Thanks For The Boogie Ride Gene Krupa An excellent Soundie featuring Anita O’Day After a bit of struggling during 1938-40, the Gene Krupa Orchestra hit it big in 1941 when it began featuring singer Anita O’Day and...
Read MoreJazz Legend Gene Krupa An hour of classic Gene Krupa clips Gene Krupa (1909-73) was the first superstar drummer and the one most responsible for the drums being featured as a solo instrument.Jazz Legend, a definitive documentary...
Read MoreDrum Battle Gene Krupa vs. Buddy Rich 1966 television broadcast In this segment from a 1966 television broadcast of the “Sammy Davis Jr. Show” Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich engage in a battle of drums during a...
Read MoreBlues in E Flat Red Norvo and his Swing Octet 1935 recording This recording was made in New York City by “Red Norvo’s Swing Octet” on Janurary 25, 1935 with the following personnel: Red Norvo, xylophone, and...
Read MoreI Got Rhythm Benny Goodman Quartet May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986 Clarinetist and bandleader Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois.A fast learner, he got his musicians union card...
Read MoreDrum Boogie Gene Krupa and his Orchestra 1941 clip This clip featuring drummer Gene Krupa and his Orchestra featuring vocalist Barbara Stanwyck is an excerpt from the 1941 film “Ball of Fire”*”Drum...
Read MoreWire Brush Stomp Gene Krupa and his Orchestra Clip from the 1939 Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to shareIn this clip from the 1939 “Some Like It Hot,” starring Bob Hope, Shirley...
Read MoreI Got A Heartful Of Music Benny Goodman Quartet 1937 clip Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to shareThis performance featuring the “Benny Goodman Quartet” with Benny Goodman,...
Read MoreDing Dong Daddy The Original Benny Goodman Quartet 1972 footage Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to shareThis performance was filmed at the last Timex sponsored Jazz show, held at Lincoln...
Read MoreAll Star Jam Session Band Leaders of the 1930’s 1942 footage This footage from the 1942 movie “Syncopation” offers a rare clip of trombonist Jack Jenny and other well known bandleaders, violinist Joe Venuti,...
Read MoreBugle Call Rag Benny Goodman and his Orchestra 1936 Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share This 1936 performance from the “Benny Goodman Orchestra” features Harry Goodman,...
Read MoreDrink Hearty Henry ‘Red’ Allen and his Orchestra 1946 Click here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to share This clip featuring, New Orleans trumpeter, Henry ‘Red’ Allen was filmed...
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