The Benny Goodman big band playing Sing Sing Sing, featuring Gene Krupa at the end. We get the added benefit of hearing Mr. Harry James play a trumpet solo.
In the summer of 1946 I (age 5) played my clarinet on radio station WJOB in Hammond, IN and Gene Krupa was there. I got to sit on his lap while he beat on the drums and I thought it was amazing and scary. Memories.
my uncle is 96, asked him once if he'd ever heard Benny Goodman... Yes, he said, Goodman played one of his college dances. He was so excited, he ran and woke up the head of the music school to hear it ... the Professor arrived, listened a bit, said -- "Diabolical" and went back to get some sleep.
The bit at the end where Gene's going nuts, almost sounding like a machine gun, he's hitting the drums so fast is brilliant. You can tell he loved the music.
It was recorded on Jan 16, 1938, the day after Gene's 30th birthday. It was re-released quite a few years ago by Columbia titled "Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall". It's a two CD set. "Sing, Sing, Sing" runs a little over 12 minutes, and contains a brilliant five chorus piano interlude played by Jess Stacy which was precipitated by a slight mistake by Krupa. You'll here some light laughter, someone saying "Gene did it", and then Stacy saves the day. ...Brilliant musical history!
I'm 64 and I grew up listening to Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman on those wonderful Verve albums. Krupa may not have been the fastest drummer; but he was the most musical. His chops always punctuated the music perfectly; and he played very tight with all the guys in the band. He earned the right to drop those loud bass downbeats....he invented the damned pedal! Thanks for the fantastic video!
Came out the same time as my first car, 1937 Lincoln Zephyr. Still have the car and still have the memories of seeing Gene Krupa with Les Brown and the Band of Renowns in Atlantic City, Steele Pier Ball room, either 1961 or 1962. You had to wear a suit and tie to get into the ball room and I did! God I loved hearing him play, he was just amazing. I couldn't believe the sound he made with those drums. Best drummer ever. You got goose pimples as soon as he started. Thanks to my Mom and Dad - they introduced me to the Fox Trot and Swing music.
One of my favorite Benny Goodman songs. I love watching Gene drum, what a talent he was. On a non musical "note" I think the band is dressed quite sharply.
+Awesomethunder16 one does not simply have fun playing sing sing sing on drum set it is hard plus it is basicly only the tom toms witch makes it even worse not a bad song though
@@Awesomethunder16 I don't know shiat about music, especially drums, but I thought yours was a great comment. It compelled me to immediately re-watch the clip.... and your story checks out. My boy Gene looks like he's having an absolute ball @1:05 during the clarinet solo. Cheers!
The band play so incredibly tight that every section, every player hits the cues spot on. They are like a precision machine with artistry, unbelievable!
Believe it or not, several metal drumming techniques come from jazz drumming (in particular, double bass drums and blast rolls). Not to mention John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin and a heavy influence on metal himself, named Gene Krupa as the guy who got him into drumming in the first place. So it's not just metalheads gushing, it's a fact that metal drumming owes a ton to Krupa in particular.
Such a old song, but still as strong today as ever. Real music comes from the great generation it's what to days music is based on, this is why we won WWII And you think your dad or grandfather didn't have it going on..... awesome.
THE BREAKS THAT GENE PLAYS TO BRING IN HARRY JAMES SOLO AND BRING THE BAND IN AT THE END ARE PURE GENIUS! JUST A SIMPLE COW BELL THAT SENDS THE WORLD ON FIRE!
Just a 4 piece kit, to explode his brilliant drumming skills. Many of today's drummers use massive kits with so many drums and cymbals, you can't even see them. They should learn from the likes of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, the Godfathers of drumming. Genes signature tune.
you are not wrong. I'd heard other swing songs before, but when I first heard this piece, the mood set by the drums made me think of it as just its own think, transcending genre.
Gene Krupa and this song are the reason I took up the drums. My parents had a Benny Goodman live album....still have it. He is amazing. We need more musicians of this caliber around again.
