Date: January 17, 1941
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Columbia
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Rudy Novack, Shorty Sherock (t), Jay Kelliher, Pat Virgadamo, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob Kitsis (p), Biddy Bastien (b), Gene Krupa (d), Irene Daye, Howard DuLany (v)
| C-3528-2 | There’ll Be Some Changes Made – vID (Overstreet, Higgins) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6021 — There’ll Be Some Changes Made/These Things You Left Me (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9748 — There’ll Be Some Changes Made/Drum Boogie (1941) Columbia CD: CK-53425 — Drum Boogie (1993) |
| C-3529-1 | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – vID (Raye, Prince) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6034 — The Big Do/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9615 — High On A Windy Hill/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) Columbia CD: CK-53425 — Drum Boogie (1993) |
| C-3530-1 | Drum Boogie – vID (Krupa, Eldridge) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6046 — Drum Boogie/How ‘Bout That Mess (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9748 — There’ll Be Some Changes Made/Drum Boogie (1941) Columbia 78 10″: 37531 — Drum Boogie/Leave Us Leap (1947) Columbia EP 7″: B-138 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1947) Columbia 78 10″: C-138 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1947) Columbia LP 10″: CL-6017 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1948) Columbia LP 10″: CL-2515 — Drummin’ Man (1955) Columbia EP 7″: B-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Harmony LP 12″: HL-7252 — The Gene Krupa Story In Music (1960) Columbia LP 12″: C2L-29 — Drummin’ Man (1963) Columbia Musical Treasuries LP 12″: P7S-5122 — Big Bands Revisited (1967) Columbia Musical Treasuries LP 12″: P2M-5267 — The Great Bands (1968) CSP LP 12″: CSS-1495-8 — Yours for the listening/Thanks for the Memories (1971) Columbia LP 12″: G-30009 — Big Band’s Greatest Hits (1971) Columbia House LP 12″: P2S-5618 — The Swing Years (1971) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-753 — Gene Krupa (1973) Columbia 45 7″: 13-33285 — Drumboogie/Let Me Off Uptown (1975) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-14007 — The Fabulous Big Bands (1977) Columbia LP 12″: P-14926 — We Love The Big Band Sound (1979) Realm Records LP 12″: V1-8184 — The Swinging Kings: Gene Krupa [RE] (1982) Murray Hill/CSP LP 12″: M-61358 — Boogie Woogie (1983) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-15908 — Great Bands Of The 40’s & 50’s (1992) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-22629 — Greatest Swing Instrumentals (1992) Columbia CD: CK-53425 — Drum Boogie (1993) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) Sony Music Special Products CD: AQ-22629 — Daimler-Benz: Swing With The Promise Of A New Year (1996) Columbia Legacy CD: C5K-61432 — Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of America’s Music (2000) Capitol CD: 72435-60322-2-4 — Raging Bull (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2005) |
| C-3531-1 | These Things You Left Me – vHD (Dickinson, Lippman) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6021 — There’ll Be Some Changes Made/These Things You Left Me (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9656 — Never Took A Lesson In My life/These Things You Left Me (1941) |
All titles also on:
Ajax LP 12″AJAX-138 — In Disco Order Volume 11 (1978)
Date: March 1941
Location: Liederkranz Hall, 111 E. 58th Street, New York City, NY
Label: Lang-Worth
Lang-Worth Transcription Session
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Listengart, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (cl, as), Walter Bates, Sam Musiker (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Milt Raskin (p), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| Tuning Up (Akiyoshi) |
Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-53 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) |
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| Alreet – vAO (Livingston, Russell) |
Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-54 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) |
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| Full Dress Hop (Krupa, Eldridge) |
Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-53 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) |
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| Fool Am I – vAO (Carey, Fischer) |
Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-54 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) |
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| Nothin’ Yet (Krupa, Eldridge) |
Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-53 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) |
