I was 11 years old when I saw this performance. I decided then and there I wanted to play the drums. Now 64 years later I'm still jamming! GO ,Gene, GO!

@ibleebinU

2 жыл бұрын

I got bit by the drumming bug when I was around 9. I was forever air drumming to anything with drums in it. Now 66 and still playing whether it be pop, jazz, blues, big band or anything that feels good.

@j.s.connolly8579

Жыл бұрын

YEP! For ME it was seeing "Neil Peart" and "RUSH" open for KISS in 1975. I was ten. Our oldest/only brother took my sister and I to see our FAV band "KISS" for our birthdays... but it was the OPENING Band... RUSH that gave me the "Drumming Bug"! THEN I got to see and MET Buddy Rich when I was 13 in middle school! THAT Summer... one hot Saturday afternoon when Mom and Dad went to the store to get flowers and plants for the garden. I stayed home and was listening to a local Rock station on the stereo with the volume CRANKED and a RUSH Song came on... and I decided that I HAD to go down to the basement and get on my brother's vintage 68/69 Red Sparkle "Ludwig" kit and try to play to it?! I realized two things that day... ONE... Drumming is ALOT HARDER then It MIGHT Look or then I thought! And TWO...I was FOREVER Changed and wanted to be a drummer! Now 43 yrs. later I'm STILL a Progressive Rock Drummer! :D No band at the present... but STILL Jammin'! :D

@dorianward4909

Жыл бұрын

What do you think of Bonham and Peart? And for shyts and giggles, have you seen the vid of the grandma doing “Disturbed, down with the sickness” and “ in the deer tonight” ? Both fun vids. p.s. the deer could have walked around. Rock on

@cmc8375

Жыл бұрын

Yay! I first saw the film The Gene Krupa Story when I was about 10, although Sal Mineo played Gene in the film, and had to learn to play drums first, it got me totally obsessed with drums and percussion. I only got a full drum kit a few years back. Before that I had small, portable drums which I used when belly dancing, and a pair of drumsticks, which I used on the kitchen countertops and pots and pans! 😁🤣💙🤭

@dannolson6661

Жыл бұрын

I played sax and some jazz clarinet when I was younger. Couldn't keep up with Benny or Pete Fountain! I tried!

Gene Krupa was the first Rock Star. Just rocked those drums. Such a huge impact on all of us drummers. I’m 68 and this video takes me way back,and you knew when Gene was playing.

@chetsenior7253

10 күн бұрын

It was Beethoven.

@zachredner8

8 күн бұрын

We're the same age! And I've been playing drums since I was 10. And Gene Krupa was a huge part of what made the drums my "main" or first instrument! He was my "drummer idol" when I was a kid, and his talent still impresses me.

Greatest drummer of the swing era. One of the greatest of all time.

The greatest drummer that has ever lived

Gene had a primal feel to his playing that NO ONE, not even Buddy could replicate.Gene himself said he wasn't the technically proficient guy Buddy was or Chick Webb was and he was very modest when it came to his own playing. But his feel, style and attitude are all his own and every drummer in the world myself included owe him a HUGE debt. He was one of a kind and we wont likely see another one OF him.

@markjames8603

3 жыл бұрын

Primal and urgent, 2 words to describe Gene's playing and if you can make it Swing like Gene too then you've done your job as a drummer, also like Buddy Harman keep it simple, an adage I've adhered to as a drummer all my life

@matthewc.ganong5497

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah, the truth!

@matthewc.ganong5497

3 жыл бұрын

Gene was a master of groove

@bychkovigor9552

2 жыл бұрын

Ну да, их оркестры - "Братья побратимы" ))) Знаете кто мог порвать их обоих?))) Был ещё один оркестр, который порвал в своё время Бенни Гудмана.

@rays7005

2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Krupa was a master of the beat and bash. He didn't caress or make love to his hides, he used his sticks to beat them into total submission. Buddy on the other hand could almost make his hides sing. His technique was .... well I don't have the words for it, but he was sublime. Put them together and.....worlds explode. I don't know how many times I have watched this clip of the two maestros on Sammys show but I do know I won't live long enough to watch it as many times as I want.

Thank goodness for KZread. In 2022 we can still enjoy listening to Gene Krupa, the godfather of the drum solo.