No drummer (percussionist) today can hold a candle to the greats like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. Those men were artists in their own right - and professional.
You are so right Anton! Rich was faster, but Gene made the Drums sound like they were Singing! Also, Gene had the Great Distinction of being the first to Show the Drums as a Solo Instrument. Sincerely Ralph Raucci
and to think this was EIGHTY YEARS AGO. If you could put Krupa in a time machine to present day the biggest bands in the world would be tripping over each other trying to sign him up.
amazing how this sound is now being sampled into mainstream electro and here the legends are doing it without a computer , time to find my grandmas greatest hits and throw it in my next party , see how my dancemob gets down with a tribute to krupa :)
My 8 year old constantly goes back to this video and recognizes it as great music! He drums along and loves the tune.....good music will always be good music!
I've been playing drums for 60 years, and it was Gene who inspired me to take them up and drop the trombone. Is it just me, or is his playing SO musical/spiritual that it makes me want to cry? Unbelievable talent. Thanks Gene.
I just celebrated 55 years of playing. My Mom had two 78 rpm discs that started it all for me. Sing Sing Sing and Hound Dog ( Elvis). I broke the Sing sing sing record. Years later I replaced it with an album , cassette , 8 track , and CD. All bases covered.
My 6 year old grandson was taught this version by his teacher. He loves it. What a great teacher. She also teaches them ABBA. They're learning young about what other great music there is in the world than today's auto tuned pop charts.
Music! Whadda ya know. Grew up on this stuff, my Da passed last year. WW two, p. t. Boats& the biggest Benny Goodnan fan. Used to butt heads, i like gene, harry james& louie prima& pissed him off when i told him lou prima wrote sing sing sing. Great music, great people& such sacrifices. "Lest we forget"
Quite frankly, it doesn't get any better than this. I am nearly 70 years old and have played the drums since I was in fifth grade. My influence came from my brother Duke, who passed away recently. He was thirteen years old than me and played "swing music" all the time when he was young. Krupa was his favoite drummer of all time. Can you guess who mine is? Thank God I was exposed to this kind of music, also. Thanks again, Duke. And thank-you Gene...
I've heard an eight-and-a-half minute version of this song, with Krupa drumming like mad the entire time. It really makes me wonder how this guy could do entire concerts without his arms falling off, the way he plays. What a tropper, and what an amazing musician.
Great music, and wonderful that this video even exists! It is probably attributed to Gene Krupa because his drumming is so distinctive and when you think of this tune, you want to hear Gene on drums!
Look at him go! If Krupa had started in the '70s and '80s, he would have fit right in with all the rock/metal drummers. Gene Krupa: the prototype for John Bonham and Keith Moon.
Iva Biggun Another thing I find interesting is that I personally know some heavy metal drummers... and all of theme practically worship Krupa. Heavy metal guys! That's some wide-reaching influence.
Iva Biggun William F. Ludwig created the first modern bass drum pedal in 1909. Gene Krupa was born in 1909, so he had nothing to do with the creation of the bass drum pedal.
dorkandproudofit Well, keep in mind that blast beats and double bass playing come from jazz. And a lot of reference rock drummers, like John Bohnam were born before Rock existed, which means they were primarily jazz drummers back then.
Gene is the 1st drummer to be a band's featured artist . Watch as he makes the film appear to be herky jerky because it's missing an occssional frame of movement Gene is drumming so fast!
Mistaking "sampling" as synonymous for "being a real, talented musician." And "Auto-tune." Instead of taking time, money and work to learn to sing WITHOUT a computer?
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person from the newest generation that actually enjoys listening and dancing to this kind of music. I swear I was born in the wrong time period.
Actually the film of this is super sharp and incredible looking. This is a poor copy . I recently saw a big band/swing documentary with clear footage and it was impressive . If you're interested you should try to find a good version .
@@needtashow I think that has something to do with how film doesn't have a resolution like digital cameras. Same reason they are able to remaster old movies in 4k.
