Various Artists - Krupa & Rich

Another must have for the Jazz Aficionado

For every true Jazz lover there are must have albums for a real collection. Satch Plays Fats, The Summit Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, etc.
This album is another one. Generally when you think of Krupa and Rich what comes to mind are showman with talent but who just bang away on solo's. In this album you see the real talent to play with the best like Dizzy and Jacquet. I think however that Krupa really outshines Buddy on this album showcasing his jazz talent and not just the ability to bang away and show off.
If only Barrett Deems and Cozy Cole could have done something like this then I would really have been happy! May 11, 2008

LOVE THOSE DRUMS

GREAT LINE UP OF TALENT,AWESOME DRUM SOLOS, I JUST LOVE IT,TOOK IT TO MY FRIENDS TO SEE WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY. April 10, 2007

FANTASTIC

THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING CD. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN RICH, THE TECHNICIAN, AND KRUPA, WITH MORE OF A "SWINGING" SOUND, IS GREAT. EVERY CUT IS EXCELLENT, WITH SOME JAZZ GIANTS LENDING THEIR RESPECTIVE TALENTS TO ROUND IT ALL OUT (OSCAR PETERSON, ILLINOIS JACQUET, RAY BROWN, ROY ELDRIDGE, JUST TO NAME A FEW). ANY FAN OF EITHER OF THESE GREAT JAZZ DRUMMERS WILL LOVE THIS CD. July 22, 2006

This Really, Really Cooks

When you have two of perhaps the greatest drummers in jazz playing together on one album, expect the following: Great rhythym. Serious back beats. And songs that really, really cook.

I challenge anyone to sit still while listening to this. You can't help but tap your feet and nod your head in time when you hear it.

And with Dizzy, Oscar Peterson, Illinois Jacquet and other greats sitting in, you know it's gonna be good. You can tell the musicians were having a lot of fun playing on this.

February 8, 2006

Big band bash, with persuasive percussion...

According to the liner notes, this 1955 recording featuring two of the best drummers in jazz did not sell very well, although musicians always liked it. Well, I'm no musician, and in 1955 I was only about ten years old, and now that I can afford to indulge in a good collection of jazz CD's I prefer small groups to large ones, but I like this disc a lot. Here you get 71 swinging minutes, featuring not only the percussionists, but also Oscar Peterson on piano, Dizzy Gillispie, Illinois Jacquet and Roy Eldridge on horns, Herb Ellis on guitar and Ray Brown on bass. The two bonus tracks not found on the original LP are as good as the music which did make the original release. Only two of the performances are standards from the so-called "Great American Songbook"---the other tunes are more in the fashion of jam sessions showing off the talents of everyone in the studio. If you like classic jazz, this is a classic offering. November 17, 2005

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