Gene Krupa: The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend

by Klauber, Bruce H.

• ISBN13: 9780739038581
• ISBN10: 0739038583
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Alfred Pub Co

Summary

Gene Krupa: The Pictorial Life of a Jazz Legend is a photographic presentation of the life, times and music of "that ace drummer man." With over 200 photos that span six decades of jazz history, this most visual of performers, the man who made the drums a solo instrument, comes alive like never before. Contributing their own singular and often heartfelt insights about Gene are the finest percussionists in music today, including Phil Collins, Tommy Aldridge, John Blackwell, Peter Erskine, Ed Shaughnessy, Peter Criss, Kenny Aronoff, Alphonse Mouzon, Carl Palmer, Dave Garibaldi, Carmine Appice, Alex Acuña, Neil Peart, and Steve Smith. The companion CD includes previously unreleased tracks covering five decades of Krupa's unmistakable drumming. A must-read for fans of Gene Krupa, the swing era, jazz, drums, and drumming! "Krupa cultists will definitely drool." --Modern Drummer Magazine, December 2006

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 5
Special Thanks	p. 7
About the Photographs	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Today's Drummers on Gene Krupa	p. 13
The Early Years 1909-1934	p. 17
The Benny Goodman Era 1934-1938	p. 23
The First Band 1938-1943	p. 37
The Drug Bust 1943	p. 57
The Second Band 1944-1951	p. 61
The 1950s	p. 89
The Gene Krupa Story	p. 119
The 1960s	p. 129
The 1970s	p. 141
Endorsements	p. 155
Gene and I	p. 173
About the Author	p. 174
Companion CD	p. 175
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