He didn’t play the drums, he owned them.

@chetsenior7253

10 күн бұрын

Nah, this is at a level beyond silly things like ownership.

@zachredner8

8 күн бұрын

He literally "Lived" in his drums and he expressed himself to the world through his drums! He played what he felt!

Mr Krupa was an influence on me, and at 75, I'm still drumming and teaching!!!

@bromasi

2 ай бұрын

Me too,I’m 85yrs still going

@josephbuckley7240

Ай бұрын

@@bromasi You guys are a bridge from the past. Our world needs you again.

Grew up listening to my fathers Benny Goodman 1938 Carniege Hall concert featuring Gene Krupa,I’m 72, been a fan of Krupa ever since.

@andysear

Ай бұрын

That was my favorite album of all the ones I had. I'm 79 and always played that one over and over and over, but, you know what I mean. The greatest jazz concert of all time, bar none.

Yup, the first superstar drummer. It has to start somewhere and we’re looking at him. Live on Gene Krupa!!!

Krupa’s timing is impeccable. His drumsticks seem to glide at times across his set. An absolute iconic master drummer.

@brotherlove9374

Жыл бұрын

Somebody, quick, get the cops here . . . . Gene murdering those drums . . .

@bkrbyex4339

Жыл бұрын

He was even an inspiration for a young John Bonham...who later developed his drumming skills, long before he was recruited to join "the new Yardbirds,"....(later renamed "Led Zeppelin")

@c.anderson3444

Жыл бұрын

That is alot...and with no drugs?

@whyjnot420

Жыл бұрын

@@bkrbyex4339 He basically invented the typical small set that rock drummers used when rock first started (not to mention style and energy as well). He is essentially a crazy prototype and is the father of popular drumming as we know it in the west today. He is to drums what Earl Scruggs is to banjo. As such, the amount of influence he has had on the world of music is literally beyond measure. Truly, if Neil Peart & John Bonham are great, Keith Moon is a god, Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann are devils, Krupa is the damned universe itself.

@domenicv7962

Жыл бұрын

when you add it all up.....he's the best ever !

As Zen teaching says, "If you want to be a drummer be a drum" Gene was THE DRUM

Krupa was a rock star before there were rock stars. What a badass!!!!

@StrangeScaryNewEngland

2 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!! And I guarantee he's the sweatiest one there as well

@peterbernhard7415

Ай бұрын

Only the highest notes on the clarinet can compliment, in the end, as if the clarinet was the lead-guitar of a heavy metal band.

Man!!!! Man!!! Man!!! So glad we have video of these master music guys.. Arica. Chile

Gene Krupa is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, IL. Spitting distance from my Aunt & Uncle. I think of him whenever I go there- not forgotten. Fantastic drummer.

@CHRISRepAZ

Ай бұрын

my grandparents are buried there

My Dad and I never really saw eye to eye. In fact, I hated the bastard. But he took lessons from Krupa, and idolized him. Now, I share at least that with him. What an exciting performer!

@Klukys

2 ай бұрын

Could be the best. Ever blue eyed jazz drummer

I have never seen drums being played, how shall I put it, so melodically. Although the song is a masterpiece in and of itself, Gene's part in this song reaches a level of a masterpiece on its own. Just wow!

@milan1200

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe look up some of Thomas Lang’s solos, I see him as one of the most ‘melodic’ drummers nowadays.

@Riddim4

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Max Roach and those who followed him.

@ricklovell8702

2 жыл бұрын

,❤️

@mvies77

2 жыл бұрын

Krupa is not on a plane with any other drummer. He is unique and simply cannot be rated as best, second best, etc. No one plays like or in his league. He simply mesmerizes you and envelops you in his intense physical, emotional and tympanic rhythm and beat. I mean, his jive is the living end!

@theirishhammer9451

2 жыл бұрын

Keith Moon even said that Gene krupa was his biggest influence!

Gene krupa led the way for all modern drummers - always played to enhance the musicians he played with

@antoniotorres-wm4eo

2 жыл бұрын

These were the great numbers that they presented on TV in primetime at that time, today they present Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Nicki Minaj, Daddy Yankee, etc.

@briandouglas5098

2 жыл бұрын

In sync

@harrymills2770

2 жыл бұрын

@@antoniotorres-wm4eo Standards are lower, today, in everything, except lunacy, where greater heights are achieved every day!

