This is a superb example of what life in the USA used to be like. This is music, entertainment, and showmanship at it's highest level. Performed by some very classy gentlemen. It's sad that this kind of music is no longer seen on TV or played on the radio. You people who have made hip hop and rap and other junk so popular by buying the cd's and attending the concerts of thugs should be ashamed of yourselves ~
Those 68 thumbs down mean ignorance and an absolute lack of respect towards this drums master. Most of rock drummers are now famous and have got legendary status because there was a Gene Krupa before them...
As someone who worked in Winnetka for 13 years, this title has always amused. If anyone made a big noise in Winnetka, the village council would have them evicted.
I always found Gene to be the most musical of all drummers. I was fortunate to be taken to see him perform with his big band at the Metropole Cafe when I was a young teenager in the early sixties
he is SINGING on the kit, i've never seen or heard such MELODIC and LYRICAL drumming. he's dancing all over it. i love the playful approach. it's so enjoyable to see him play, the sound is light and bouncy and his phrasing is such that he keeps pulling you along and along, and then when you can't take it anymore he does something more powerful and you're left kinda shell-shocked and laughing/smiling. MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE.
Yours is the most perfect explanation of a jazz drummer (who is very good). They don’t just keep time, nor do they bash the crap out of their kits and pass it off as a drum solo. No, they SING through their kits. This is spectacular to watch- no gyrating around on stage, no dancers flailing about (to distract from a lack of musical talent). Just pure musical talent. I like the late Ginger Baker for the same reason.
Both Krupa and Rich were great drummers and were good friends they both hated doing these drum battles with each other but they knew that the crowd enjoyed them. And they also respected each others talent.
Buddy Rich wasn't "friends" with anyone. He was a great drummer, but a miserable person.... love the comment above about 10 minutes of Rich vs. Krupa or Morello. I would add Louis Bellson
Gene Krupa, or "Krup", as the film actress Barbara Stanwyck called him, was perhaps the first drummer cast and featured in film, whose style and playing ensured that drummers would now be taken as an equal to other musicians in bands. He was to early film what Buddy Rich was to television later. I first saw him on a 1940's recorded film-short with his then-side kick, drummer Cozy Cole wherein the two would do rhythmic trade-offs together, the kind of which he and Buddy Rich would later do, in drum battles, especially at the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts. He should be required knowing in all Music Appreciation- and Theory classes in the Schools. In that soft-spoken manner of his, he freely shared that he could not do what Buddy and Louie did technically, but, then, he didn't undertake to technical prowess in the first place but, instead, musicality. In his very young day, however, he was quite fleet and technical if only to evolve to what we came to know overall, whose style and playing Benny Goodman could not do without: Krup was always Benny's first pick for the Goodman band. Gene simply loved playing -- this stands out; he was so American in his comportment. He adored what he did. Buddy Rich revered him, Louis Bellson held him as the great innovator and colorful showman for whom Gene was his first mentor. Along with Chick Webb, and Papa Jo Jones, Krup was a forerunner -- he was a first! His flair and style, take on rhythm, his flamboyance, feel, and drum set-up itself stand as the prototype to many a jazz drummer. And, -- 'all' rock drummers owe their lot to him.
Roy Beckerman ABSOLUTELY, Gene started early 20’s THEN came buddy. Gene started doing drugs, he eventually stopped BUT his timing wasn’t the same. STILL A LEGENDARY DRUMMER!
Oh for gosh sakes. He didn't ruin his life with drugs. He smoked a little pot now and then and got busted. Didn't ruin anything. It's a myth. He did however, freely admit to being a pretty heavy drinker.
My dad used to whistle this song to me thru his teeth while accompanying himself on the upright Bass, I think I was about 8 or 9 years old when I would pester him to interupt his practice and play it for me, 'til he would finally give in with a sigh, shaking his head in disbelief at the weird little boy grinning back at him with glee.
He always seems to be a the top of his game. He doesn't play -- those sticks are dancing! Great drummers always remind me they have an intuition about time.
This performance occurred when Gene was not in good health and felt he wasn't playing well. But I thought this particular performance was extremely tasteful.
I am not a drummer, nor am I a bass player. I am just someone who loves music of all types, and have been exploring my "musicality" for the past few years. What I just saw starting at 2:10 of this viedo is perhaps one of the coolest things I have ever seen musically! Krupa was amazing!
