Date: January 23, 1942
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Benny Feeman (as), Don Brassfield, Jimmy Milione, Rex Sittig (ts), Al Beck, Roy Eldridge, Vito “Mickey” Mangano, Norman Murphy (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Milt Raskin (p), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
| 32310-1 | Side By Side – vAO (Woods) |
Columbia 78 10″: 36726 — Bolero At The Savoy/Side By Side (1944) Okeh 78 10″: 6721 — Bolero At The Savoy/Side By Side (1942) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) |
| 32310-2 [alternate] |
Side By Side – vAO (Woods) |
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) |
| 32311-1 | The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Artillery Song) – vJD (Gruber) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6582 — The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Artillery Song)/The Marines’ Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) (1942) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| 32312-1 | Harlem On Parade – vAO (Evans, Carter) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6607 — Harlem On Parade/Skylark (1942) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (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) Columbia CD: CK-45448 — Uptown (1990) Columbia CD: CK-65625 — Let Me Off Uptown! (1999) |
| 32312-3 [alternate] |
Harlem On Parade – vAO (Evans, Carter) |
Columbia LP 12″: C2-38033 — Roy Eldridge – The Early Years (1982) |
| 32313-1 | The Marines’ Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) – vJD (Phillips) |
Okeh 78 10″: 6582 — The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Artillery Song)/The Marines’ Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) (1942) Ajax LP 12″: AJAX-167 — In Disco Order Volume 15 (1978) Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| 32313-2 [alternate] |
The Marines’ Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) – vJD (Phillips) |
Collector’s Choice CD: CCM-300-2 — The Complete Early Sides (2002) |
| 32313-7 [alternate] |
The Marines’ Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) – vJD (Phillips) |
Columbia LP 12″: C2-38033 — Roy Eldridge – The Early Years (1982) |
Date: February 26, 1942
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Benny Feeman (as), Don Brassfield, Jimmy Milione, Rex Sittig (ts), Al Beck, Roy Eldridge, Vito “Mickey” Mangano, Norman Murphy (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Joe Springer (p), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
Date: April 2, 1942
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Columbia
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Benny Feeman (as), Don Brassfield, Jimmy Milione, Rex Sittig (ts), Al Beck, Vito “Mickey” Mangano, Norman Murphy (t), Roy Eldridge (t, v), Joe Conigliaro, John Grassi, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi (g), Joe Springer (p), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
All titles also on:
Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-203 — In Disco Order Volume 16 (1979)
Date: July 13, 1942
Location: New York City, NY
Label: Okeh
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra
Sam Musiker (cl, as), Benny Feeman (as), Don Brassfield, Jimmy Milione (ts), Rex Sittig (ts, bar), Al Beck, Roy Eldridge, Vito “Mickey” Mangano, Norman Murphy (t), John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Pullman “Tommy” Pederson, Greg Phillips, Babe Wagner (tb), Ray Biondi, Teddy Walters (g), Milt Raskin, Joe Springer (p), Ed Mihelich (b), Gene Krupa (d), Johnny Desmond, Anita O’Day (v)
Date: May 4, 1944
Location: NBC Studios, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Label: V-Disc
Gene Krupa Trio
Buddy DeFranco (cl), Michael “Dodo” Marmarosa (p), Gene Krupa (d)
| VP-660 | Liza (Gershwin, Gershwin, Kahn) |
V-Disc 78 12″: 253-B — Liza/Hodge Podge (1944) Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) Giants Of Jazz LP 12″: GOJ-10069 — Ace Drummer Man (1978) |
| VP-660 | Hodge Podge (Ellington, Hodges) |
V-Disc 78 12″: 253-B — Liza/Hodge Podge (1944) Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) Giants Of Jazz LP 12″: GOJ-10069 — Ace Drummer Man (1978) |
| How High The Moon (Hamilton, Lewis) |
Unissued |
Date: August 15, 1944
Location: New York City, NY
Label: V-Disc
Gene Krupa and his New Orchestra
Harry Klee (ww), Ray DeGeer (as), Charlie Ventura (ts), Stuart Olson (bar), Tommy Allison, Marty Olson, Pincus “Pinky” Savitt, Al Stearns (t), Leon Cox, Bill Cully, Pullman “Tommy” Pederson (tb), Ray Biondi, George Cuomo (g), Sid Weiss (b), Gene Krupa (d), Teddy Blume, Ralph Friedman, Greg Ginzburg, Sam Gurkin, Paul Nero, Herb Sorkin (vn), Tom Alonge, Harry Belkin (vl), Lillian Lane (v)
| VP-915 | The Very Thought Of You – vLL (Noble) |
V-Disc 78 12″: 332-A — The Very Thought Of You (1944) Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) |
| VP-917 | Fish Market (Verdi) |
V-Disc 78 12″: 342-B — Fish Market (1945) Joyce Record Club LP 12″: LP-2008 — The Radio Discs Of Gene Krupa (1976) |
| Hawaiian War Chant (Noble, Freed, Leleiohoku) |
Unissued |
Date: November 11, 1944
Location: Chicago, IL
Label: Columbia
Gene Krupa & the Band That Swings With Strings
Murray Williams (cl, as), Francis Antonelli (as), Andy Pino, Charlie Ventura (ts), Stuart Olson (bar), Bill Conrad, Don Fagerquist, Tony Russo, Joe Triscari (t), Leon Cox, Bill Cully, Pullman “Tommy” Pederson (tb), Ed Yance (g), Teddy Napoleon (p), Clyde Newcombe (b), Joe Dale, Gene Krupa (d), Ray Biondi, Teddy Blume, Victor Pariante, Jerome Reisler, Jacob Shulman (vn), George Grosman, Paul Powell (vl), Julius Ehrenworth (vc), Jerry Duane, Dave Lambert, Lillian Lane, Buddy Stewart as “The G-Noters” (v)
| CCO-4295-1 | What Is There To Say (Duke, Harburg) |
Unissued |
| CCO-4296-1 | I Walked In (With My Eyes Wide Open) – vBS (Adamson, McHugh) |
Columbia 78 10″: 36768 — I Walked In (With My Eyes Wide Open)/I’ll Remember Suzanne (1944) Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-203 — In Disco Order Volume 16 (1979) |
| CCO-4297-1B | I’ll Remeber Suzanne – vGN (Segal, Miles) |
Columbia 78 10″: 36768 — I Walked In (With My Eyes Wide Open)/I’ll Remember Suzanne (1944) Sounds Of Swing LP 12″: LP-114 — That Drummer’s Band Ajaz LP 12″: AJAZ-203 — In Disco Order Volume 16 (1979) |