Krupa and Rich explained

Krupa and Rich
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich
Cover:	KrupaAndRich.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	1 November 1955
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:40
Label:	Clef/Verve^[1]
Producer:	Norman Granz
Next Title:	Burnin' Beat
Next Year:	1962

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.

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

• Gene Krupa - drums
• Buddy Rich - drums
• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone, clarinet

on CD bonus tracks:

• Buddy Rich - drums
• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Ray Brown - bass
• Freddie Green - guitar
• Thad Jones - trumpet
• Joe Newman - trumpet
• Ben Webster - tenor sax
• Frank Wess - tenor & alto sax, flute

References

• 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)

External links

• Krupa and Rich (Clef MGC 684) at jazzdisco.org

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.