@reythmband

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrymills2770 Right - crazy costumes, light shows, and shit blowing up!

@jamesperry2322

2 жыл бұрын

Incidently....Keith Moon was definitely influenced by Gene!

He treats the drum set like it is a living organism.. cool..

This is the best post of Gene playing Sing Sing Sing. Best sound quality, and you can actually see him the entire time. What a great post!

@ericwobschall8410

2 жыл бұрын

Professional entertainer. People loved watching him be a great musician. When MTV happened, the only videos I wanted to see were of people playing their instruments. They knew Gene had that it factor when they shot this. How far have we come since then?

@dhanajikenjle7124

Жыл бұрын

I spied God in the audience....😊 Retired Navy Captain Don Kenjle

What a great example of what is lacking in today's music.... DYNAMICS!

Something I'll bet not a lot of people notice... Krupa's playing the drums over a live 'universal' mic.... a microphone hanging above the entire band... with a live studio audience. With his bass drum, konga drum and cymbals he could have easily overpowered the subtler sounds of the piano and especially the clarinet. But he strikes the heads with just enough force to get his impact on the song **and no more** so as not to show up the other not-so-famous musicians in his band. This is a mark of not only great skill but real professionalism.

@TheMusicalElitist

Жыл бұрын

Something today’s drummers cannot do

@MCatSHF

Жыл бұрын

Hello Carl Hicks Jr: Something I'll bet you didn't notice... The clarinet player has a microphone clearly visibly clipped to his left lapel. 1:01

@carlhicksjr8401

Жыл бұрын

@@MCatSHF You're right. I didn't. Still, even with that Krupa could have overwhelmed the clarinet's more subtle sounds. If you look at video from Benny Goodman, you can hear his band almost overwhelm his 'licorice stick' in several songs.

@michaelharwood8848

Жыл бұрын

Even though he plays the floor tom with the low side of his sticks AND match grip. Both common tricks to get extra power out of the floor tom

@carlhicksjr8401

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelharwood8848 Not a drummer myself, so it's interesting to hear the actual technique involved.

This tune never stops making me smile going on 25 years

It's performances like this is why I always tell people that Gene Krupa was the FIRST Rock N' Roll drummer and will always be in my book as one of the best - in ANY genre.

@jamisbillson4872

10 ай бұрын

I disagree mate. To me these drummers played their drums like musical instruments. Rock drummers keep the beat. I’m a rock drummer who chose the wrong (by 49-51!) path. El Estepario, Stephen Perkins and Ilan Rubin are my drum influences. But I love these jazz masters.

@mymailgoog5169

9 ай бұрын

Yes, but props to his predecessor, Warren 'Baby' Dodds, who often played with Louis Armstrong in their early years.

@Fubeman

9 ай бұрын

@@mymailgoog5169 Oh I love me some Baby Dodds. He definitely is the father of jazz drumming overall and one of my favorite drummers for sure. But while Dodds is well known for the absence of hi-hats and cymbals in his kit, he is also known for his "shimmy beat" as well as being the first modern swing drummer in the business. Krupa though is more of a modern and hard hitting drummer that really brought in a more modern style to jazz drumming (and why I think he is the first rock drummer). Ok. Now I got to break out some of my old "Live At New York Town Hall 1947" LP and get me another fix! Thanks for bringing Baby Dodds. Everyone needs to know about him.

@Crackers2549

5 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more.... Hell he and Slingerland came up with the standard drum kit that is still the standard... My all time favorite drummer, Gene Krupa...!!!

Love the drum players of the great olden times that got swag I mean they play in a tuxedo for crying out loud. Great performance all around.

No sound boards. No electronics. Nothing but straight music from the heart by every musician. Either you is or you ain’t playing right. That’s music.

@mapo5976

2 жыл бұрын

Straight up. Au natural .....

@WxkR

2 жыл бұрын

There are some wooden objects with stretched membranes and strings too. And electronic mics without which nobody would’ve heard the show.

@imbees2

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so surprised at the multitude of comments about gene Krupa. I thought everybody knew him. At least everyone that played drums. It’s very inspiring to hear the admiration and recognition for gene Krupa. I love it.