I'm a younger drummer (19), and I still come back to learn from this guy. Truly a virtuoso of the art of drumming. Nowadays, it's all about how loud and fast your percussion can go. When did speed and volume become more important than what you brought up?
Grande, divino, impareggiabile, immenso, incredibile …. e poi il resto mettetecelo voi. Io non saprei cos’altro aggiungere per dimostrare il mio stupore, incredulità, meraviglia, immenso piacere, estasi nell’ ammirare l’immensitá artistica di tutti questi abili ed eccellenti musicisti, Gene Krupa per primo
A great talent. Amazing bass player. For those who gave thumbs down. Try playing an instrument , then maybe you'll understand. Easy to judge, not so easy to do. My oplnlon.
the omission of Jon Hiseman makes your list incomplete, at best.... I would also add that Carl Palmer played with Arthur Brown before any of those groups you mentioned, and Ginger Baker played with Graham Bond...
I remember seeing this when I was a kid! It was from a jazz program on PBS I think, hosted by Father Norman O'Connor. It flipped me out then and today, it still does. Gene was the grandaddy of all us drummers!
He also was the first to really use the cymbals/high hat effectively. Yes, Krupa had style and charisma and Rich had the same things but in different ways.
Gene was the reason I ventured into jazz drummer. Being a rock drummer initially at the age 16....his style just engulfed me and took me over...then eventually open up the gateways to understanding the genius of buddy rich...therefore, remember this, if there wasn't a gene , there wouldn't have been a buddy rich.
Superb! ALL the young kids today need to watch this about a million times. This is music and showmanship at it's best. See kids -- you don't need 12 drums and 15 cymbals to play music. You need talent. These was a time in this country when the public demanded talented musicians, guys like Gene, Buddy, Basie, Duke, etc. Today, it's about the money and the hype, not about being a great musician. I fear one day, Jazz will totally be gone. I hope not ~
@MarkR1957 Mark you're right about how people look back and think their era/music is the best!! I'm white and lived in 1957; it was a more vicious era than today. @Skaliwag66 "Texting while driving?" There was no opportunity then..but drunk driving was openly joked about in 57. if there were "jobs for anyone," it was maids and elevator operators for blacks. I love the Black Eyed Peas, and I'm 63. Who wants to stay frozen in time? So glad I went to college in late 60s - I still appreciate change.
The young drummers need to remember that some of the great drummers you see in CZcams such as Krupa, Rich, and Morello were in their late 50s to mid 60s when they're playing this stuff. I got to see Krupa when he was 54 and Rich the last time when he was 56 and they could both still turn the sticks into a blur if they wanted to.
Agreed....Krupa plays the melody on the cymbal and comp on the snare and then again on bass while the bass player frets....so musical.....i love the phrasing on Krupas solo....an obscure art in todays players emphasizing physicality verus musicality .....it will come around again....that will be fun.......
Gene Krupa is like the Ringo of the jazz world (but even greater). He wasn't the fastest gun in the west, but whatever he lacked in speed, he MORE than made up for with feel. Gene, like Ringo, were always able to just NAIL the feel of the song.
Gene Krupa was the first Super Star drummer and Super Showman. I saw him in concert and he brought the house down at Symphony Hall Boston 1955 with his solo on Drum Boogie. Just great.
Amazing creativity ... not to mention the swing!!!! Gene expanded the possibilities of what was capable on the drum kit. A "great drummer" isn't about virtuosity because music isn't an athletic event. The fastest and the strongest don't win...the ones that play beautiful music and entertain the listener do.
@@DavidOakesMusic Buddy Rich strictly favored playing only big band and swing. Unlike Krupa who was very flexible and explorative with jazz, Rich was stuck only playing one style.
being a bass player its great to see the solid technique of benny moten, how he used two fingers to pull the strings, getting so solid a tone was hard before modern bass pickups were around, all respect to the sound engineers for getting a true bass sound on this tv show!
I have been looking for this clip for years now! I KNEW I've seen Gene play a solo on an upright bass lol. True mastery - true art! Thanks for posting. What genius!