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| 418/VP-767 | Drum Boogie – vAO (Krupa, Eldridge) |
V-Disc LP 10″: 279 — Drummer’s Band/Drum Boogie (1944) Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-54 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) |
| Siren Serenade (Krupa) |
Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-53 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) |
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| 419/VP-767 | Drummer’s Band (Krupa) |
V-Disc LP 10″: 279 — Drummer’s Band/Drum Boogie (1944) Lang-Worth EP 7″: CI-54 — Ace Drummer Man (1947) Monmouth Evergreen LP 12″: MES-7072 — Gene Krupa\Ziggy Elman With Their Orchestra & Their Vocalists (1975) Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) |
| The Things I Love – vHD (Tchaikovsky, Barlow, Harris) |
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| Let Me Off Uptown – vAO (Bostic, Evans) |
Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) | |
| Thanks For The “Boogie” Ride – vAO (Buck, Mitchell) |
All titles also on:
Circle CD: CCD-64 — Woody Herman And His Orchestra/Gene Krupa And His Orchestra 1941 (2002)
Date: March 12, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Shorty Sherock, Graham Young (t), Jay Kelliher, Pat Virgadamo, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob Kitsis (p), Biddy Bastien (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| CO-29921-1 | Alreet – vAO (Livingston, Russell) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6118 — Alreet/Georgia On My Mind (1941) Bandstand LP 12″: BS-7117 — Wire Brush Stomp Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-138 — In Disco Order Volume 11 (1978) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) |
| CO-29922-1 | Georgia On My Mind – vAO (Carmichael, Gorrell) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6118 — Alreet/Georgia On My Mind (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9616 — Georgia On My Mind/The Things I Love (1941) Epic LP 12″: LN-3136 — Dancing With The Stars (1955) Epic LP 12″: EE-22027 — That Drummer’s Band (1963) Harmony LP 12″: KH-32748 — Songs Featured In The Film Paper Moon – Hit Recordings Of The 30’s & 40’s (1973) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P-16781 — The Best Of The Big Band Vocalists, Volume 2 (1982) Realm Records LP 12″: V1-8184 — The Swinging Kings: Gene Krupa [RE] (1982) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-10263 — The Great Big Bands (1992) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-16781 — The Best Of The Big Band Vocalists (1996) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-26633 — The Best Of The Big Band Vocalists (1996) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-52339 — Divas Of Swing (2001) |
| CO-29923-1 | The Things I Love – vHD (Tchaikovsky, Barlow, Harris) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6143 — The Things I Love/Little Man With A Candy Cigar (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9616 — Georgia On My Mind/The Things I Love (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-14954 — Big Band Bash (1979) |
| CO-29924-1 | Fool Am I – vAO (Carey, Fischer) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6154 — Slow Down/Fool Am I (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9655 — It All Comes Back To Me Now/Fool Am I (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978) |
| CO-29925-1 | Siren Serenade – vAO (Krupa) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6198 — Siren Serenade/Don’t Cry, Cherie (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978) |
Date: March 19, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Shorty Sherock, Graham Young (t), Jay Kelliher, Pat Virgadamo, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob Kitsis (p), Biddy Bastien (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| CO-29974-1 | Let’s Get Away From It All – vAO (Dennis, Adair) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6130 — Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina/Let’s Get Away From It All (1941) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-26125 — The Swing Years (1995) |
| CO-29975-1 | Little Man With A Candy Cigar – vHD (Dennis, Killduff) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6143 — The Things I Love/Little Man With A Candy Cigar (1941) |
| CO-29976-1 | Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina – vAO (Skylar, Cannon, Shaftel) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6130 — Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina/Let’s Get Away From It All (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9654 — Sweet Georgia Brown/Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina (1941) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
