Gene Krupa Plays

Gerry Mulligan was only 19 in 1946 when he joined Gene Krupa's band, playing a bit of alto and tenor sax, but primarily serving as an arranger. But the Verve LP Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements wasn't made until 1958, long after Mulligan went out on his own. Although there are solo features built into the framework of each piece, Mulligan was quite confident in his ability to showcase the entire band as well. Mulligan's "Disc Jockey Jump" became a hit for Krupa, though it wasn't recorded until after he left the band. The vague liner notes fail to identify any of the musicians in Krupa's big band, which includes Jimmy Cleveland, Hank Jones, Barry Galbraith, Kai Winding, and Phil Woods, though Woods' alto sax solos are easily identifiable to his fans…

30 Verve Collectors Edition album for sale was released Apr 26, 2011 on the Universal Import label. Import-only 30 CD box set containing some of the finest Jazz albums released on the legendary Verve label. 30 Verve Collectors Edition buy CD music Features hit albums from Jazz icons like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ben Webster, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Haden, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson and many others. 30 Verve Collectors Edition songs Each CD comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and all 30 discs are housed in an attractive lift-top box. Universal. 30 Verve Collectors Edition CD music contains a single disc.

With the Compact Jazz series offering plenty of fine single-artist starter discs, there should be no hesitation in picking up this multi-artist overview for that jazz neophyte friend. As usual, the price is right and the selection generous. Covering the '50s, '60s, and '70s, the disc includes both vocal and instrumental tracks from the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Bill Evans, Dinah Washington, Erroll Garner, Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday.

Here's a package that defines traditional Chicago-styled jazz from the roots on up. Closely patterned after the style of Bix Beiderbecke, four hot stomps recorded for the OKeh label in December of 1927 form a handsome keystone to the Eddie Condon chronology. It's the Austin High Gang, appearing on record as McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans, and they swing hard. What a great front line: Frank Teschemacher, Jimmy McPartland, and Bud Freeman. Gene Krupa kicks like a mule. Legend has it Mezz Mezzrow played cymbals, although Condon claimed all Mezz did was hold on to the bass drum so Krupa wouldn't knock it across the room…

30 Verve Collectors Edition album for sale was released Apr 26, 2011 on the Universal Import label. Import-only 30 CD box set containing some of the finest Jazz albums released on the legendary Verve label. 30 Verve Collectors Edition buy CD music Features hit albums from Jazz icons like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ben Webster, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Haden, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson and many others. 30 Verve Collectors Edition songs Each CD comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and all 30 discs are housed in an attractive lift-top box. Universal. 30 Verve Collectors Edition CD music contains a single disc.