I've been a Fan of this Great Man for the entire time I've been playing the Drums myself, 35 years. In my Eyes and Ears, and truly, in my Heart and Soul, Gene Krupa is the Greatest Drummer of all time, without question.
isolationdisorder wrong answer. playing drums is not about feelings, but it is about talent and skills. it demonstrate that the best drummer is... BUDDY RICH.
Gene's playing here is absolutely superb. He had it all - power, speed and control when he wanted them, and absolute taste and mastery of the drumset. Yes, drumset - not drum kit. All you young kids, you metal freaks, take heed of Gene's magnnificence. Plus, listen to how superb his drums sound, even from this poor quality tape. Imagine how great they sounded in person. Warm, resonant, cool and mellow. Just like Jazz, and just like Gene ~
love to have seen him john.i am a drummer myself.gene has a magic all his own.never tire of him.lovely guy too.i do not care if he was not the fastest or most technical drummer,he gave drummers respect.all drummers today owe him a debt of gratitude had much to do with the modern set up too.love him.
love this preformance. The other day I was watching the episode of the simpsons where Bart becomes a jazz drummer and I noticed that they paid somewhat of a tribute (or at least that's what I would like to think of it) to this preformance. Krupa is the best
When the drummer understands how to be part of the band... My Dad (RIP) introduced me to Gene Krupa in the late 60's / early 70's, along with the likes of Jolson et al, and I shall be forever grateful.
Simply genius. Playing a melodic line with drumsticks on a string instrument is simply amazing - not to mention the actual drumming! Gene, Buddy, Max - all these cats just threw in their own signature techniques and made jazz drumming an incredible art form with its own literature. Thanks Moldycart.
I was sitting in front of Gene's Bass drum looking up through the cymbal's at him back in 64. My Mom had to take me because I was too young to go to clubs by myself. After the show, Gene came down from the stage to sign autographs. The Place was full of people who had brought snare drums and Tom Tom's for him to sign. The thing I remember most about it was the love that people had for him. It was an incredible experience
Yes, he did play on both. Extremely proud to say he's my father!
My dad told me about this music. He is 87 years old. I sent him this video and you should have seen his smile when he was watching it God bless you!
czcams.com/video/sc18tUQBPDs/video.html
❤❤❤❤ blessings. He blessed me!!!!
Ez is jó.
I can listen to Buddy Rich for 10 minutes or so and have my fill. I could listen to Gene Krupa or Joe Morello all day long.
Likewise.
This is the way
Too bad you’re an IDIOT! Krupa was all STYLE, no SUBSTANCE!
Gene KRUPA was the greatest drummer who ever lived!
I think you meant BUDDY RICH! Krupa couldn’t shine Buddy’s shoes! PERIOD!
@@scottpollack1007 krupa said rich was the best, but no need to be tacky
@@watchgoose Just wanted to set the record straight! Krupa was Incredible…………..Rich was from another UNIVERSE!
This is a superb example of what life in the USA used to be like.
This is music, entertainment, and showmanship at it's highest level. Performed by some very classy gentlemen.
It's sad that this kind of music is no longer seen on TV or played on the radio.
You people who have made hip hop and rap and other junk so popular by buying the cd's and attending the concerts of thugs should be ashamed of yourselves ~
Those 68 thumbs down mean ignorance and an absolute lack of respect towards this drums master. Most of rock drummers are now famous and have got legendary status because there was a Gene Krupa before them...
or those other thumbs up couldn't tell a diamond from a piece of glass...
No not at all. I have heard "Big Noise from Winnetka" as a wall of sound jazz number. This version seems so thin relatively. Not my style at all.
Dead right though my personal favourite is Joe morello
Mr. Krupa was one of Mr. Bonham’s favorites.
@@Yahootie Also Keith Moon, and Bobby Elliott
As someone who worked in Winnetka for 13 years, this title has always amused. If anyone made a big noise in Winnetka, the village council would have them evicted.
Krupa put his heart and soul into those drums...what a talent
I always found Gene to be the most musical of all drummers. I was fortunate to be taken to see him perform with his big band at the Metropole Cafe when I was a young teenager in the early sixties
Wish I had
YOU LUCKY BASTARD.