@maxputhoff1436

2 жыл бұрын

@@WxkR It's only REAL music if you're banging rocks together while grunting in a dark cave!

@carlhicksjr8401

2 жыл бұрын

BEHOLD! The Age Before Autotune... Yeah, I know what you mean, man.

Many drummers have played this well over the years…but Gene lives and breathes it…

If ever there were a man who just looked like he should be among the world's greatest drummers, Gene Krupa was it!

Man, this dude paved the way for John Bonham, Keith moon, Peter Criss, Buddy Rich, and Neil Peart. Just an amazing drummer and essential musician for Jazz and Rock.

@powbobs

2 жыл бұрын

One of these things is not like the other. LOL

@kevinbickford8848

2 жыл бұрын

LOL Peter Criss? In the same sentence as Neil Peart? LOL

@BOGATA9

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinbickford8848 PETER CRISS was a huge influence for many drummers in the 70`s and took lessons from Gene Krupa in New York.

@COA47

2 жыл бұрын

@@BOGATA9 true. 100 000 years on KISS' debut album clearly shows this and it's sweet

@guillermogarcia5061

2 жыл бұрын

Love Peter Criss but....

Brilliant ! I love Gene’s sense of rhythm. And such a consummate drummer; he played to support each player, rather than just grandstanding for himself. Dynamics !! Fantastic.

@DavidLeBlanc

2 жыл бұрын

I think you nailed the magic of Gene Krupa. He wanted to make everyone sound good, the whole band sound good. That's why I think he clicked so well with Goodman, strong chops, superb feel, instinctively knew what to do. Krupa's been gone for how many years and he's still thrilling audiences. Amazing.

@DoctorQuackenbush

2 жыл бұрын

"...just grandstanding for himself" See: Buddy Rich. He and his orchestra performed at my high school, What a schmuck.

@rherchenreder

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidLeBlanc I'm not a drummer (I play bass) but I'm fascinated by his work on the toms, especially that huuge floor tom. That way he reverses his hands to alter the tonality and the cadence is very cool.

@nealsausen4651

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorQuackenbush ; totally wrong about Buddy Rich! don’t be such a grouch ….o!

@DoctorQuackenbush

2 жыл бұрын

@@nealsausen4651 All I have is my experience (and watching him on TV).

While I appreciate all the comments, the only thing that really mattters is the smile on his face while he is playing. Joy at what you are doing.

A Master at work...LEts also give applause to those other musicians with him on this number. You see the joy in their faces playing the music they love, and thanks to Ed Sullivan who had the personality of a prune, but certainly knew how to bring top entertainment into our living rooms every Sunday night. I am sure on this night in 1960, there were many just glued watching and listening to this. And GOD BLESS Louis Prima who wrote SING SING SING!!! A wonderful tune that just gets better with age!

Gene Krupa: incredible taste, professionalism and just love of music.

You don't see drummers like him anymore. Such amazing talent!!

@the1FAAIID

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you do. If you can't, then your eyes are closed.

@e_z_livn

2 жыл бұрын

Loved his style of play..

@ian.coburn

2 жыл бұрын

Check out a cat named Evan Sherman. He’s an amazing big band drummer.

@missbelled6700

2 жыл бұрын

Well yeah, this is from 60 years ago, so if you want new stuff, you have to go find them, it's called living life in the moment. You can certainly wait 60 years for people to curate all the greats from this time period if you want, though.

@jumpinjojo

2 жыл бұрын

Because he's dead.

One long solo by a very talented drummer, him and Buddy Rich.

At 78, and remembering all the great music that came out of the 50s/60s/70s, I consider the full recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman's Orchestra (with this same great Gene Krupa electrifying on drums) one of the greatest swing/big band musical recordings of all time...listening to that lengthy full version (and lengthy Krupa drum performance within) just about gives me goose bumps to this day!

@andrewmccarnan4498

10 ай бұрын

We always hear Benny Goodman's version of Sing SIng SIng in movies set in the 40s. Especially in scenes with a girl who's supposed to be kind of wild, (Madonna in A League of Their Own.) Problem was they never mentioned the title. It took me years to find it. What a rockin tune.

@roncaruso931

10 ай бұрын

lets not forget the 1940's!!

@gerrykoch9761

3 ай бұрын

I'm 77 drummer. Had high school band and played every Friday night at the fair grounds. Those where the good old days.

Some things I noticed: Left hand grip, except for some fast snare work, was the 'match grip' and not 'traditional'. Krupa was an endorser for Slingerland Drums and must have help sell thousands of kits...along with Buddy Rich. Also, he never 'overplayed' his arrangement, kept it tight with the other musicians; no showboating, just a clean performance...A key member of Goodman's band back in the pre-war era...But he never gave the 6" splash some love... :-(

@spyderlogan4992

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShiftingDrifter I guess I'm confused. I always thought that the 'trad' grip physically enabled the player to perform 'drags' and 'grace notes' more precisely. Thanks for the feedback.

@JOHNSAG1

2 жыл бұрын

@@spyderlogan4992 Krupa typically played with traditional grip but used match grip for a number like Sing Sing Sing .. that's what you do when playing toms with a demanding number like that..

@bholaoates1542

2 жыл бұрын

@@JOHNSAG1 Yep. It's a bit awkward to use traditional grip when your body is twisted toward the floor tom for more than a couple of seconds.

@harrymills2770

2 жыл бұрын

Big bands is where it's at. They're there to entertain rather than just show off. Not a big Be-Bop fan, and a lot of the stuff in the last 40 or 50 years has been "If you criticize my lack of musicality in my technical display, then you just don't understand music." Screw that. If you can't meet a broad audience half-way, you're not much of a musician.

OOps, looks like one person accidentally loved this so much they hit the thumbs down by mistake! Krupa! I've known since childhood he's the man when it comes to drummers! Pretty sure I would have seen this show when it first aired. My family loved Ed Sullivan. That's where I first heard and fell in love with Ella's singing.

@rosairedubrule60

2 жыл бұрын

sullivan make or break in 4 decades

@lfader

2 жыл бұрын

Oops 😂🤣

@jackwezesa1081

2 жыл бұрын

I know , Ella ‘s pretty voice!

Gene Krupa was a genius. Just listen to that music he makes and he loves it! The drums just live through him. 🥁🎹🎷🌷🌱 His group of musicians are terrific, too. That clarinet guy is fantastic!

@firstlast5499

4 ай бұрын

The gentleman playing the clarinet and tenor sax is Eddie Wasserman.

I am 66, still drumming and Gene was awesome.

Gene was all about style and making the drums the centerpiece on stage during the jazz era....he was a huge star and the FIRST famous and influential jazz drummer who cemented the drums as a solo instrument. He laid the foundation for greater technicians like Buddy and Louis Bellson to build on.....much like Ringo did for rock and roll.....with Bonham, Baker, and others to follow. Ringo was the first REAL rock drummer, and Gene was the first model in jazz for others to follow. He was a family friend of ours, and I got to spend an entire evening with him before he died.....he was a humble and kind gentleman....but, he sure made history and " rocked" the stage during his time !!

@stevedriscoll2539

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky you for having got to know this wonderful drummer and man

@blueycarlton

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful story and great memories for you. Did Gene comment on Ringo's drumming to you?

@johnfoster535

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueycarlton just saw your reply ! Gene said to me that if he could do it all over again, he would want to play in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and that I should do that !! In 1973, just before his death, rock music was mainly 4/4 bashing, so, I understood his point. Of course, as progressive jazz and " fusion" appeared later, more sophisticated drummers appeared with massive precision and talent that I think he would have appreciated. Who can deny the likes of Vinny Colaiuta and others today who amaze all with their skill and taste?

This is what made Ed Sullivan great, he gave so many performers a chance to be seen. Big bands were pretty much gone by then, but he had them on. What a performance.

@MortonLuvz2drum

9 ай бұрын

Yeah. Can you even imagine skilled musicians getting 5:37 on air in 2023? Instead we get two hour Naked and Afraid.

@rogerscalf231

8 ай бұрын

A trio is NOT a big band.

@flyingmerkel6

8 ай бұрын

@@rogerscalf231 Never said it was. Gene Krupa made his name in the big band era.

@rogerscalf231

8 ай бұрын

You don't say that in your comment. We're you referring to The Beatles or Elvis.

@flyingmerkel6

8 ай бұрын

@@rogerscalf231 I'm referring to the many performers that got exposure on the Ed Sullivan show.