It was the usual argument, Gene Krupa vs Buddy Rich.. It came down to this: "Well, Gene Krupa has only one signature number." I said, "Sing Sing Sing. Now, name me ANY number associated with Buddy Rich." He couldn't. Argument OVER!
Disagree. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." And that mo-fo SANG on "Bein' Green," AND played some piano. Vaudeville. You played ANY damn thing they needed you to.
My Dad is a WWII vet and he is now 87. He still loves this music and I have gotten an appreciation of this music from him. As for life in general, EVERY generation has its wars, troubles and problems- I think the risks increase with time.
Well,you're right,Dinasour,I turned 79...,born in '33 to parents who liked to party.I grew up listening and loving the music..Am so happy for RUclips and people like you all who share the same sound.
Get ready for all the Panic! At The Disco fans to come rolling in. Crazy=Genius sampled this song so no doubt in a week the comment section will be flooded.
I've got into every type of music, loved all music with a passion my whole 39 years. From Chopin to Vivaldi, Ozzy to Ronnie J. Dio, disco, funk, soul, r&b, country, top 40, thrash, ballads, flamenco and so on but nothing, I repeat NOTHING compares to swing performed by these masters. Apologies to satchmo, Ella, and Sir Duke. I can only say that it is the smoothest hottest swingingest sound in town!
The way the songs were arranged back then is what set all the Big Bands apart. I.e. Glenn Miller with the clarinets being the dominant sound. Gene Kupra was the best and shows up in a lot of different movies that featured the Big Bands. What an awesome sound... they've still to come up with anything that can come close to it. I grew up watching my mom and dance to Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. What fantastic memories.. I love You Tube! now I can relive the memories anytime!
Many consider Krupa to be one of the most influential drummers of the 20th century, particularly regarding the development of the drum kit. Many jazz historians believe he made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal. His drum method was published in 1938 and immediately became the standard text. He is also credited with inventing the rim shot on the snare drum.
this is real music. not only does it always bring a smile to my face, but in gets you tapping your foot. and if you look at the players there all professional but there still having fun with. this is a true classic from a great time for music
Gene telescoped his exuberance into his drumming, he had great musical imagination, he understood what the drums were for in music, few since even understand there role in a band, and think it's just volume and speed,
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In the summer of 1946 I (age 5) played my clarinet on radio station WJOB in Hammond, IN and Gene Krupa was there. I got to sit on his lap while he beat on the drums and I thought it was amazing and scary. Memories.
Too cool!!!!!
Wow, Incredible!
Sweet!
WOW!😂😂😂
How cool is that!
Goodman,James,and King Krupa all together in their prime. This is over 70 years ago and it still smokes today! Just watch Krupa at the end...Amazing.
I wish I could just blast this during lunch at my school. I could show people what real music is.
my uncle is 96, asked him once if he'd ever heard Benny Goodman... Yes, he said, Goodman played one of his college dances. He was so excited, he ran and woke up the head of the music school to hear it ... the Professor arrived, listened a bit, said -- "Diabolical" and went back to get some sleep.
The bit at the end where Gene's going nuts, almost sounding like a machine gun, he's hitting the drums so fast is brilliant. You can tell he loved the music.
+Nitehork He is doing a multiple bounce roll to go that fast
It was recorded on Jan 16, 1938, the day after Gene's 30th birthday. It was re-released quite a few years ago by Columbia titled "Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall". It's a two CD set. "Sing, Sing, Sing" runs a little over 12 minutes, and contains a brilliant five chorus piano interlude played by Jess Stacy which was precipitated by a slight mistake by Krupa. You'll here some light laughter, someone saying "Gene did it", and then Stacy saves the day. ...Brilliant musical history!
Was this the gig where Goodman integrated Carnegie Hall?
I'm 64 and I grew up listening to Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman on those wonderful Verve albums. Krupa may not have been the fastest drummer; but he was the most musical. His chops always punctuated the music perfectly; and he played very tight with all the guys in the band. He earned the right to drop those loud bass downbeats....he invented the damned pedal! Thanks for the fantastic video!
...that passage at the end, Benny and Gene playing so quietly, so smoothly, and quickly, like warm melted butter, wow.
