The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura

The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura is the final studio album by American jazz drummer Gene Krupa featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Verve label.[1][2]

The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura
Studio album by
Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura
Released1964
RecordedJanuary 29 and February 5, 1964
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
V/V6 8584
ProducerCreed Taylor
Louis Bellson chronology
The Mighty Two
(1963)
The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura
(1964)
Live at the New School
(1973)

Reception

edit

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Drummer Gene Krupa's final recording as a leader reunited him with the bombastic tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura... Ventura's extroverted playing (on tenor, alto and baritone) is not for everyone's taste but he is in generally good form, and even an aging Krupa still retains his youthful excitement and enthusiasm".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Track listing

edit
  1. "Tickle-Toe" (Lester Young) - 3:08
  2. "Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) - 2:30
  3. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) - 3:27
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 2:50
  5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:00
  6. "Hello, Dolly" (Jerry Herman) - 1:50
  7. "Stomping Waltz" (Gene, Krupa, Charlie Ventura) - 4:37
  8. "I Love You" (Harlan Thompson, Harry Archer) - 2:30
  9. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50
  10. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) - 3:10
  11. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 1:50
  12. "Flying Home" (Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) - 3:27
  • Recorded in New York City on January 29 (tracks 1, 5, 8-10 & 12) and February 5 (tracks 2-4, 6, 7 & 11), 1964

Personnel

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8500 series accessed December 16, 2015
  2. ^ Gene Krupa Selected Discography accessed December 16, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.