Clef Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Exciting Gene Krupa
| Recorded | Apr 14 & Sep 10, 1953 |
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| Label | Clef Records |
| Catalog | MB C-687 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Discogs | master 419989 |
The record
Norman Granz put the swing-era drum king in front of crack jazz players for this 1953 Clef session, built on drive rather than nostalgia. Krupa's showmanship and time-feel carry the date from the first bar.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1953 | Clef Records · MG C-687 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Indianapolis pressing earliest on file |
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| 1953 | Clef Records |
| 1953 | Clef Records · MG C-687 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Hollywood pressing |
| 1957 | Verve Records · MG V-8071 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Reissue |
| 1965 | Verve Records · 511 045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1965 | Verve Records · 511 045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Verve Records · MV 2594 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Verve Records · MV 2594 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Giants Of Jazz Records · GOJ-1028 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1982 | Giants Of Jazz Records · GOJ-1028 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1983 | Verve Records · UMV 2594 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Enoch's Music · 839 773-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |