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Gene Krupa & Harry James
The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Gene Krupa & Harry James

Compil. US 1999 on Mosaic Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

"Heiler" incorrect songwriter spelling on "Strictly Instrumental" "S. Clark" incorrect songwriter spelling on "You're My Thrill" All Gene Krupa tracks are from Capitol transcription sessions. The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded February 20, 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles: Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-115 Tracks 1-5 to 1-7 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-116 Tracks 1-8 to 1-9 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc X-5 Tracks 1-10 to 1-11 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc X-15 Tracks 1-12 to 1-14 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-123 The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded February 26, 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles: Tracks 1-15 , 1-16 and 1-18 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-117 Tracks 1-17 and 1-19 to 1-21 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-118 The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded April 1, 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles: Track 2-1 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-122 Tracks 2-2 to 2-4 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-119 Track 2-5 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-126 Track 2-6 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-121 Track 2-7 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-120 Tracks 2-8 to 2-10 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-125 The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded April 2, 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles: Track 2-11 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-231 Tracks 2-12 and 2-17 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-126 Track 2-13 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-121 Track 2-14 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-122 Tracks 2-15, 2-16 and 2-19 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-120 Track 2-18 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-120 The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded April 8, 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles: Track 3-1 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-121 Tracks 3-2 and 3-3 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-122 Tracks 3-4, 3-7 and 3-10 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-231 Track 3-5 previously unissued Tracks 3-6, 3-14 and 3-17 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-233 Tracks 3-8, 3-9, 3-18 and 3-19 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-124 Tracks 3-11, 3-13, 3-15 and 3-16 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-232 Track 3-12 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-126 The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded February 3, 1947 in New York City: Tracks 4-1, 4-2, 4-4 and 4-5 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc A-41 Tracks 4-3 and 4-6 to 4-8 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc A-44 The following Gene Krupa tracks were recorded February 4, 1947 in New York City: Tracks 4-9 to 4-12 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-235 Tracks 4-13 and 4-14 previously issued on Capitol transcription disc B-236 Tracks 1-12 to 1-14, 2-8 to 2-10, 3-8, 3-9, 3-18 and 3-19 are by a small group consisting of Charlie Ventura, Teddy Napoleon, and Gene Krupa. Note: Although Joe Dale traveled and performed with Gene Krupa's orchestra as a relief drummer when Krupa lead the band, it is highly unlikely that he played on any of these sessions, even though his name was listed on the session credits. All Harry James sessions were recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. Tracks 5-1 to 5-5 recorded July 18,1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-654 / W654 Tracks 5-6 to 5-11 recorded July 20,1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-654 / W654 Tracks 5-12 to 5-15 recorded July 21,1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-654 / W654 (On July 22, 1955 Harry James and drummer Jackie Mills did overdubs. It is not known on which tune or tunes they worked, although "James Session" is the most likely.) Tracks 5-16, 5-18 and 5-19 recorded November 28, 1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-712 / W712 Track 5-17 recorded November 28, 1955 and previously unissued Track 5-20 recorded November 29, 1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-712 / W712 (The Nov 28 & 29 dates were the same session, but the Nov 29 track started after midnight and is therefore dated the following day.) (James made some trumpet overdubs on Track 5-20 on December 7, 1955.) Tracks 5-21 and 5-22 recorded November 30, 1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-727 / TBO-727 (James made some trumpet overdubs on Track 5-22 on December 7, 1955.) Tracks 5-23 and 6-1 recorded December 1, 1955 and previously unissued Track 6-2 recorded December 1, 1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-727 / TBO-727 Tracks 6-3 to 6-6 recorded December 2, 1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-712 / W712 Tracks 6-7 and 6-8 recorded December 3, 1955 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-712 / W712 (James made some trumpet overdubs on Track 6-7 on December 7, 1955.) Track 6-9 recorded December 3, 1955 and previously issued on Pickwick PC-3006 (The Dec 2 & 3 dates were the same session, but the Dec 3 tracks started after midnight and are therefore dated the following day.) Tracks 6-10 to 6-12 recorded January 20, 1956 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-712 / W712 Tracks 6-13 to 6-16 recorded May 2, 1957 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-874 / ST874 Tracks 6-17 to 6-20 recorded May 3, 1957 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-874 / ST874 Tracks 6-21 and 6-22 recorded May 4, 1957 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-874 / ST874 Tracks 7-1 and 7-2 recorded November 4, 1957 and previously issued on Capitol F-3849 Tracks 7-3 to 7-5 recorded March 31, 1958 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-1037 / ST1037 Tracks 7-6 and 7-7 recorded April 1, 1958 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-1037 / ST1037 Tracks 7-8 to 7-11 recorded April 2, 1958 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-1037 / ST1037 Tracks 7-12 and 7-13 recorded June 9, 1958 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-1093 / ST1093 Tracks 7-14 to 7-19 recorded July 1, 1958 and previously issued on Capitol EAP-1093 / ST1093 Masters appear courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. All transfers from analog to digital were made at 24-bit resolution. Tracks 6-13 to 6-22 and 7-3 to 7-19 are stereo. All others are mono. Special thanks to Russ Wapensky, Bruce Klauber, Kenny Washington, and Marty Napoleon. Producer's Note The Gene Krupa transcription sessions are transferred from the original acetates. Although every measure has been taken to create the cleanest possible transfers, there may be occasional flaws from the original discs in these masters that are audible on the CDs. The Harry James sessions are taken from the original master tapes. Any sonic oddities, such as the brief left channel buzz flutter at the beginning of the tenor saxophone solo on "Kinda Like The Blues" (track 6-16), exist on the original tapes.