My claim to fame?? My wife and I attended an Elvis show, live, in Las Vegas back in the ‘70s
Impeccable rhythmic timing! Some how weve lost our way musically after the 70s!
he is SINGING on the kit, i've never seen or heard such MELODIC and LYRICAL drumming. he's dancing all over it. i love the playful approach. it's so enjoyable to see him play, the sound is light and bouncy and his phrasing is such that he keeps pulling you along and along, and then when you can't take it anymore he does something more powerful and you're left kinda shell-shocked and laughing/smiling. MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE.
great use of dynamics...and touch.
Have youz guys, Ever, seen the movie,"Ball of Fire 🔥"?
Yours is the most perfect explanation of a jazz drummer (who is very good). They don’t just keep time, nor do they bash the crap out of their kits and pass it off as a drum solo. No, they SING through their kits. This is spectacular to watch- no gyrating around on stage, no dancers flailing about (to distract from a lack of musical talent). Just pure musical talent. I like the late Ginger Baker for the same reason.
No lights, no pyro, no glitter... pure magic.
That was incredible.
Pure Magic indeed. Lives on. Sweeter each time I hear his music
Before Jimmy Page Played guitar with a bow, Gene Krupa played drums with his sticks. This is most likely the true foundation to rock N roll.
Both Krupa and Rich were great drummers and were good friends they both hated doing these drum battles with each other but they knew that the crowd enjoyed them. And they also respected each others talent.
Buddy Rich wasn't "friends" with anyone. He was a great drummer, but a miserable person.... love the comment above about 10 minutes of Rich vs. Krupa or Morello. I would add Louis Bellson
Gene Krupa, or "Krup", as the film actress Barbara Stanwyck called him, was perhaps the first drummer cast and featured in film, whose style and playing ensured that drummers would now be taken as an equal to other musicians in bands. He was to early film what Buddy Rich was to television later. I first saw him on a 1940's recorded film-short with his then-side kick, drummer Cozy Cole wherein the two would do rhythmic trade-offs together, the kind of which he and Buddy Rich would later do, in drum battles, especially at the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts.
He should be required knowing in all Music Appreciation- and Theory classes in the Schools. In that soft-spoken manner of his, he freely shared that he could not do what Buddy and Louie did technically, but, then, he didn't undertake to technical prowess in the first place but, instead, musicality. In his very young day, however, he was quite fleet and technical if only to evolve to what we came to know overall, whose style and playing Benny Goodman could not do without: Krup was always Benny's first pick for the Goodman band.
Gene simply loved playing -- this stands out; he was so American in his comportment. He adored what he did. Buddy Rich revered him, Louis Bellson held him as the great innovator and colorful showman for whom Gene was his first mentor. Along with Chick Webb, and Papa Jo Jones, Krup was a forerunner -- he was a first! His flair and style, take on rhythm, his flamboyance, feel, and drum set-up itself stand as the prototype to many a jazz drummer. And, -- 'all' rock drummers owe their lot to him.
Nobody knows drums and drummers like Barbara Stanwyck!!!
The Godfather...he open the doors for Buddy Rich ext to follow.
Gene gave drummers credibility and star power.
Too bad Gene Krupa blew it on drugs!
Roy Beckerman ABSOLUTELY, Gene started early 20’s THEN came buddy. Gene started doing drugs, he eventually stopped BUT his timing wasn’t the same. STILL A LEGENDARY DRUMMER!
Oh for gosh sakes. He didn't ruin his life with drugs. He smoked a little pot now and then and got busted. Didn't ruin anything. It's a myth. He did however, freely admit to being a pretty heavy drinker.
SentientParadox
It was ill health from leukaemia, that was Gene’s undoing.
I notice of so many drummers Gene has outstanding charisma.
Buddy Rich may have had a lock on true speed, but from a standpoint of pure musicality, Gene Krupa had an absolute lock on true rhythm.
holywells Buddy had better chops but Krupa had way better phrasing and dynamics.
Eddie Shu quotes Desafinado at 3:36
yes. At 3:39, the phrase is "Se você disser que eu desafino amor" (Desafinado) a João Glberto´s song.
holywells amen to that!
You can verify this from the bass- drum lock, he has groove.
My dad used to whistle this song to me thru his teeth while accompanying himself on the upright Bass, I think I was about 8 or 9 years old when I would pester him to interupt his practice and play it for me, 'til he would finally give in with a sigh, shaking his head in disbelief at the weird little boy grinning back at him with glee.
