GENE KRUPA • 4CD • SEVEN CLASSIC ALBUMS

DISC ONE

KRUPA AND RICH – 1956

1. BUDDY’S BLUES  10.27
2. BERNIE’S TUNE  13.53
3. GENE’S BLUES  7.44
4. SWEETHEARTS ON
    PARADE  8.46
5. I NEVER KNEW  8.47

SWINGIN’ WITH KRUPA – 1958

6. AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (I’M SAVIN’ 
    MY LOVE FOR YOU)  3.20
7. HANDFUL OF KEYS  3.04
8. HONEYSUCKLE ROSE  3.10
9. WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO
    BLACK AND BLUE  2.56
10. WALKING WITH
      THE BLUES  2.37
11. PANHANDLE RAG  2.23
12. BONAPARTE’S RETREAT  3.11
13. I’M FOREVER BLOWING 
      BUBBLES  2.34
14. SWING IS HERE  2.54

DISC TWO

SWINGIN’ WITH KRUPA – 1958 Cont.

1. I HOPE GABRIEL LIKES
    MY MUSIC  3.02
2. I’M GONNA CLAP MY
    HANDS  2.55
3. MUTINY IN THE PARLOR  3.00

GENE KRUPA PLAYS GERRY MULLIGAN ARRANGEMENTS – 1958

4. BIRD HOUSE  3.01
5. MARGIE  3.12
6. MULLIGAN STEW  3.59
7. BEGIN THE BEGUINE  3.46
8. SUGAR  2.44
9. THE WAY OF ALL FLESH  2.48
10. DISC JOCKEY JUMP  3.06
11. BIRDS OF A FEATHER  3.19
12. SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY  3.36
13. HOW HIGH THE MOON  3.16
14. IF YOU WERE THE ONLY GIRL
      IN THE WORLD  4.47
15. YARDBIRD SUITE  5.35

BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA – 1959

16. BIG NOISE FROM
      WINNETKA  4.23
17. TAKE THE ‘A’ TRAIN  5.31
18. SOME OF THESE DAYS  5.47
19. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN  5.45

DISC THREE

BIG NOISE FROM
WINNETKA – 1959 Cont.

1. PETIT FLEUR  3.00
2. LONESOME ROAD  4.07
3. DON’T BE THAT WAY  8.33
4. DRUM BOOGIE  11.24

THE DRUM BATTLE (GENE KRUPA AND BUDDY RICH AT JATP) – 1960

5. INTRODUCTION BY
    NORMAN GRANZ  .42
6. IDAHO  6.46
7. SOPHISTICATED LADY  4.39
8. FLYING HOME  5.56
9. DRUM BOOGIE  9.03
10. THE DRUM BATTLE  3.36
11. PERDIDO  4.59

DISC FOUR

PERCUSSION KING – 1961

1. THE GALLOPING
    COMEDIANS  3.59
2. AMERICAN BOLERO  4.33
3. ESPANA CANI  2.31
4. SABRE DANCE  4.22
5. MEADOWLAND  2.44
6. VALSE TRISTE  4.10
7. ARAB DANCE  2.56
8. RITUAL FIRE DANCE  4.08
9. MARCH  4.00
10. POET AND PEASANT
      OVERTURE  3.31

BURNIN’ BEAT – 1962

11. JUMPIN’ AT THE
      WOODSIDE  2.23
12. IT DON’T MEAN A THING
      (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT
      SWING)  2.37
13. DUET  4.33
14. NIGHT TRAIN  3.21
15. KING PORTER STOMP  3.21
16. PERDIDO  2.24
17. EVOLUTION  8.13
18. HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT  5.24