Came out the same time as my first car, 1937 Lincoln Zephyr. Still have the car and still have the memories of seeing Gene Krupa with Les Brown and the Band of Renowns in Atlantic City, Steele Pier Ball room, either 1961 or 1962. You had to wear a suit and tie to get into the ball room and I did! God I loved hearing him play, he was just amazing. I couldn't believe the sound he made with those drums. Best drummer ever. You got goose pimples as soon as he started. Thanks to my Mom and Dad - they introduced me to the Fox Trot and Swing music.
Gary Williams those guys PLAYED in turtlenecks and suit jackets and I still don't see how.
Gene is the King of drummers, the energy, charisma, imagination, technique, feel, groove, rhythm,beat,timing etc etc.
One of my favorite Benny Goodman songs. I love watching Gene drum, what a talent he was. On a non musical "note" I think the band is dressed quite sharply.
I can listen to Sing Sing Sing all day long over and over and over...it never gets old!
A very open sound on those old kits. Calf skins, no muffling, tinny sounding cymbals.
Just brilliant playing and showmanship.
What a legend.
We play this song in band at my school. I'm the drummer. It's fun
Nice! Make sure to have fun with it or you will be playing it wrong ;)
+Awesomethunder16 one does not simply have fun playing sing sing sing on drum set it is hard plus it is basicly only the tom toms witch makes it even worse not a bad song though
One does not simply win a spelling contest.
Perfect Stranger lol
@@Awesomethunder16 I don't know shiat about music, especially drums, but I thought yours was a great comment. It compelled me to immediately re-watch the clip.... and your story checks out. My boy Gene looks like he's having an absolute ball @1:05 during the clarinet solo. Cheers!
I'm not usually so blunt, but for the love of God, that's Benny Goodman. He was one of the single most important figures in the history of music.
The band play so incredibly tight that every section, every player hits the cues spot on. They are like a precision machine with artistry, unbelievable!
I came here for Gene Krupa and discovered Benny Goodman. Result!.
Brian, you have an incredible grasp of the obvious.
I love the sound of the clarinet in this style of music, it sounds cheeky and fun
I think Gene is like the grandfather of heavy metal drummers!!!
He's just the godfather of modern drumming in general
I know metal heads like to relate everything to heavy metal.
Believe it or not, several metal drumming techniques come from jazz drumming (in particular, double bass drums and blast rolls). Not to mention John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin and a heavy influence on metal himself, named Gene Krupa as the guy who got him into drumming in the first place. So it's not just metalheads gushing, it's a fact that metal drumming owes a ton to Krupa in particular.
+TheHexeract we almost have the same name
He was a coke freak.
He actually gave lessons to Peter Criss (Kiss) and Jerry Nolan (New York Dolls). He's so fabulous to watch--such energy and grace!
Such a old song, but still as strong today as ever. Real music comes from the great generation it's what to days music is based on, this is why we won WWII And you think your dad or grandfather didn't have it going on..... awesome.
Krupa, James and Goodman. The best of the best playing together. It just does not get any better than this.
THE BREAKS THAT GENE PLAYS TO BRING IN HARRY JAMES SOLO AND BRING THE BAND IN AT THE END ARE PURE GENIUS! JUST A SIMPLE COW BELL THAT SENDS THE WORLD ON FIRE!
Ditto! I love all of Gene's breaks and fills from the '30s!
Just a 4 piece kit, to explode his brilliant drumming skills.
Many of today's drummers use massive kits with so many drums and cymbals, you can't even see them.
They should learn from the likes of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, the Godfathers of drumming.
Genes signature tune.
And what a joke of a kit ... and still WHAT amazing groove!
Buddy Rich yes sir
And doing it high on horse
Completely different style of music but Joe Morello did more with 4 drums and two cymbals than any other drummer I ever heard.
@@mickavellian You can bet those were the best available drums at the time.