He always seems to be a the top of his game. He doesn't play -- those sticks are dancing! Great drummers always remind me they have an intuition about time.
Pioneer of modern drumming,
RIP great one!
Truly a great musician who also was a great drummer. Amazing.
Great master Gene Krupa, undisputed, inimitable, I love him and will always love him for his technique, his mastery 👍👍👍👍❤️🎖️🎖️🎖️
This performance occurred when Gene was not in good health and felt he wasn't playing well. But I thought this particular performance was extremely tasteful.
Great to see Krupa and Moten "lock in" to one another -- just two cats doing their thing.
these geniuses live in a different universe that we can only glimpse when they play.
Absolutely!
Really Fun! As a life long drummer at 66 years old, this is really a great video.
Thank you!
Absolutley great......
My mother, God rest her soul, was a BIG Gene Krupa fan. That's how I know who he is.
The 'Cool Meter' just melted.
NO DOUBT THAT GENE KRUPA, THE GREATEST DRUMMER EVER, SET THE STANDARD FOR THE ROCK AND JAZZ DRUMMERS WHO FOLLOWED HIM!
I am not a drummer, nor am I a bass player. I am just someone who loves music of all types, and have been exploring my "musicality" for the past few years. What I just saw starting at 2:10 of this viedo is perhaps one of the coolest things I have ever seen musically! Krupa was amazing!
I'm a younger drummer (19), and I still come back to learn from this guy. Truly a virtuoso of the art of drumming. Nowadays, it's all about how loud and fast your percussion can go. When did speed and volume become more important than what you brought up?
At age 30 you still come back
holy lord of drum and bass... this is IT!!!!
Adrian Kilbourne I'm not worthy.. not as drummer, nor as bassist..
+Adrian Kilbourne haha! you are correct
Adrian Kilbourne Ronny skjold
Grande, divino, impareggiabile, immenso, incredibile …. e poi il resto mettetecelo voi. Io non saprei cos’altro aggiungere per dimostrare il mio stupore, incredulità, meraviglia, immenso piacere, estasi nell’ ammirare l’immensitá artistica di tutti questi abili ed eccellenti musicisti, Gene Krupa per primo
Master Class in musical skills!!
I could watch GK do this number all day.
Нет уже таких музыкантов!!! Это высший класс!!
A great talent. Amazing bass player. For those who gave thumbs down. Try playing an instrument , then maybe you'll understand. Easy to judge, not so easy to do. My oplnlon.
MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE INDEED! Cool Jazz from a time when cool was cool and jazz was jazz.
Real musicians...and Gene Krupa is the man..!
Thanks mate for sharing..
Mr. Krupa , Art Blakey , Bill Bruford ( Yes , King Crimson ) , Billy Cobham ( Mahavishnu Orchestra ) , Carl Palmer ( Emerson Lake and Palmer , Atomic Rooster , Azia ) , Clive Bunker ( Jethro Tull ) , Ginger Baker ( Cream , Blind Faith ) , Keith Moon ( The Who ) , Dom Romão , Lenny White ( Return To Forever ) , Chester Thompson ( Genesis ) , Terry Bozzio ( Zappa , UK , Missing Persons , Korn ) , Pascoal Meireles ( Cama de Gato ) , Ayrton Moreira ( Return To Forever ) . My greats heroes of drummers .
the omission of Jon Hiseman makes your list incomplete, at best.... I would also add that Carl Palmer played with Arthur Brown before any of those groups you mentioned, and Ginger Baker played with Graham Bond...
I remember seeing this when I was a kid! It was from a jazz program on PBS I think, hosted by Father Norman O'Connor. It flipped me out then and today, it still does. Gene was the grandaddy of all us drummers!
This had me applauding right in front of my computer. Thanks for all the comments; I enjoyed reading them, as well.
GENE KRUPA NO1！ 私の亡くなった父は、1950年代にGENE KRUPAが日本に来た時に、その演奏に魅了されました。私も、jazzライブで、この曲が演奏されるとGENE KRUPAと亡くなった父の事を思います。
The Brilliant Gene Krupa and the Late Great Karen Carpenter were my drum teachers.
That is definitely some genious playing and stage presence.I love it !
Absolutny geniusz! Polak z Chicago ❤
MASTER Musicians right here folks.
