Gene Krupa & His Orchestra (1995)

About this title: These radio transcriptions from 1939 & 1943 feature Krupa in big band settings. The '39 "Show Of The Week" (12 tracks) and '43 sessions w/Roy Eldridge & Charlie Ventura (12 total cuts, nine live from the Panther Room/Hotel Sherman in Chicago) display a muddy, at times scratchy sound that digital transfer did not improve. The best sound (four tracks) is from the '39 session during the "Young Man With A Band" shows. There are no duplicate selections throughout. This collection can only be recommended to completists. Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Cherokee [Noble]
3. Dialog
4. My Prayer [Kennedy/Boulanger]
5. Three Little Words [Kalmar/Ruby]
6. Ciribiribin [Pestalozza]
7. Lilacs in the Rain [Parish/DeRose]
8. Dialog on Drumming
9. I'd Love to Call You My Sweetheart
10. Marcheta [Schertzinger/McCorm]
11. Dialog
12. Symphony in Riffs - Closing [Carter]
13. Introduction
14. On the Beam [Norman]
15. I'd Like to Recognize the Tune [Hill]
16. Krupa History
17. I Want a Big Fat Mama
18. Who? [Hammerstein/Harbach]
19. Blue Skies [Berlin]
20. I Had the Craziest Dream [Gordon/Warren]
21. Wire Brush Stomp [Krupa]
22. Slender, Tender and Tall [Jordan]
23. Blue Rhythm Fantasy [Hill/Willett]
24. Drum Boogie [Hill]
25. Buster's Last Stand [Evans]
26. Ventura [Eldridge Improvising]
27. Knock Me a Kiss [Jackson]
28. (Ya' Can't Get) Stuff in Your Cuff [Jordan]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.