HL-7252: The Gene Krupa Story In Music

Title: The Gene Krupa Story In Music
Artist: Gene Krupa And His Orchestra
Label: Harmony
Catalog #: HL-7252
Format: 12″ LP
Rel. Year: 1960
Issue Notes:
  1. Harmony was a Columbia Records budget label issuing LPs starting in 1957
  2. Reissue compilation album of Columbia sides
  3. Aptly named to cash-in on the then current “The Gene Krupa Story” movie
Track Date Matrix Title Time
A1 09/26/1945 CO-35242-1 Lover
(Rodgers, Hart)		 2:44
A2 02/05/1947 CO-37354-1A Gene’s Boogie
(Ellis, Williams)		 3:07
A3 01/22/1945 HCO-1231-1 Leave Us Leap
(Finckel)		 3:00
A4 02/26/1942 32496-1 That’s What You Think
(Werner, Werner)		 3:13
A5 03/08/1940 CO-27027-1 Tuxedo Junction
(Feyne, Hawkins, Johnson, Dash)		 2:57
B1 08/21/1945 CO-35113-1 Boogie Blues
(Krupa, Biondi)		 3:20
B2 05/08/1941 30443-1 Let Me Off Uptown
(Bostic, Evans)		 3:04
B3 11/02/1939 WC-2824-A Drummin’ Man
(Krupa, Parham)		 2:57
B4 04/02/1942 C-4209-1 Knock Me A Kiss
(Razaf, Jackson)		 3:01
B5 01/17/1941 C-3530-1 Drum Boogie
(Krupa, Eldridge)		 3:07
Collective Personnel
Sam Musiker (cl, as, ts), Murray Williams (cl, as), Francis Antonelli, Johnny Bothwell, Benny Feeman, Bill Hitz, Sam Marowitz, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo, Adrian Tei, Harry Terrill (as), Charlie Kennedy (as, ts), Clint Neagley, Bob Snyder (as, bar), Walter Bates, Don Brassfield, Sam Donahue, Mitch Melnick, Jimmy Milione, Andy Pino, Rex Sittig, Charlie Ventura, Buddy Wise (ts), Sid Brown, Stuart Olsen, Stuart Olson, Jack Schwartz (bar), Ed Badgley, Al Beck, Bill Conrad, Edward “Corky” Cornelius, Don Fagerquist, Torg Halten, Vince Hughes, Nate Kazebier, Vito “Mickey” Mangano, Norman Murphy, Rudy Novack, Al Porcino, Tony Russo, Pincus “Pinky” Savitt, Shorty Sherock, Joe Triscari, Ray Triscari, Graham Young (t), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Sid Brantley, Joe Conigliaro, Leon Cox, Bill Cully, John Grassi, Clay Harvey, Al Jordan, Jay Kelliher, Emil Manazec, Floyd O’Brien, Andy Parker, Pullman “Tommy” Pederson, Dick Taylor, Pat Virgadamo, Babe Wagner, Jack Zimmerman (tb), Ray Biondi (g, vn, arr), Bob Lesher, Frank Worrell, Ed Yance (g), Tony D’Adario, Bob Kitsis, Bob Kitsis, Teddy Napoleon, Buddy Neal, Joe Springer (p), Biddy Bastien, Irv Lang, Ed Mihelich, Clyde Newcombe, Bob Strahl (b), Joe Dale, Louis Zito (d), Gene Krupa (d, v), Teddy Blume, Victor Pariante, Jerome Reisler, Jacob Shulman (vn), George Grosman, Paul Powell (vl), Julius Ehrenworth (vc), Irene Daye, Carolyn Grey, Anita O’Day (v), George Williams (v, arr), Eddie Finckel, Elton Hill, Fred Norman (arr)