Krupa and Rich

Krupa and Rich
Studio album by
Released1956
Recorded1 November 1955
GenreJazz
Length49:40
LabelClef/Verve[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich chronology
Krupa and Rich
(1956)
Burnin' Beat
(1962)
Gene Krupa chronology
Gene Krupa - Lionel Hampton - Teddy Wilson Play Selections From The Benny Goodman Story' Krupa and Rich
(1955)
The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet
Buddy Rich chronology
The Wailing Buddy Rich
(1955)
Krupa and Rich
(1955)
The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio
(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Krupa and Rich is a 1956 studio album by jazz drummers Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, released on Norman Granz' Clef Records. Krupa and Rich play on two different tracks each and play together only on "Bernie's Tune." Krupa and Rich would record again for Verve Records; their album Burnin' Beat was released in 1962.

A 1994 CD re-issue from Verve included two Buddy Rich bonus tracks.[4]

Track listing

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LP side A

  1. "Buddy's Blues" (Buddy Rich) – 10:27
  2. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 13:54

LP side B

  1. "Gene's Blues" (Gene Krupa) – 7:44
  2. "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 8:47
  3. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) – 8:51

Bonus tracks on 1994 CD re-issue

  1. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Nathan "Ned" Miller, Jule Styne) – 10:48
  2. "The Monster" (Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 11:06

Personnel

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on CD bonus tracks:

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 849. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Krupa and Rich at AllMusic
  • Clef MGC 684 (original LP release)
  • Verve MGV 8069, MGV 8400, V/V6 8400 (LP re-issues)
  • Verve 521643 (CD re-issue with bonus tracks)
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