| CO-29977-1 | Slow Down – vAO (Evans) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6154 — Slow Down/Fool Am I (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9787 — Yes, My Darling Daughter/Slow Down (1941) Columbia EP 7″: B-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-753 — Gene Krupa (1973) Bandstand LP 12″: BS-7117 — Wire Brush Stomp Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
All titles also on:
Ajax LP 12″ AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978)
Date: April 11, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Shorty Sherock, Graham Young (t), Jay Kelliher, Pat Virgadamo, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob Kitsis (p), Biddy Bastien (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| 30237-1 | Maria Elena – vHD (Barcelata, Russell) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6165 — A Rendezvous In Rio (Un Momemto)/Maria Elena (1941) Epic LP 12″: LN-3120 — For Dancers Only (1955) |
| 30238-1 | Don’t Cry, Cherie – vHD (Brown, Henderson) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6198 — Siren Serenade/Don’t Cry, Cherie (1941) |
| 30239-1 | I Take To You – vAO (Gordon, Warren) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6187 — I Take To You/Where You Are (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9784 — I Hear Music/I Take To You (1941) |
| 30240-1 | Where You Are – vHD (Gordon, Warren) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6187 — I Take To You/Where You Are (1941) |
| 30241-1 | A Rendezvous In Rio (Un Momemto) – vHD (Dominguez, Merton) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6165 — A Rendezvous In Rio (Un Momemto)/Maria Elena (1941) |
All titles also on:
Ajax LP 12″ AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978)
Date: May 8, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob Kitsis (p), Biddy Bastien (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| 30441-1 | Throwing Pebbles In The Millstream – vHD (Ellis, Gershwin) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6222 — Green Eyes/Throwing Pebbles In The Millstream (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-146 — In Disco Order Volume 12 (1978) |
| 30442-1 | Green Eyes – vHD, AO (Rivera, Woods, Menendez, Utrera) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6222 — Green Eyes/Throwing Pebbles In The Millstream (1941) Columbia 78 10″: 38212 — Lover/Green Eyes (1948) Columbia LP 10″: CL-6066 — Gene Krupa Dance Parade (1949) Epic LP 12″: EE-22027 — That Drummer’s Band (1963) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-13927 — 60 Of The Greatest Big Bands (1977) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-14954 — Big Band Bash (1979) Realm Records LP 12″: V1-8184 — The Swinging Kings: Gene Krupa [RE] (1982) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
| 30442-2 [alternate] |
Green Eyes – vHD, AO (Rivera, Woods, Menendez, Utrera) |
Columbia LP 12″: C2-38033 — Roy Eldridge ?– The Early Years (1982) |
| 30443-1 | Let Me Off Uptown – vAO, RE (Bostic, Evans) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6210 — Let Me Off Uptown/Flamingo (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9957 — Let Me Off Uptown/Flamingo (1941) Columbia 78 10″: 37532 — Let Me Off Uptown/Drummin’ Man (1947) Columbia EP 7″: B-138 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1947) V-Disc 78 12″: 197-B — Let Me Off Uptown (1944) Columbia 78 10″: C-138 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1947) Columbia LP 10″: CL-6017 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1948) Columbia 78 10″: 50071 — Let Me Off Uptown/Stop! The Red Light’s On (1954) Columbia 45 7″: 4-50071 — Let Me Off Uptown/Stop! The Red Light’s On (1954) Columbia EP 7″: B-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia EP 7″: B-2520 — Gene Krupa and his Orchestra Featuring Anita O’Day (1957) Harmony LP 12″: HL-7252 — The Gene Krupa Story In Music (1960) Harmony LP 12″: HL-7277 — More Greatest Hits (1960) Columbia LP 12″: C2L-29 — Drummin’ Man (1963) Columbia Musical Treasuries LP 12″: P7S-5122 — Big Bands Revisited (1967) Columbia Musical Treasuries LP 12″: D-405 — The Best of The Big Band Singers (1968) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: CSM-661 — George T. Simon’s: The Big Bands (1968) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: C3-10792 — Big Bands – Big Stars! (1972) Gold-Mor 45 7″: GM-00011 — After You’re Gone/Let Me Off Uptown (1974) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-753 — Gene Krupa (1973) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: CSS-1507 — The Great Big Band Vocalists Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Columbia 45 7″: 13-33285 — Drumboogie/Let Me Off Uptown (1975) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) Columbia LP 12″: JC-36743 — Come Dance With Me (1980) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P-16765 — The Best Of The Big Bands, Volume 7 (1982) Smithsonian Collection LP 12″: P6-19881 — Singers And Soloists Of The Swing Bands (1987) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-45146 — Columbia Jazz Masterpieces – Sampler, Volume VI (1990) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-21528 — Legendary Big Bands – Gene Krupa, Harry James & Count Basie (1990) Columbia Legacy CD: C3K-52862 — Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955 (1993) Verve CD: 314-523-338-2 — Little Jazz: The Best Of The Verve Years (1994) Reader’s Digest CD: RC7-009 — Uptown Saturday Night (1997) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) Columbia Legacy CD: J2K-65807 — Jazz: The Definitive Performances (1999) Time/Life CD: R612-07-314556611-2 — Classic Jazz: The Forties (2001) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-93712 — Big Band Swing Classics (2005) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-28436 — The Best Of The Big Bands, Volume 7 Smithsonian/Folkways CD: SFW-40820 — Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology (2011) |
| 30443-2 [alternate] |
Let Me Off Uptown – vAO, RE (Bostic, Evans) |
Columbia LP 12″: C2-38033 — Roy Eldridge – The Early Years (1982) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) |
| 30444-1 | Flamingo – vHD (Grouya, Anderson) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6210 — Let Me Off Uptown/Flamingo (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9957 — Let Me Off Uptown/Flamingo (1941) Bandstand LP 12″: BS-7117 — Wire Brush Stomp Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
Date: June 5, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Bob Kitsis (p), Biddy Bastien (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| 30600-1 | ‘Til Reveille (Cowan, Worth) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6266 — The Cowboy Serenade (While I’m Rollin’ My Last Cigarette)/’Til Reveille (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9896 — The Cowboy Serenade (While I’m Rollin’ My Last Cigarette)/’Till Reveille (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| 30601-1 | Afraid To Say Hello (Since You Said Goodbye) – vHD (Taylor, Arlen) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6255 — Afraid To Say Hello (Since You Said Goodbye)/Love Me As I Am (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| 30602-1 | Love Me As I Am – vHD (Loesser, Alter) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6255 — Afraid To Say Hello (Since You Said Goodbye)/Love Me As I Am (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| 30603-1 | The Cowboy Serenade (While I’m Rollin’ My Last Cigarette) – vHD (Hall) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6266 — The Cowboy Serenade (While I’m Rollin’ My Last Cigarette)/’Til Reveille (1941) Conqueror 78 10″: 9896 — The Cowboy Serenade (While I’m Rollin’ My Last Cigarette)/’Till Reveille (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| 30604-1 | Kick It – vAO (Bland) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6278 — After You’ve Gone/Kick It (1941) Epic LP 12″: EE-22027 — That Drummer’s Band (1963) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
| 30605-1 | After You’ve Gone (Creamer, Layton) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6278 — After You’ve Gone/Kick It (1941) Columbia 78 10″: 38147 — After You’ve Gone/Dark Eyes (1948) Columbia LP 10″: CL-6066 — Gene Krupa Dance Parade (1949) Columbia 78 10″: 50025 — After You’ve Gone/Dark Eyes (1954) Columbia 45 7″: 4-50025 — After You’ve Gone/Dark Eyes (1954) Columbia EP 7″: B-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-753 — Gene Krupa (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-611 — Hall of Fame Series: Ballroom Bandstand (1955) Columbia EP 7″: B-1958 — Hall of Fame Series, Vol. 2: Ballroom Bandstand (1955) Columbia EP 7″: B-2519 — Gene Krupa Jazz Trio (1957) Columbia LP 12″: C2L-29 — Drummin’ Man (1963) Columbia Musical Treasuries LP 12″: D-450 — The Kings Of Swing (1968) Gold-Mor 45 7″: GM-00011 — After You’re Gone/Let Me Off Uptown (1974) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-753 — Gene Krupa (1973) Columbia 45 7″: 13-33283 — After You’ve Gone/Dark Eyes (1975) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-14954 — Big Band Bash (1979) Smithsonian Collection LP 12″: P6-19881 — Singers And Soloists Of The Swing Bands (1987) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia Legacy CD: CK-48977 — Big Band Instrumentals: 16 Most Requested Songs (1992) |
| 30605-2 [alternate] |
After You’ve Gone (Creamer, Layton) |
Columbia LP 12″: C2-38033 — Roy Eldridge – The Early Years (1982) |
Date: July 2, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, ts), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany (v)