Buddy was the speed of Slingerland....Gene was the soul of Slingerland.
Both were great!!!
He also was the first to really use the cymbals/high hat effectively. Yes, Krupa had style and charisma and Rich had the same things but in different ways.
That fill at 0:29. Man. So not flashy, but sooooo tasty. Gene was the master of tasty.
Gene was the reason I ventured into jazz drummer. Being a rock drummer initially at the age 16....his style just engulfed me and took me over...then eventually open up the gateways to understanding the genius of buddy rich...therefore, remember this, if there wasn't a gene , there wouldn't have been a buddy rich.
So much skill from all the musicians! Dedication and devotion to their art.
Superb!
ALL the young kids today need to watch this about a million times.
This is music and showmanship at it's best.
See kids -- you don't need 12 drums and 15 cymbals to play music.
You need talent.
These was a time in this country when the public demanded talented musicians, guys like Gene, Buddy, Basie, Duke, etc.
Today, it's about the money and the hype, not about being a great musician.
I fear one day, Jazz will totally be gone.
I hope not ~
@MarkR1957 Mark you're right about how people look back and think their era/music is the best!! I'm white and lived in 1957; it was a more vicious era than today. @Skaliwag66 "Texting while driving?" There was no opportunity then..but drunk driving was openly joked about in 57. if there were "jobs for anyone," it was maids and elevator operators for blacks. I love the Black Eyed Peas, and I'm 63. Who wants to stay frozen in time? So glad I went to college in late 60s - I still appreciate change.
this song was built for gene.
amazing!
Brilliance, before drum brilliance even existed.
Wanna know how guys like Keith Moon, John Bonham etc got their game? Krupa😁
Wanna know how a guy like got his game? Krupa!
WOW. four drums, a couple cymbals + Krupa = MAGIC>
The young drummers need to remember that some of the great drummers you see in CZcams such as Krupa, Rich, and Morello were in their late 50s to mid 60s when they're playing this stuff. I got to see Krupa when he was 54 and Rich the last time when he was 56 and they could both still turn the sticks into a blur if they wanted to.
Good point about seeing so many of these classic greats playing in their 50-60s!
Agreed....Krupa plays the melody on the cymbal and comp on the snare and then again on bass while the bass player frets....so musical.....i love the phrasing on Krupas solo....an obscure art in todays players emphasizing physicality verus musicality .....it will come around again....that will be fun.......
Gene Krupa is like the Ringo of the jazz world (but even greater). He wasn't the fastest gun in the west, but whatever he lacked in speed, he MORE than made up for with feel. Gene, like Ringo, were always able to just NAIL the feel of the song.
Thank God that these amazing performances by great artists can still be heard today.
Gene Krupa was the first Super Star drummer and Super Showman. I saw him in concert and he brought the house down at Symphony Hall Boston 1955 with his solo on Drum Boogie. Just great.
Krupa was magic on such a small set of drums.
pay attention kids! Gene was one of the originals before the young turks
God bless you
Gene
old school classic jazz at its best
This Is FanTASTIC! Playing A Bass With Sticks! Krupa Was Awesome! I Could Listen To That Noise All Day Long!
Look up the even better original czcams.com/video/KfFBdViZHzk/video.html Krupa was brilliant in so many ways and he knew who to follow
Such intuition for rhythm. Gene was natural talent.
Amazing creativity ... not to mention the swing!!!! Gene expanded the possibilities of what was capable on the drum kit. A "great drummer" isn't about virtuosity because music isn't an athletic event. The fastest and the strongest don't win...the ones that play beautiful music and entertain the listener do.
One of masters at work, who was an influence on a certain Mr Peart who sadly died recently, R.I.P Neil
Goodgoogamoogga! A string instrument just became percussion and the audience was so calm or just polite. Frickin' genius Krupa was.
Larry coryell and the eleventh house used to do stuff like this like blowing trumpet through bass pick ups etc
Now that's entertainment wish I had a time tunnel I would be of this crazy 2013 so fast and never come back.
There's a big difference between speed and artistry. And musicianship ..
Buddy Rich would never big up his band like this. We all know about *THAT* famous secret recording....
Kotow Boy I heard that recording .