Musicians

	Gene Krupa dr, 1909-1973 US drums, leader, album by, written by
	Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US trumpet, leader, album by, written by, arranged by
	Dominic Frontiere acc, syn, key, *1931 US accordion
	Charlie Kennedy as, sax, 1927-2009 US alto saxophone
	Harry Terrill as, US alto saxophone
	Sam Marowitz as, sax, alto saxophone
	Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US alto saxophone
	Herb Lorden sax, cl, as, US alto saxophone, clarinet, written by, arranged by
	Bob Poland sax, bs, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
	Jack Schwartz bs, US baritone saxophone
	Joe Koch bs, US baritone saxophone
	Tom Suthers sax, US baritone saxophone
	Ernie Small sax, bs, fl, US baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
	Bob Stone b, bass
	Bob Strahl b, bass
	Irv Lang b, US bass
	Joe Comfort b, 1917-1988 US bass
	Russ Phillips b, US bass
	Ernie Tack tb, bass trombone
	George Roberts tb, bass trombone, trombone
	Cy Bernard vc, US cello
	Raphael Kramer vc, cello
	Buddy Combine dr, US drums
	Buddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US drums
	Gene Estes vib, perc, 1931-1996 US drums
	Jackie Mills dr, 1922-2010 US drums
	Joe Dale , drums
	Leo Acosta tim, drums
	Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar
	Bob Lesher g, US guitar
	Dennis Budimir g, *1938 US guitar
	Laurindo Almeida g, 1917-1995 BR guitar
	Mike Triscari g, guitar
	Nick Bonney g, US guitar
	Tiny Timbrell g, 1917-1992 US guitar
	Nestor Amaral g, voc, US mandolin
	José Oliveira g, ES mandolin, guitar
	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra , US orchestra, vocals
	Harry James And His Orchestra , US orchestra
	Buddy Neal p, US piano
	Doug Parker p, US piano
	Jack Perciful p, 1925-2008 US piano
	Larry Kinnamon p, US piano, written by, arranged by
	Teddy Napoleon p, 1914-1964 US piano
	Bill Miller , US producer, original james sessions
	F.M. Scott III producer, original james sessions
	Lee Gillette , *1912 US producer, original krupa sessions
	Buddy Wise ts, US tenor saxophone
	Charlie Ventura ts, sax, 1916-1992 US tenor saxophone, written by
	Corky Corcoran ts, sax, 1924-1979 US tenor saxophone
	Francis Polifroni sax, ts, cl, US tenor saxophone
	Herb Steward ts, as, 1926-2003 US tenor saxophone
	Mitch Melnick ts, sax, US tenor saxophone
	Pat Chartrand ts, US tenor saxophone
	Sam Firmature sax, ts, US tenor saxophone
	William Massingill ts, sax, US tenor saxophone
	Bob Ascher tb, trombone
	Bob Edmondson tb, *1935 US trombone
	Clay Harvey trombone
	Dick Nash tb, *1928 US trombone
	Dick Taylor tb, trombone
	Emil Mazanec tb, US trombone
	Herb Harper tb, *1920 US trombone