Am I wrong or is this one of the most revolutionary songs ever. This song was basically 50 years ahead of its time..
you are not wrong. I'd heard other swing songs before, but when I first heard this piece, the mood set by the drums made me think of it as just its own think, transcending genre.
@@benjamingruder4875 The guy who wrote it did not have this in mind.
Gene Krupa and this song are the reason I took up the drums. My parents had a Benny Goodman live album....still have it. He is amazing. We need more musicians of this caliber around again.
No drummer (percussionist) today can hold a candle to the greats like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. Those men were artists in their own right - and professional.
You are so right Anton! Rich was faster, but Gene made the Drums sound like they were Singing! Also, Gene had the Great Distinction of being the first to Show the Drums as a Solo Instrument.
Sincerely
Ralph Raucci
Krupa's playing was exuberant.
Gene Krupa was THE most innovative drummer. he took jazz drumming to a whole new level with his tom solos.
The master(s) at work. He learned me good when I was tiny. Bravo!
and to think this was EIGHTY YEARS AGO. If you could put Krupa in a time machine to present day the biggest bands in the world would be tripping over each other trying to sign him up.
This always plays in my head when I'm playing Grim Fandango. It's so perfect for the atmosphere of the game...
amazing how this sound is now being sampled into mainstream electro and here the legends are doing it without a computer , time to find my grandmas greatest hits and throw it in my next party , see how my dancemob gets down with a tribute to krupa :)
My 8 year old constantly goes back to this video and recognizes it as great music! He drums along and loves the tune.....good music will always be good music!
drums.....screamin' trumpet....then sweet clarinet .....how can you go wrong.....
Amen to that
Needed some steel drums in there somewhere....
@@BigRamifications The drums, the traditional grip, little movement but more sound than the match-grip bangers of today...
I've been playing drums for 60 years, and it was Gene who inspired me to take them up and drop the trombone. Is it just me, or is his playing SO musical/spiritual that it makes me want to cry? Unbelievable talent. Thanks Gene.
I just celebrated 55 years of playing. My Mom had two 78 rpm discs that started it all for me. Sing Sing Sing and Hound Dog ( Elvis). I broke the Sing sing sing record. Years later I replaced it with an album , cassette , 8 track , and CD. All bases covered.
My 6 year old grandson was taught this version by his teacher. He loves it. What a great teacher. She also teaches them ABBA. They're learning young about what other great music there is in the world than today's auto tuned pop charts.
My very favourite song of the swing era. Beautiful solos by James and Goodman, with Krupa doing a perfect job as always.
They did this number hundreds of times, and never exactly the same way twice.
Vancoin who in their right mind could write it down exactly to get it the same way twice, lol?
Look at these guys.
They're just having so god damn much fun. It's so hard to see stuff like that in modern music.
Maybe you should look further than your nose's length then?
gene krumpa is one of my my favorite drummers, he played the hell out of those drums
Music! Whadda ya know. Grew up on this stuff, my Da passed last year. WW two, p. t. Boats& the biggest Benny Goodnan fan. Used to butt heads, i like gene, harry james& louie prima& pissed him off when i told him lou prima wrote sing sing sing. Great music, great people& such sacrifices. "Lest we forget"
With Jimmy Vincent on Drums!
G.K. is having fun.....
Good stuff. :)
Who on earth is not having
Quite frankly, it doesn't get any better than this. I am nearly 70 years old and have played the drums since I was in fifth grade. My influence came from my brother Duke, who passed away recently. He was thirteen years old than me and played "swing music" all the time when he was young. Krupa was his favoite drummer of all time. Can you guess who mine is? Thank God I was exposed to this kind of music, also. Thanks again, Duke. And thank-you Gene...
I've heard an eight-and-a-half minute version of this song, with Krupa drumming like mad the entire time. It really makes me wonder how this guy could do entire concerts without his arms falling off, the way he plays. What a tropper, and what an amazing musician.
Gene was superb,nothing morose about HIS playing,just exuded happiness a and his love for the drums
Gets the blood pumping out the way I am so excited to be the first half of the day before I get a follow back on my way home from work
My old man was a jazz musician, I grew up with all this cool music man.
