"The Big Party" 12/17/1959 Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Jess Stacy

[@davideisler1965]

Gene Krupa was the most musically creative of them all. His unique way of hitting the drums to get certain sounds was truly a gift from above. Yes, technique and chops are important but knowing where and when to incorporate it is just as important for me. Gene had respect for the other musicians and never overplayed from what I've ever seen, read, or heard. Gene was 1# for me period. RIP Gene

[@newmoon54]

Have you ever listened to the song they did with Benny Goodman, including Lionel Hampton in the 1930's or just into the 40's,, where the three of them take solos one at atime, and keep going faster and faster?? Unbelieveble!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Krupa does some super-duper snare drum work. Never seen anything like it since!!!!

[@davideisler1965]

@@newmoon54 I don't think I have, I'll check it out. Thanks 🥁

[@MattMusicianX]

@@newmoon54 I think you're talking about something else but that reminds of their performance in the movie Holiday Hotel, one of my all-time favorite recordings ever. And they were allowed to do multiple takes so that you couldn't tell they were miming along with a studio recording they made for the movie.

[@zerofox7347]

@@franksmith7419 he was talking about much more than what we can hear. Why even comment.

[@blakesweirdinstrument6448]

@@newmoon54 I believe you are talking about Dizzy Spells from the Carnegie Hall 1938 Concert, because I can't think of anything els that you'd be referring too.

[@SheridanJazz]

Jess Stacy! Yes!

[@georginafairchild7609]

I love Gene Krupa, he was performing 20 years before I was born and I learned all my drum solos from studying his style. Such an amazing drummer 😍

[@hawkrider88]

Fantastic and these guys still in their prime. Essentially the end of the Swing era with some of the Giants who made it what it was. RIP gentlemen.

[@rich14285]

Lionel Hampton's solo fills everybody with happiness; even Benny Goodman has a mile wide grin as he enjoys the joy.

[@georgesedares8036]

And, Lionel Hampton was a better than average drummer....

[@tannhauser7584]

I think Benny was getting tickled with Lionel's vocalizations.

[@sdxn8117]

My parents turned me on to this as a very young boy....still great!

[@philipnestor5034]

Smart parents with good taste!

[@Haenniinfante]

The very very very very Best MUSIC Uhaaaaaaaa Gene Krupa

[@jimvild8357]

How good was Gene Krupa? Benny Goodman's favorite drummer. Enough said!!!

[@georgesedares8036]

@Dragomir Ronilac Hey- Benny Goodman wasn't a drummer !

[@trimntim]

Gene could make floor toms sound like tympanies, and get the soul out of a set of skins while leading the band with it. There are a lot of great technical drummers, but to me, Gene got real music from his. That is what makes him my all time favorite!

[@bobdillaber1195]

I had just graduated from high school this year and Benny was my total hero! I was an aspiring clarinet player and my bands played many of his songs. My band backed up the yearly class stage show that year where I was going to Henry Ford community college and our featured number was Benny's Bugle! It's now 60 years later and I love replaying the recording even now that we made during that show!

[@bobdillaber1195]

And I still have the clarinet I played in those days!

[@bobdillaber1195]

I'm 80 now and my old heels still start kickin up, on their own, every time I hear their amazing shit!!!

[@bobdillaber1195]

That year I'm referring to was actually 1959.

[@thecrippledrummer]

Bob Dillaber great memory!

[@chrisnewman299]

This is brilliant stuff from every musician. Boy does it swing. Yes Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich are my top 2 drummers. Love Buddy’s blazing talent behind a kit an unstoppable force of nature but Gene has that swinging musical something that warms the very cockles of my heart. Gene almost sings jazz drums & is wonderful in this star studded clip. Best to you all in great music:- Chris 🎼

[@chrisnewman299]

Totally agree about the musicality of Gene Krupa as a drummer. He swings like the clappers but never forgets playing the drums as an instrument & the various rhythm patterns, sounds & dynamics. Also lights & shades but a great powerhouse too when that’s required. I love Gene’s style and find him a great inspiration. My favourite player of all the greats & there are plenty of those. Yours in drums 🥁….. Chris

[@knuddegnbol3672]

Exactly 60 years ago today.

[@montseret1]

Four superb instrumental masters at work....just excellent.

[@dibach70]

Pure joy!

[@CSltz]

Who could have believed that with all the big bands out there? Lawrence Welk. Would be the last to survive!

[@hdsesq727]

Also mentioned by l bellson that when g Krupa wanted to announce after a long solo for musicians to get ready to come back in Krupa would give a few in time chimes on the cow bell in sing sing sing this is heard these guys were a fount of information on each other !!!GREATS TALKING ABOUT GREATS !

[@gennettor8915]

The last one you would expect is John Gielgud (at 4:55) in the audience!

[@woodyjagla328]

,,,,, Legends !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MattMusicianX]

How did Gene play with sticks at the beginning and make it sound exactly like brushes? I've seen hundreds of drummers play Swing quietly with sticks on the snare drum alone. But I've never heard it sound like brushes. I know the TV broadcast quality isn't the best, but this still shouldn't be possible. I'm just so amazed by this.

