Krupa and Rich

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{{Infobox album

| name = Krupa and Rich

| type = studio

| artist = Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich

| cover = KrupaAndRich.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1956

| recorded = 1 November 1955

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 49:40

| label = Clef/Verve{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&q=Krupa+and+Rich+1956&pg=RA4-PA2033|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169|via=Google Books}}

| producer = Norman Granz

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Burnin' Beat

| next_year = 1962

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Gene Krupa

| type = studio album

| prev_title = Gene Krupa - Lionel Hampton - Teddy Wilson Play Selections From The Benny Goodman Story'

| prev_year =

| title = Krupa and Rich

| year = 1955

| next_title = The Exciting Gene Krupa and His Quartet

| next_year =

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Buddy Rich

| type = studio album

| prev_title = The Wailing Buddy Rich

| prev_year = 1955

| title = Krupa and Rich

| year = 1955

| next_title = The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio

| next_year = 1955

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{allMusic|album|r206548|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=849}}

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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.{{allMusic|album|r206548}}

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

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

Personnel

on CD bonus tracks:

References

{{Reflist}}

  • 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)