This Quadromania box set has the best recordings by Gene Krupa's big band. All of the drummer's hits are here including "Drummin' Man," "Drum Boogie," "Bolero at the Savoy," "Let Me Off Uptown," "Rockin' Chair," "After You've Gone," "Leave Us Leap," "Body and Soul," "Opus #1" and "Disc Jockey Jump." In addition to Krupa, the stars on these often-classic swing sides include trumpeter Roy Eldridge, singer Anita O'Day, altoist Charlie Kennedy and tenorman Charlie Ventura among others. Since this was the definitive Krupa set, it is a pity that Columbia has not reissued all of the music intact on CD yet.
CD1 (00:53:15)
01. Grandfather's Clock [02:46]
02. I Know That You Know [02:09]
03. Fare Thee Well, Annie Laurie [02:53]
04. Wire Brush Stomp [02:13]
05. Nagasaki [02:27]
06. Jeepers Creepers [03:01]
07. Murdy Purdy [03:09]
08. Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Der-E [03:08]
09. Bolero at the Savoy [02:48]
10. Apurksody [02:57]
11. Never Felt Better, Never Had Less [02:45]
12. Do You Wanna Jump, Children? [02:33]
13. The Madam Swings It [03:02]
14. Dracula [02:38]
15. Symphony in Riffs [02:53]
16. Drummin' Man [02:58]
17. Georgia on My Mind [02:54]
18. Fool Am I [02:51]
19. You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again [03:04]
CD2 (00:59:18)
01. I Hear Music [02:55]
02. Down Argentina Way [03:04]
03. Moon Over Burma [03:16]
04. High on a Windy Hill [03:00]
05. Like the Fella Once Said [02:32]
06. Somewhere [03:11]
07. I'd Know You Anywhere [02:32]
08. How 'Bout That Mess [02:44]
09. You Danced With Dynamite [03:25]
10. When You Awake [02:59]
11. It All Comes Back to Me Now [03:10]
12. Hamtramck [02:55]
13. Yes, My Darling Daughter [02:29]
14. Full Dress Hop [02:45]
15. Sweet Georgia Brown [02:51]
16. Oh! They're Making Me All Over in the Army [02:47]
17. Deep in the Blues [03:18]
18. You Are the One [03:14]
19. You Forget About Me [03:23]
20. Isn't That Just Like Love [02:41]
CD3 (01:08:45)
01. Knock Me a Kiss [03:02]
02. Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street [03:07]
03. All Those Wonderful Years [03:12]
04. Deliver Me to Tennessee [03:14]
05. That Drummer's Band [03:07]
06. Beaver [03:12]
07. Massachusetts [03:14]
08. Murder, Her Says [03:21]
09. Liza [02:53]
10. Hodge Podge [02:01]
11. The Very Thought of You [04:54]
12. Fish Market [05:23]
13. I Walked In [03:03]
14. I'll Remember Suzanne [03:16]
15. Leave Us Leap [03:01]
16. I Should Care [03:06]
17. Cry and You Cry Alone [02:46]
18. What's This [02:45]
19. Dark Eyes [03:25]
20. Body and Soul [03:25]
21. Stompin' at the Savoy [03:05]
CD4 (01:08:50)
01. Old Devil Moon [03:04]
02. Same Old Blues [03:15]
03. Disc Jockey Jump [03:12]
04. By the River St. Marie [03:13]
05. Dreams Are Dime a Dozen [03:01]
06. Yes, Yes, Honey [03:10]
07. Gene's Boogie [02:56]
08. Starburst [02:59]
09. I'll Never Make the Same Mistake Again [03:07]
10. Fun and Fancy Free [03:07]
11. Please Don't Play Number 6 Tonight [03:00]
12. I May Be Wrong [02:51]
13. Teach Me, Teach Me, Baby [03:10]
14. You Turned the Tables on Me [03:07]
15. It's Watcha Do With Watcha Got [03:11]
16. I Should Have Kept on Dreaming [03:20]
17. Calling Dr Gillespie [03:22]
18. Up an Atom [02:59]
19. Bop Boogie [03:06]
20. Lemon Drop [03:10]
21. Bambina Mia [03:16]
22. Similau [03:04]