It’s a big noise, baby
@@DavidOakesMusic Buddy Rich strictly favored playing only big band and swing. Unlike Krupa who was very flexible and explorative with jazz, Rich was stuck only playing one style.
@@weksheddweller Ur right . thank you.
Gene Krupa was a rock star before it was cool to be one.
being a bass player its great to see the solid technique of benny moten, how he used two fingers to pull the strings, getting so solid a tone was hard before modern bass pickups were around, all respect to the sound engineers for getting a true bass sound on this tv show!
I have been looking for this clip for years now! I KNEW I've seen Gene play a solo on an upright bass lol. True mastery - true art! Thanks for posting. What genius!
I've been a Fan of this Great Man for the entire time I've been playing the Drums myself, 35 years. In my Eyes and Ears, and truly, in my Heart and Soul, Gene Krupa is the Greatest Drummer of all time, without question.
isolationdisorder wrong answer. playing drums is not about feelings, but it is about talent and skills. it demonstrate that the best drummer is... BUDDY RICH.
lol about talent and skills. hahahahahah
Gene's playing here is absolutely superb.
He had it all - power, speed and control when he wanted them, and absolute taste and mastery of the drumset. Yes, drumset - not drum kit.
All you young kids, you metal freaks, take heed of Gene's magnnificence.
Plus, listen to how superb his drums sound, even from this poor quality tape.
Imagine how great they sounded in person. Warm, resonant, cool and mellow. Just like Jazz, and just like Gene ~
Without a doubt, one of the most creative drummers . . . . fantastic ! :)
love to have seen him john.i am a drummer myself.gene has a magic all his own.never tire of him.lovely guy too.i do not care if he was not the fastest or most technical drummer,he gave drummers respect.all drummers today owe him a debt of gratitude had much to do with the modern set up too.love him.
Saw the great Harry James in Southport, Lancashire, must be 40 years ago, with
Sonny Page on drums, never forgotten it.
love this preformance. The other day I was watching the episode of the simpsons where Bart becomes a jazz drummer and I noticed that they paid somewhat of a tribute (or at least that's what I would like to think of it) to this preformance. Krupa is the best
Alejandro Frangini ,Tic TOC.
Gene brought a joy into his playing that will forever inspire me.
Great vid. Gene is King!!
When the drummer understands how to be part of the band...
My Dad (RIP) introduced me to Gene Krupa in the late 60's / early 70's, along with the likes of Jolson et al, and I shall be forever grateful.
Go Gene!
Drumming level on this video is off the charts!
Year after year,Gene still moves me.Bless his heart.
Peace to all,shalom :)
Simply genius. Playing a melodic line with drumsticks on a string instrument is simply amazing - not to mention the actual drumming! Gene, Buddy, Max - all these cats just threw in their own signature techniques and made jazz drumming an incredible art form with its own literature. Thanks Moldycart.
He started it all...Mr. Krupa....the original badboy.
Adventurous as a drummer. Nothing around like this 2day . Drumming Play Time ⏲️
Hands down one of the G O A T. Any doubters can listen to his duet with Rich on the Sammy Davis Jnr show or their drum battles on record.
My Mom always raved about him ~ now I know why ~ what touch!
Best drummer that ever lived.
There's no best
OK One of the best. You happy now?@@Martin_Bernard
@@rjb6327 Yes much better
I was sitting in front of Gene's Bass drum looking up through the cymbal's at him back in 64. My Mom had to take me because I was too young to go to clubs by myself. After the show, Gene came down from the stage to sign autographs. The Place was full of people who had brought snare drums and Tom Tom's for him to sign. The thing I remember most about it was the love that people had for him. It was an incredible experience
Gene was one of a kind! Peter Criss is a fan! I never heard anything bad about Gene! A lot of stories about Buddy Rich!
Great musician way beyond anyone then and now.The Fantastic Gene Krupa!
@MarkR1957 although i am young (1983) and non american, i am stuck togheter with you in 1957. this is awesome.
Now that's not just "drumming", that's music for the soul. Awesome. The mold has been broken, unfortunately.
The greatest drummer ever.
Always this nonsense GOAT comment as if music is a competion
So true mate!!! These days men are confused if they male or not!!! Jazz is still king!!!!
Gene Krupa on drums, and Benny Moten on bass are beyond incredible.
These guys are absolute machines of perfection!