OMG. The neighbors probably heard my sounds of pleasure while listening to this. Wish I could have been around to see him live. Great band.

@domenicv7962

8 ай бұрын

Saw him in a small club in pittsburgh around 1967....fuh-gedda-bouddit !!!

@domenicv7962

8 ай бұрын

He was why I started playing in 1958

@PMurray2694

7 ай бұрын

Flickin the bean to Gene, damn

@domenicv7962

7 ай бұрын

@@PMurray2694 sicko

Best sounding floor tom I’ve ever heard. Gene had the lightest touch. Not terribly loud. You can hear the clarinet without a mic 🎤

@jerrymammoser9857

2 жыл бұрын

The Big 18”!!!!!!!!!

@markanderson3870

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, light touch but a massive sound. Great feel!

@jamesperry2322

2 жыл бұрын

The clarinetist/tenor saxophonist's name is Eddie Shu

@fibboobbif

2 жыл бұрын

@@jerrymammoser9857 indeed. I am sure also Bonham knew this. In those times, until the 70s, you could not rely on the PA system as a drummer... You got to use the big package to be heard. I wonder if they had drum roadies in those Krupa days...

@norbiudeako518

2 жыл бұрын

Radio kings

I wouldn't have thought Sing Sing Sing could be that good with just a four piece band. Of course, they are REALLY good. You have to be. With such a small group, there's no place to hide.

@steviesevieria1868

2 жыл бұрын

It was a lot better with Benny Goodman‘s entire band though, you have to admit….

Saw GK @ the Metropole Cafe off Times Sq. in NY. Wonderful trio with Eddie Shu playing several instruments. I was underage & trying not to get noticed so I didn't go near the bandstand. My Dad was a drummer & GK was GOD to him so I grew up with this music. Gene said that the 2 things he is most proud of is he attracted fans to the music & he helped bring the drummer out of the background. You could add that he developed along with slingerland & zildjian the tunable tom-tom, the modern hi-hat , drum kit & cymbal layout . STILL listen to him-love his sides with the Benny Goodman band & small groups with Benny, Teddy Wilson & Lionel Hampton.

@rollzolo

2 жыл бұрын

I cutted out of hs school in maybe 77, was he with the grease back hair in front of the music district? I did know much back then was 15 at the time.

@jaystrass8608

Жыл бұрын

I was a drummer maybev20 and worked opposite him at the metropole nyc. I was in the house band so I worked opposite him for at least 2 weeks and another time for two weeks. He was the best, when I would practice upstairs he always came over and talked. The thing I remember most was he said practice slow play fast. One time he had James moody in his band. The good old days. Jimmy strassburg

@CeeLyd1000

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Evan for a look back at a captured time in your life. 😃

Wonderful. I haven't seen this one before. I saw him live twice. A true genius on the drums.

Go Gene Go!! I saw GK in Detroit twice in the mid-1960's at the famed Baker's Keyboard Lounge, and had the chance to meet with my drumming idol. What a wonderful gentleman and incredible talent.

The BEST drummer that ever lived. A pure and true Showman. No one could electrify an audience like Gene did.

@claytonlonetree7971

Жыл бұрын

And he did it in wearing a Tux!

@peacefulruler1

Жыл бұрын

Look up John Bonham

@americanegale697

Жыл бұрын

@@peacefulruler1 lmao,gtfoh with John Bonham.

@MegaLJ3

Жыл бұрын

I studied with Gene's teacher in Chicago for over 1 year at Frank's Drum Shop on Wabash. Gene studied with Roy Knapp and Roy spoke to me about Gene. Whenever i get back to Chicago land I visit Gene's grave and family plot in Holy Cross catholic cemetery.

@andysear15

Жыл бұрын

@@MegaLJ3 I was surprised at the small stone at this grave site that I saw online. I would have loved to have been at any concert he was performing at. You are a lucky man to have first hand knowledge from Roy about gene. Wishing you the best. Keep on Drumming.

This is the apex of Sing, Sing, Sing. No one can ever outshine this man's ability to blend with the music and make it his own. Gene Krupa is Sing, Sing, Sing!