	Hoyt Bohannon tb, 1918-1990 US trombone
	Jack Zimmerman tb, US trombone
	Lew McCreary tb, 1927-1999 US trombone
	Nick Gaglio tb, US trombone
	Ray Sims tb, 1921-2000 US trombone
	Robert Robinson tb, trombone
	Roy Main tb, US trombone
	Tasso Harris tb, US trombone
	Al Porcino tr, 1925-2013 DE trumpet
	Art Depew tr, *1925 US trumpet
	Bob Rolfe tr, US trumpet
	Conrad Gozzo tr, 1922-1964 US trumpet
	Don Fagerquist tr, 1927-1974 US trumpet
	Don Paladino tr, US trumpet
	Don Smith tr, trumpet
	Ed Badgley tr, US trumpet
	Everett McDonald tr, US trumpet, arranged by
	Jimmy Millazzo tr, US trumpet
	Joe Dolny tr, US trumpet
	Joe Triscari tr, 1914-1961 US trumpet
	Mickey Mangano tr, US trumpet
	Nick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet
	Ollie Mitchell tr, 1927-2013 US trumpet
	Phil Cook tr, US trumpet
	Ralph Osborne tr, US trumpet
	Ray Linn tr, 1920-1996 US trumpet
	Ray Triscari tr, 1923-1996 US trumpet
	Red Rodney tr, fh, 1927-1994 US trumpet
	Tony Anelli , US trumpet
	Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR valve trombone, written by, arranged by
	David Sterkin vl, US viola
	Paul Robyn vl, US viola
	Stanley Spiegelman vl, viola
	Dan Lube vn, violin
	Gerald Vinci vn, 1927-2001 US violin
	Harry Bluestone vn, 1907-1992 GB violin
	Kurt Dieterle vn, US violin
	Marshall Sosson vn, 1910-2002 violin
	Mischa Russell vn, violin
	Paul Shure vn, 1921-2010 US violin
	Gerry Mulligan bs, 1927-1996 US arranged by, written by, arranged by
	George Williams vn, arranged by, written by, arranged by
	Buddy Stewart voc, 1922-1950 US vocals, written by, vocals
	Edwin Finckel p, 1913-2001 US written by, arranged by
	Remo Biondi g, 1905-1981 US arranged by, written by
	Carolyn Grey voc, US vocals
	Budd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US arranged by
	Jimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US arranged by, written by
	Dave Matthews as, sax, *1967 US arranged by
	Johnny Thompson , US arranged by
	Gray Rains , arranged by
	Jack Matthias , US written by, arranged by
	Helen Forrest voc, 1917-1999 US vocals
	Bob Marlo voc, US vocals
	Margie Gibson , US arranged by
	Neal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US arranged by, written by, arranged by
	Leroy Holmes , 1913-1986 US written by, arranged by
	Billy May tr, 1916-2004 US arranged by
	Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, written by, arranged by
	Shorty Rogers tr, fh, 1924-1994 US arranged by
	Ray Conniff tb, 1916-2002 US arranged by
	The Starlighters voc, *1946 US vocals
	J. Hill tb, US written by, arranged by
	Bill Holman ts, sax, *1927 US written by, arranged by

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