This is my favorite big band piece of music! It is so full of energy and I just have to dance when I hear it!
Gene is my hero!
Great music, and wonderful that this video even exists! It is probably attributed to Gene Krupa because his drumming is so distinctive and when you think of this tune, you want to hear Gene on drums!
Awesome...we wouldn't be playing drum solos today without Gene...
!!! WOW !!!
There are... no words... that can do justice to this.
* sits down, shuts up *
* hits replay many times *
look at the smile on the face of the double bass player ....
Look at him go! If Krupa had started in the '70s and '80s, he would have fit right in with all the rock/metal drummers.
Gene Krupa: the prototype for John Bonham and Keith Moon.
dorkandproudofit Well, we wouldn't have tunable rack toms if not for Gene Krupa. So music would be a little different than it was in the '70s or '80s.
+Crimson Sunrise Nor the floor pedal for the kick...
Iva Biggun Another thing I find interesting is that I personally know some heavy metal drummers... and all of theme practically worship Krupa. Heavy metal guys! That's some wide-reaching influence.
Iva Biggun William F. Ludwig created the first modern bass drum pedal in 1909. Gene Krupa was born in 1909, so he had nothing to do with the creation of the bass drum pedal.
dorkandproudofit Well, keep in mind that blast beats and double bass playing come from jazz. And a lot of reference rock drummers, like John Bohnam were born before Rock existed, which means they were primarily jazz drummers back then.
This and Buddy’s Hawaiin War Chant.....two of the best drumming songs ever.
Gene is the 1st drummer to be a band's featured artist . Watch as he makes the film appear to be herky jerky because it's missing an occssional frame of movement Gene is drumming so fast!
how come that nowadays there are no more such excellences?
Antonio Talluri There are. They just aren't main stream because not many people appreciate true musicianship any more.
+Mike Milz true that. This talent is definitely still around its just not what you hear on the radio, so people assume it doesn't exist.
Mistaking "sampling" as synonymous for "being a real, talented musician."
And "Auto-tune." Instead of taking time, money and work to learn to sing WITHOUT a computer?
This is the stuff that should be on the radio and television
I love how Gene Kruppa cuts loose at the end.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person from the newest generation that actually enjoys listening and dancing to this kind of music. I swear I was born in the wrong time period.
The camera of that time cant handle his speed....
Prakhar Aggarwal my last consumer camera couldn't either. That was 2012.
I upgraded to Sony a6000. Problem solved.
Actually the film of this is super sharp and incredible looking. This is a poor copy . I recently saw a big band/swing documentary with clear footage and it was impressive . If you're interested you should try to find a good version .
24 frames per second, that is a new image every 0.042 second. That speed was beyond what the human eye can follow.
@@needtashow I think that has something to do with how film doesn't have a resolution like digital cameras. Same reason they are able to remaster old movies in 4k.
Such a killer piece drums, clarinet and horns, brilliant and unmatched today.
Fabulous all the great guys together.....B.Goodman,H James and of course the Fab;G.Krupa....I loved this...thanks for posting it...
Gene Krupa-The father of drums
It was the usual argument, Gene Krupa vs Buddy Rich.. It came down to this: "Well, Gene Krupa has only one signature number." I said, "Sing Sing Sing. Now, name me ANY number associated with Buddy Rich." He couldn't. Argument OVER!
Jim Porter Big Swing Face for one.
Disagree. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." And that mo-fo SANG on "Bein' Green," AND played some piano. Vaudeville. You played ANY damn thing they needed you to.
My Dad is a WWII vet and he is now 87. He still loves this music and I have gotten an appreciation of this music from him. As for life in general, EVERY generation has its wars, troubles and problems- I think the risks increase with time.
Well,you're right,Dinasour,I turned 79...,born in '33 to parents who liked to party.I grew up listening and loving the music..Am so happy for RUclips and people like you all who share the same sound.