| 30827-1 | Got A Letter From My Kid Today – vHD (Zaret, Whitney, Kramer) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6306 — Got A Letter From My Kid Today/Have You Changed? (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| 30828-1 | Have You Changed? – vHD (Gordon, Dee, Van Duyke, Gordon) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6306 — Got A Letter From My Kid Today/Have You Changed? (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| 30829-1 | Tunin’ Up (Hill, Krupa) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6352 — Tunin’ Up/Rockin’ Chair (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) Sounds Of Swing LP 12″: LP-114 — That Drummer’s Band |
| 30830-1 | Rockin’ Chair (Carmichael) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6352 — Tunin’ Up/Rockin’ Chair (1941) Columbia EP 7″: B-2000 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks, Vol. 2 (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-641 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks (1955) Columbia LP 12″: C2L-29 — Drummin’ Man (1963) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-11891 — The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (1973) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-641 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks (1974) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) Smithsonian Collection LP 12″: P6-19881 — Singers And Soloists Of The Swing Bands (1987) Columbia Special Products CD: A5-19477 — The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (1987) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) |
| 30830-4 [altternate] |
Rockin’ Chair (Carmichael) |
Columbia LP 12″: C2-38033 — Roy Eldridge – The Early Years (1982) |
Date: August 18, 1941
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates, Jimmy Milione (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| C-3964-1 | Come Be My Love – vHD (Roth) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6438 — The Walls Keep Talking/Come Be My Love (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-154 — In Disco Order Volume 13 (1978) |
| C-3965-2A | Amour – vHD, AO (Ruiz, Mendez) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6400 — Amour/Watch The Birdie (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) |
| C-3966-1 | Rancho Pillow – vHD (Wrubel, Newman) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6376 — You Were There/Rancho Pillow (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) |
| C-3967-1 | Stop! The Red Light’s On – vAO (Miller) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6411 — Stop! The Red Light’s On/Who Can I Turn To? (1941) Columbia 78 10″: 50071 — Let Me Off Uptown/Stop! The Red Light’s On (1954) Columbia 45 7″: 4-50071 — Let Me Off Uptown/Stop! The Red Light’s On (1954) Epic LP 12″: EE-22027 — That Drummer’s Band (1963) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
Date: August 20, 1941
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates, Jimmy Milione (ts), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Howard DuLany, Anita O’Day (v)
| C-3976-1 | You Were There – vHD (Coward) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6376 — You Were There/Rancho Pillow (1941) |
| C-3977-1 | Watch The Birdie – vAO (Raye, DePaul) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6400 — Amour/Watch The Birdie (1941) Bandstand LP 12″: BS-7117 — Wire Brush Stomp Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) Sony Music Special Products CD: AQ-30897 — Swing: Music For Heroes (2000) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-30897 — Welcome To Swing Town (2001) |
| C-3978-2 | Who Can I Turn To? – vHD (Wilder, Engvick) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6411 — Stop! The Red Light’s On/Who Can I Turn To? (1941) |
| C-3979-1 | The Walls Keep Talking – vAO, RE (Hill, Bauer) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6438 — The Walls Keep Talking/Come Be My Love (1941) Epic LP 12″: EE-22027 — That Drummer’s Band (1963) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) |
All titles also on:
Ajax LP 12″AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978)
Date: October 3, 1941
Location: Hollywood, CA
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates, Jimmy Milione (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
| H-526-1 | The Anniversary Waltz – vJD (Franklin, Dubin) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6465 — The Anniversary Waltz/I Think Of You (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| H-527-1 | Two In Love – vAO, JD (Willson) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6447 — This Time The Dream’s On Me/Two In Love (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| H-528 [breakdown] |
This Time The Dream’s On Me – vJD (Arlen, Mercer) |
Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| H-528-1 | This Time The Dream’s On Me – vJD (Arlen, Mercer) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6447 — This Time The Dream’s On Me/Two In Love (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-21528 — Legendary Big Bands – Gene Krupa, Harry James & Count Basie (1990) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| H-529-1 | Violets For Your Furs – vJD (Dennis, Adair) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6498 — Coppin’ A Plea/Violets For Your Furs (1941) Columbia EP 7″: B-2000 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks, Vol. 2 (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-641 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks (1955) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-641 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks (1974) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
Date: October 14, 1941
Location: Hollywood, IL
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates, Jimmy Milione (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
| H-544-1 | I Think Of You – vJD (Marcotte, Elliott) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6465 — The Anniversary Waltz/I Think Of You (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| H-545-1 [rejected] |
How Do? – vAO (unknown) |
Encore LP 12″: P-14379 — Krupa Swings (1980) |
| H-546-1 [rejected] |
Skylark – vAO (Carmichael, Mercer) |
Unissued |
| H-547-1 | Coppin’ A Plea – vAO (Cahn, Chaplin) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6498 — Coppin’ A Plea/Violets For Your Furs (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) |
| H-548-1 [alternate] |
Bolero At The Savoy – vAO (Krupa, Biondi, Carpenter, Mundy) |
Encore LP 12″: P-14379 — Krupa Swings (1980) |
Date: November 25, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates, Jimmy Milione (ts), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
| 31800-1 | Skylark – vAO (Carmichael, Mercer) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6607 — Harlem On Parade/Skylark (1942) Columbia EP 7″: B-1999 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks, Vol. 1 (1955) Columbia LP 12″: CL-641 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks (1955) Columbia LP 12″: C2L-29 — Drummin’ Man (1963) Columbia LP 12″: JCL-641 — Gene Krupa’s Sidekicks (1974) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-161 — In Disco Order Volume 14 (1978) Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Columbia LP 12″: CJ-40652 — The 1940s – The Singers (1987) Columbia CD: CK-40652 — The 1940s – The Singers (1987) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-21528 — Legendary Big Bands – Gene Krupa, Harry James & Count Basie (1990) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
| 31801-2 | Bolero At The Savoy – vAO (Mundy, Biondi, Carpenter, Krupa) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6721 — Bolero At The Savoy/Side By Side (1942) Columbia 78 10″: 36726 — Bolero At The Savoy/Side By Side (1944) Columbia LP 10″: CL-2515 — Drummin’ Man (1955) Columbia LP 12″: C2L-29 — Drummin’ Man (1963) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P6-14954 — Big Band Bash (1979) Columbia Special Products LP 12″: P-16780 — The Best Of The Big Band Vocalists, Vol. 1 (1982) Realm Records LP 12″: V1-8184 — The Swinging Kings: Gene Krupa [RE] (1982) Murray Hill/CSP LP 12″: M-61366 — Spotlight On Drums (1983) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
| 31802-1 [alternate] |
Thanks For The “Boogie” Ride – vAO, RE (Buck, Mitchell) |
Time/Life Music LP 12″: STBB-12 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1984) Sony Music Special Products CD: A-17587/R960-13 — Big Bands – Gene Krupa (1993) |
| 31802-2 | Thanks For The “Boogie” Ride – vAO, RE (Buck, Mitchell) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6506 — Thanks For The “Boogie” Ride/Keep ‘Em Flying (1941) Columbia LP 12″: KG-32663 — Gene Krupa, His Orchestra And Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge (1974) Bandstand LP 12″: BS-7107 — They All Played Boogie: 1938-1950 Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) Columbia Legacy CD: CK-65886 — Swing! Super Hits Volume 1 (2000) |
| 31803-1 | Keep ‘Em Flying – vJD (Coleman) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6506 — Thanks For The “Boogie” Ride/Keep ‘Em Flying (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Sony Music Special Products CD: 34790 — Stage Door Canteen: Songs Of WWII (1999) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| 31804-1 | Day Dreaming – vJD (Billy Taylor) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6517 — Day Dreaming/Tropical Magic (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| 31805-1 | Tropical Magic – vJD (Gordon, Warren) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6517 — Day Dreaming/Tropical Magic (1941) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
Date: December 29, 1941
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Clint Neagley, Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo (as), Walter Bates, Jimmy Milione (ts), Roy Eldridge, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy, Graham Young (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
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