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- AApurksody
- BJungle madness
Gene Krupa's orchestra performing swing jazz on OK Records, an American label that was distributed in the UK in the late 1930s.AI summary
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- ABlue rhythm fantasy
Gene Krupa's orchestra plays 'Blue Rhythm Fantasy' on American OKeh.AI summary
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- ABody and soul
- BStompin at the Savoy
Gene Krupa, the swing-era drummer and bandleader, recorded 'Body and Soul' and 'Stompin' at the Savoy' for Columbia 38214. Both are standards of hot jazz and swing; Krupa's versions are highly sought by collectors.AI summary
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- ABy the sleepy lagoon
- BLittle white lies
Gene Krupa, the celebrated American jazz drummer and bandleader, recorded 'By the sleepy lagoon' and 'Little white lies' for Columbia LB-series. These are popular songs in the swing idiom.AI summary
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- AFightin Doug MacArthur
- BNight of nights
Gene Krupa's orchestra with 'Fightin' Doug MacArthur' and 'Night of Nights' on American OKeh.AI summary
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- AGrandfathers clock
- BI know that you know
Gene Krupa, the innovative swing drummer, recorded 'Grandfather's Clock' and 'I Know That You Know' for Brunswick; this disc captures Krupa during his most collectible years.AI summary
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- AJam on Toast
- BTutti frutti
Gene Krupa, the influential swing-era drummer and bandleader, leads his orchestra on 'Jam on Toast' and 'Tutti Frutti', recorded for Columbia's DB series in the late 1940s.AI summary
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- ALemon drop
- BBop boogie
Gene Krupa's drum band recording of 'Lemon drop' and 'Bop boogie' on Columbia DB2543, a post-war swing and bebop side from the American jazz drummer and bandleader.AI summary
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- ALet me off uptown
- BFlamingo
Gene Krupa's orchestra with Let Me Off Uptown, his 1941 hit with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge, and Flamingo on Okeh 6210.AI summary
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- ALet me off uptown
- BFlamingo
Gene Krupa was the drummer who defined the swing era's rhythmic energy. Okeh 6210 ('Let Me Off Uptown' and 'Flamingo') are classic swing recordings of the late 1930s.AI summary
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- AMe and my Melinda
- BPass the bounce
Gene Krupa's orchestra with 'Me and My Melinda' and 'Pass the Bounce' on American OKeh.AI summary
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- AOpus No 1
- BLeave us Leap
Gene Krupa, the pioneering American jazz drummer and bandleader, recorded 'Opus No. 1' and 'Leave us Leap' for Columbia. 'Opus No. 1' was Krupa's signature piece and a major jazz recording.AI summary
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- AOvertime
- BCapital idea
Gene Krupa, the influential American jazz drummer and bandleader, on Columbia LB10033, performing "Overtime" and "Capital idea".AI summary
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- APayin them dues blues
- BJungle drums
Gene Krupa, the pioneering jazz drummer, recorded these two hot jazz sides for Columbia Records on the LB10000 series, an early electrical recording series from the late 1920s. Krupa was one of the first drummers to be prominently featured in a jazz ensemble, and these sides are important examples of his early work.AI summary
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- ARhythm jam
- BWire brush stomp
Gene Krupa was the most famous swing drummer of the 1930s and 1940s. 'Rhythm Jam' and 'Wire Brush Stomp' are instrumental showcases of his drumming style, recorded for Columbia. This British pressing documents important American swing-era material.AI summary
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- AThere's honey on the moon tonight
- BIf it rains
Gene Krupa, the legendary swing drummer, on Brunswick; these lighter pop titles do not represent his best-known recording work but capture his broader repertoire in the late 1930s.AI summary
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- AWire brush stomp
- BHamtramck
Gene Krupa, the swing-era drummer. Okeh 6106 ('Wire Brush Stomp' and 'Hamtramck') captures his dynamic drumming style.AI summary
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- AYes my darling daughter
- BBlues krieg
Gene Krupa and his orchestra recorded 'Yes My Darling Daughter' and 'Blues Krieg' for OK 5909. Krupa was one of the most important drummers and bandleaders in jazz history.AI summary