17
A3 02/12/1956 2761-7 Opus No. 1 – vAO
(Oliver, Garris)		 3:33
A4 02/12/1956 2763-4 Fish Fry
(Krupa)		 3:06
A5 02/12/1956 2765-2 Drummin’ Man – vAO
(Krupa, Parham)		 3:14
A6 02/12/1956 2771-5 Drum Boogie
(Krupa, Eldridge)		 3:36
B1 02/12/1956 2760-2 | 62VK214 Boogie Blues
(Krupa, Biondi)		 3:48
B2 02/12/1956 2768-4 Leave Us Leap
(Finckel)		 2:37
B3 02/12/1956 2766-3 Slow Down – vAO
(Evans)		 3:34
B4 02/12/1956 2770-5 Wire Brush Stomp
(Krupa, Biondi)		 2:17
B5 02/12/1956 2762-2 That’s What You Think – vAO
(Werner, Werner)		 3:59
B6 02/12/1956 2769-7 After You’ve Gone – vAO
(Creamer, Layton)		 2:49
Session Personnel
Hal McKusick (cl, as), Aaron Sachs (cl, ts), Sam Marowitz (as), Eddie Shu (ts), Danny Bank (bar), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis (t), Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson, Fred Ohms, Kai Winding (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Dave McKenna (p), John Drew (b), Gene Krupa (d), Anita O’Day (v), Manny Albam, Billy Byers, Quincy Jones, Nat Pierce (arr)