[@thecrippledrummer]

He played a lot of light press rolls, which goes back to what they all did in the early days (Baby Dodd’s, Zutty Singleton, etc).

[@MattMusicianX]

@@thecrippledrummer true indeed. I'm aware of this, but ... it's just really unique. Thanks for replying :)

[@georgesedares8036]

Many years passed before folks discovered that Gene customed tuned, (doctored) his drums. One method was to make selective pinholes in varied areas if the skins., helping to accommodate the muffle/ shuffle sound...

[@MattMusicianX]

Cool. What a consummate musician :)

[@ytubepuppy]

Was fortunate enough to see Krupa and Hampton both before they passed away. Also saw Buddy Rich several times.

[@5saxman7]

I wish there were more shows of The Big Party available. It was a precursor to playboy after dark, another great show that featured jazz artist.

[@zaettav]

Marvelous

[@cturdo]

What an amazing small venue - to be in that first row!

[@lvvry1855]

That's Alan King, Sir John Gielgud (the first time he ever heard jazz), and Peggy Lee, the wonderful singer.

[@13loomisst]

Why would you say that Gielgud had never before heard jazz?

[@michaelmarki5351]

Seen.Krupa.many.times.Castle.Buff.NY.

[@paulrichards6826]

You lucky , lucky , bastard . xxxxx.

[@robertkirby9203]

These are my favorite clips!

[@edithgauthier5581]

WOW!!!!!!!!! super!

[@jimvollmer7352]

Teddy King is missing. He was an amazing pianist. Krupa was not just a drummer, but a musician.

[@thecrippledrummer]

You mean Teddy Wilson👍🏻

[@BPJazz]

Amazing! Thanks, Drumuitar!!

[@thecrippledrummer]

Thanks for all you do! You have one of my go-to channels.

[@herbstark825]

WOW! Just WOW!

[@bobbly7132]

Everyone says how fast Buddy Rich is. And he is. But Krupa's pretty fast too, as you can see here!

[@skydogstudio]

Those three guys played together for years... The piano player was just trying to keep up.... they were changing tempos so fast that he's like I'm just going to watch I can't keep up. I wished I could have met Krupa my late friend Andy Florio knew Krupa well (he did introduce me to buddy rich and barett deems)but Cancer got Gene in the early 70s so I wasn't able to meet my hero.

[@geoffnelson4777]

Gene Krupa had leukemia, not cancer.A heart attack in '60 didn't help. The pianist is Jess Stacy who was with BG in the '38 CarnegieHall gig. He did fine here.

[@skydogstudio]

​@@geoffnelson4777 Well I know he had Leukemia but it's a type of cancer.. My late friend Andy Florio said Gene would call him in the months before he died he was obviously very upset,... Also Andy told me Gene had a house fire and lived in the house after the fire... He (Andy) told me he lost a lot of his drums in the fire. Andy also provided the radio king lugs to Slingerland because Mel Torme said he wanted Gene's drums he used with Goodman and when it was found out they were destroyed Slingerland contacted Andy and bought the lugs off him (they were pot lugs from the 40s not 30s era lugs) and put them on new shells (I found that out because I saw Torme on TV lying about the drums) and called Andy and he fessed up to the BS that Slingerland and Torme pulled.

[@rachelkrieger243]

awesome

[@johnboyle3297]

Hamp was a class drummer too but put him on vibes and he was a genius

[@luisaguilar9277]

MagnÍfica muestra de maestría y musicalidad que eleva hasta el paroxismo... Los Reyes, nada qué hacer !

[@josemoreno3334]

Jazz Giants . Yea Baby.

[@StuMas]

It's Benny from Top Cat!

[@hdsesq727]

Not too many know BUT Lionel Hampton brother also played the drums so did l h - I saw them both !!on ed Sullivan show back then I am 80 at the time I was studying drums with orchestral and jazz drummer shocked when Ed introduced lh to play drums but with a second set beside him Then Ed s introduced lh brother who brought the house down with lonely Hampton both together !!!!! I have never found any recordings of his brother only lh on drums I have early drum records of two foot base always forget his name interviewed after buddy rich died Check out buddy rich before he died played "hawayan war chant " awesome may have spelt it wrong but awesome Double peddle base Louis bellson interview on rich and Krupa practicing at Krupa apt - stated rich respected Krupa so ! Much buddy rich set up his drums similar to Krupa!!! Talk history. Google Louis bellson on buddy rich . There were other greats but not as many today !- sad

[@НиколайБалакирев-х5с]

😁😁😁

[@miguelsinagra3257]

La Verdad .

[@christofwild5609]

Große Jazzgeschichte! Woher kommen solche Schätze? Aus den Tiefen des Ozeans? Aus den Weiten des Dschungels? Oder ist es aus dem grenzenlosen Universum?

[@RalphWLundvall]

Skin heads or mylar? I suspect skin. Remo heads were only two years old, and it takes a while to get blackened like that from brush work.

[@Thursdaym2]

Who was on piano, not Teddy Wilson.

[@thecrippledrummer]

Jess Stacy

[@MrBalanos]

Super! 🙂

[@reythmband]

Jazz - Le - HOT!

[@domenicv7962]

where's the bass player? I'd bet 10 bucks to a donut he never showed....