Love how he goes from matched to classic grip and only does a fast roll as an accent to his otherwise tribal and primal performance. He doesn’t just flow with the other musicians, he anticipates and then accentuates all of them. He leaves space for everyone to play and creates melody while keeping rhythm-I mean just wow!!

Yeah!! That was awesome. I love Gene Krupa's drumming

Amazing performance.

When I was in high school in the late 60's, I was a drummer in the school band. My folks took me down to New York City one time to visit a friend of my father's. This guy took us around to see the sights. We came around a corner and saw a marquis over the sidewalk saying "now playing, Gene Krupa". I ran over and watched from the door for a few minutes and saw him playing. I didn't know what they were playing but his hand were just a blur. When I got back to school I told my band teacher all about it and he smiled at my good fortune. I was always glad I took band because I learned to appreciate more than just rock. Swing, Dixie, show tunes, rock, I love them all.

@pianopappy

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you were at the famous Metropole Cafe on Seventh Avenue. Was the band set-up behind the bar?

So much awesomeness! Where does one begin? The energy, the passion, the fluidity, the dynamics! Simply amazing. A true legend.

Gene was in his own realm, simply the GREATEST!

my dad played with the GK orchestra back in the day..he was a trombonist..

Beast!🥁

Who gave this a thumbs down?? Shame on you Best drummer in the world right here

@DrHogfan

3 жыл бұрын

Buddy rich ...from the grave gave this a thumbs down ?

@TheHeater90

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: There may have been no bigger fan of Gene Krupa than Buddy Rich.

@franckmarronier130

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrHogfan why

Just WOW. Thank you VERY much for uploading this! Krupa is a national treasure.

No wonder he was my Father's favorite drummer! Amazing!

Gene is on fire in this one 🤯 One of the best performances I’ve come across so far by one of my favorite drummers of all time. Glad this was recommended to me!

….the great Krupa also the tightest ….makes all the others shine also….wonderful touch and dynamics! He defined more than just his era….a model for anyone to learn…..

I really like how he switches from traditional grip on snare to matched grip on the toms.

Those drum tones are amazing. Everything tuned JUST RIGHT 👌🏽 Great Band! 👍🏾

I saw this later. I was born in 66 and Mom Played it Into My Head. I'm an Italian American Drummer It Never Left Me. I Love All of the Greats - Buddy, Gadd, Tony Williams, and Everyone after. Krupa was Something Special BC He Worked The Crowd. I've seen the walk out into the crowd videos.

It's amazing how he switches from match grip to traditional grip so quickly.

Man !! What a treat! I have listened to Gene for many, many years, loving him the whole time...but to SEE him for the first time, playing one of my favorite tunes, and WATCH his style, that's just the cat's meow. Thanks for posting this, it REALLY made my day!

Holy Chrome! Dude never gets wild like the rock drummers, but he plays like he invented drums,and does it quite calmly. He was (and forever shall be)a Titan among drummers. Wow, that is the stuff!

@irresistablejewel

Жыл бұрын

Gene Krupa actually did play a large part in developing the drums; plus in collaboration: hi-hat; ride; crash and splash cymbals, also the standard layout. Might be called "the father of the modern drum kit"; he certainly could play; yes, clearly a master of his craft.

Everything about Gene is Feel, Swing, and Music! I don't know of another way to describe what's shown here! The guy reaches down deep for the song, the music, the band, and the audience . . . .There's something extraordinary here that needs to be imbibed . . .taken in by all of us drummers!

First time I have ever heard a drum set sound melodic. Wish it didn't have to end.

How fortunate we are to have folks like this to enjoy music as God intended 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

@morbidmanmusic

2 жыл бұрын

God worry s about how we listen to jazz, while other get gunned down in the streets and babies go without water... um..okay then. No gods needed for creativity... trust me... that is you projecting and making a sales pitch.

I'm so glad I was born in a era of absolute masters of the musical instrument !

Les ballets de Bob Fosse sont un régal sur Sing sing sing avec ces solos. Krupa, Shelly Mann, Richard, Bellson, toute l'époque des grands batteurs

Countless rock-n-roll drummers owe a debt of gratitude to Gene Krupa.

@morbidmanmusic

2 жыл бұрын

We owe a debt to any drummer who came before us. It's really simpler than you think. Fans ruin reality,

@MJEvermore853

Жыл бұрын

@@morbidmanmusic..totally agree

The audio quality on this is stunning when you see how long ago this was. Love everything about it, particularly the opening that draws you in plus GK’s playing to and with the other instruments. Such fun to watch

Gene was such a man of rythm, and you could tell he enjoyed what he did just by watching him preform. Thanks for the upload

Just magnificent! Talent that is beyond description. This just blows me away. Where are people like this, today?

@bytoriasnowdoggy

3 ай бұрын

Greetings rangergreen, As a drummer myself I must say all drummers have been an influence on me as well as on my drumming. But if I had some drummer in mind all I have to give is just one name which is... Airto. Nuff said and with that I'll say just one word more... Miigwich!!!

@contre-pitre

2 ай бұрын

Ça me coûte de le dire mais quand tu regardes des batteurs pop ou de styles ou on a un préjugé sur la qualité technique, on remarque que beaucoup sont très talentueux, malheureusement depuis longtemps les musiciens (surtout rythmique) sont mis en retrait et deviennent méconnu....

drums are an emotional musical instrument...played with pure passion and emotion.

Still my favorite drum player ever!

Gene Krupa, The Beatles, opera singers, magicians, plate spinners, comedians - Ed brought something for everybody into the magic box once a week. Thanks Mr Sullivan.

This video is a wonderful example of Gene's muslcal playing - Gene could turn on the technical fireworks when he wanted to (examples"Gene's Solo Flight" from the 1959 album "Hey! Here's Gene Krupa", "Krupa's Wail" from the Jazz Rhythms of Gene Krupa Album or the Jazz at the Philharmonic Hamburg concert 1956 - Drum Boogie solo available on KZread), but his playing on this Quartet version of Sing, Sing, Sing is superb. I read all the comparisons between Gene and Buddy Rich, there is no need for this. We are blessed to have had both of these geniuses in our lives and we should just enjoy their music and playing and all those other great drummers that we can learn from and enjoy. Thanks for this Ed Sullivan Show video

Gene understood what turned the average listener / dancer on. His playing brought out the primal instinct in just about everyone.

He makes it look effortless. His arms apear to be at rest while his hands produce all that awesome genius....beyond awesome...way beyond awesome.

Everyone is so talented

Proof that there’s a lot more to drumming and performance than just chops. The charisma and the connection is so powerful in this example. Gene was a direct thread to what Keith Moon was all about and is so OFTEN missed by the punters.

The weird thing is this is primal but joyful, wondrous and surprised at the same time. It's like mastery with deliberate intention while amazed at what is being produced - as if they are mere partners in the music's mystical unfolding.

Phenomenal performance! The audio is spectacular.

Wow, those calf heads sound amazing!!, never had the opportunity but wonderful sounding kit and performance, of course.

Gene was a geneius, laid the basics for all other drummers in jazz and rock

This song is a classic and that drumming is on point.

I love how Gene Krupa switches his style to complement and not overwhelm the piano and bass solos, while still very much remaining the centre of attention.

Holy Smokes... Never saw this video before!! Gene Krupa, far and away, one of the Best ever ... I started playing because of Buddy Rich, but Gene has something Buddy never had. He got soul, something you can't learn...one of those intangibles !🤘🤘🤘

Gene Krupa was my first "drummer idol" when I was a kid! He had a style that was ALL HIS OWN! I'm 68 years old now, been playing drums for 58 years and I've found a LOT of really GOOD Drummers (Ginger Baker, John Bonham, Neil Pert just to name a few,) and Gene Krupa still impresses me.

I'm a huge fan of gene krupa and buddy rich🎉🎉🎉

Feel, ghost notes, accents this has them all. Control when needed and power to drive it along. Always musical.

From an era ..where musicians dressed like musicians... The drumer completely complements the other Instruments.. with great timing and doesn't blast out the sound but gently allows you to appreciate the coordination between him and the other members. It's rarely seen today.

None better that I ever ran across. ❤🎉😅

Gene "The Guv'nor" Krupa and Sing,Sing Sing...bloody brilliant!!❤️

Gene has led me from be bop backwards into swing! Everything he does is so tasteful, and so musically purposeful. His touch and tone is so, so good and so uniquely him, and he swings so wonderfully! In my mind, to my taste, I can't think of another drummer who compares.