Damn, they do NOT make it like this anymore.. :)
Get ready for all the Panic! At The Disco fans to come rolling in. Crazy=Genius sampled this song so no doubt in a week the comment section will be flooded.
hah I think they blew up the Benny Goodman one fricken Urie
Molly May What a ridiculous concept to actually call yourself a musician from.*actually playing an instrument.*
I'm 63 and I cry every time I here it. Would like to thank all you older guys for making my life so much better.
Gives me chills,reminds me that I still am alive and kicking at 78 years old.This was my music before rock and roll,but I still love it all!!
0:24 The guitarrist is shredding the fuck out of that guitar and you can't even hear him.
I made you read this. Tis the life of a rhythm guitarist, blending in, not standing out.
Thsi number stands the test of time; virtuosity has no expiration date.
Benny and Gene. Was this music before the time. Good times. When I met Benny, I could not believe my eyes this old man.
Great precision in the ensemble playing - these were highly talented musicians.
A case here of the musicians accompanying the drummer!
this band is amazing in all ways... i've never seen a clarinet player that could paly like that!
I've got into every type of music, loved all music with a passion my whole 39 years. From Chopin to Vivaldi, Ozzy to Ronnie J. Dio, disco, funk, soul, r&b, country, top 40, thrash, ballads, flamenco and so on but nothing, I repeat NOTHING compares to swing performed by these masters. Apologies to satchmo, Ella, and Sir Duke. I can only say that it is the smoothest hottest swingingest sound in town!
Very cool. 78 years 'old' and surfing RUclips. I bet I'll still be watching this when I'm 100!
The way the songs were arranged back then is what set all the Big Bands apart. I.e. Glenn Miller with the clarinets being the dominant sound. Gene Kupra was the best and shows up in a lot of different movies that featured the Big Bands. What an awesome sound... they've still to come up with anything that can come close to it. I grew up watching my mom and dance to Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. What fantastic memories.. I love You Tube! now I can relive the memories anytime!
Harry James, Benny Goodman, and Gene Krupa, and an awesome tune. (head explodes due to awesomeness)
I could give EVERYTHING to see a Benny Goodman's BB concert !
Gene is the king!2019 and I still love it...
52 people know that drummers will take over the world!
Hooray for this awesome video!!!
Krupa and Goodman solo together = my all time favorite bit of music ever.
love this. Gene and buddy for ever. RIP legends
My my i have never heard such an amazing Clarinet solo! wonderful!
Probably still one of the greatest drummers of all time...
Many consider Krupa to be one of the most influential drummers of the 20th century, particularly regarding the development of the drum kit. Many jazz historians believe he made history in 1927 as the first kit drummer ever to record using a bass drum pedal. His drum method was published in 1938 and immediately became the standard text. He is also credited with inventing the rim shot on the snare drum.
this is real music. not only does it always bring a smile to my face, but in gets you tapping your foot. and if you look at the players there all professional but there still having fun with. this is a true classic from a great time for music
Gene Krupa...a pleasure to listen to.
Larry, Taiwan
PERFECTION!!
God, I miss that big band sound...it "don't " get no better than this. Hell of a swing band up in musical heaven!
The joint is jumpin'!!!!!
How can you not tap your toes to this one.?
absolutely amazing, been drumming all my life and this guy makes you feel like you just started again
This has got to be my favorite of all big band songs ever. And that's saying a lot. JEZ what a jam!!!
KRUPA !!! his style and way of playing and incredible roll times were unparalleled and I'm a BUDDY RICH fan, but can still appreciate GENE !!!
What an amazing group! Oh my gosh. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Gene telescoped his exuberance into his drumming, he had great musical
imagination, he understood what the drums were for in music, few since
even understand there role in a band, and think it's just volume and
speed,
Boy, those were the days! What class! And that includes those cool white outfits they wore. Like they were truly proud to perform.
Just about everything about this video is perfect... sweet little time capsule from better times... forever brilliant and unspoiled.
This was the best jazz era, imo; great dance music, too.
BENNY GOODMAN is a God. I play the clarinet, and listening to him puts me in this unreachable state of envy, awe, and simple delight.