Members
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Tony Anelli trumpet
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Al Beck trumpet
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Ray Biondi guitar
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Don Brassfield tenor saxophone
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Joe Conigliaro trombone
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Warren Covington trombone
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Leon Cox trombone
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Joe Dale drums (drum set)
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Roy Eldridge trumpet
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Benny Feeman alto saxophone
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Benny Feman reeds
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John Grassi trombone
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Jay Kelliher trombone
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Rex Kittig alto saxophone
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Gene Krupa drums (drum set), eponymous
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Irv Lang double bass
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Sam Listengart alto saxophone
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Vito N. Mangano trumpet
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Jimmy Migliore alto saxophone
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Ed Mihelich bass
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Norman Murphy trumpet
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Sam Musiker clarinet, tenor saxophone
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Stuart Olsen baritone saxophone
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Pullman “Tommy” Pederson trombone
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Greg Phillips trombone
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Milt Raskin piano
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Tony Russo trumpet
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Ben Searman trombone
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Joe Springer piano
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Dick Taylor trombone
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Adrian Tei alto saxophone
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Babe Wagner trombone
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Frank Worrell guitar
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Eddie Yance guitar
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Bruce Squires trombone
Discography
Albums
EPs
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The Very Thought of You / The White Star of Sigma Nu / In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town
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Drummer’s Band / Drum Boogie / Cielito lindo / Sahara
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I Like to Riff / Smiles / Fish Market
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(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings / Singin’ in the Rain / Fish Market
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Ah, Your Father’s Mustache / Jose Gonzalez / Ooh, Hot Dawg
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Drummin' Man
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How High the Moon
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Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements
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Gene Krupa's Sidekicks, Vol. 2
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Krupa Plays Fats
Singles
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Drumboogie / Let Me Off Uptown
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Let Me Off Uptown / Stop! The Red Light's On
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Leave Us Leap / Calling Doctor Gillespie
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Disc Jockey Jump / Opus No. 1
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Boogie Blues / Opus One
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The Sheik of Araby / Off and On
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Dust / These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
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Cincinnati Dancing Pig / Swingin' Doors
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Calling Doctor Gillespie / How High the Moon
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Bambina Mia / Dear Old Southland
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Up an Atom / What's This
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Lemon Drop / Similau
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The Galloping Comedians / Swiss Lullaby
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By the River Sainte Marie / Watch Out!
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Bop Boogie / Lemon Drop
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I Want a Grown Up Man / Why Fall in Love With a Stranger
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Teach Me, Teach Me, Baby / You Turned the Tables on Me
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It's Whatcha Do With Whatcha Got / It's Up to You
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Drum Boogie / Full Dress Hop
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Lover / Green Eyes
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Disc Jockey Jump / Hop, Skip, and Jump
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How High the Moon / Tea for Two
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How High the Moon / Tea for Two
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It's a Good Day / (The Story of) The Slow Mosquita
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Old Devil Moon / Same Old Blues
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Yes, Yes, Honey / Dreams Are a Dime a Dozen
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Calling Doctor Gillespie / Up an Atom
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Disc Jockey Jump / Gene's Boogie
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Please Don't Play Number Six Tonight / I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)
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I'll Never Make the Same Mistake Again / Fun and Fancy Free
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Opus No. 1 / Valse Triste
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That's My Home / It's Just a Matter of Opinion
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There Is No Breeze (To Cool the Flame of Love) / Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did!
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Chiquita Banana (The Banana Song) / You May Not Love Me
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Hop, Skip, and Jump (Honey, Hurry Hurry to Me) / Yesterdays
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We'll Gather Lilacs / Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya, Huh?)
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I Should Care / Cry and You Cry Alone
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Tomorrow Is Forever / Loop-De-Loo
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Ev'rybody Loves My Baby, My Baby / Just the Other Day
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Lover / Boogie Blues
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Just a Little Fond Affection / Chickery Chick
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What's This? / That Drummer's Band
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A Tender Word Will Mend It All / Along the Navajo Trail
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The Big Do / Drum Boogie
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Are These Really Mine? / Harriet
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I Don't Want to Be Loved by Anyone Else but You / (Did You Ever Get) That Feeling in the Moonlight
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Mexican Hat Dance / Let Me Off Uptown
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Knock Me a Kiss / "Murder" He Says
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Bolero at the Savoy / Side by Side
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Challenger Chop / Lightly and Politely
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Afraid to Say Hello / I'll Remember April
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Night of Nights / Fightin' Doug Macarthur
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Knock Me a Kiss / Deliver Me to Tennessee
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That's What You Think / All Those Wonderful Years
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Whisper While We Dance / San Antonio Rose
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Ball of Fire / All Through the Night
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Jungle Madness / Who?
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Thanks for the "Boogie" Ride / Keep 'em Flying
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Pass the Bounce / Me and My Melinda
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Drummin' Man / Milenberg Joys
Live
Compilations
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1949-1951
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1947-1949
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1945-1946
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1945
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1942-1945
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1941-1942
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Drumming Man
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1941, Volume 2
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1941
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1940, Volume 2
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Hop, Skip and Jump ~ 1946 ~ Volume 3
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Drummer Man
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1940
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1940, Volume 3
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1939-1940
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Wire Brush Stomp (1938-1941)
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It's Up to You ~ 1946 ~ Volume 2
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1939
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1935-1938
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The Chronological Classics: Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1938
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Drum Boogie
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What's this? ~ 1946 ~ Volume 1
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Uptown
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Drummin' Man
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1946 / 1947
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Gene Krupa, His Orchestra and Anita O’Day Featuring Roy Eldridge
Links
Also known as
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra · The Gene Krupa Orchestra
Identifiers
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