thecrippledrummer
A jazz drummer of 40+ years and collector/historian. I have Spinal Muscle Atrophy & have been in a wheelchair since 1981.
I started the first website dedicated to Gene Krupa in 1997, which now has a Facebook group: America’s Ace Drummer Man: Gene Krupa. I also moderate two Buddy Rich groups on Facebook: Buddy’s Lounge & Buddy’s Place.
This channel is primarily centered around jazz & big band with an emphasis on drummers, but also includes a mix of my other musical loves: bachelor pad, exotica, and easy listening/mood music of the 1950s-70s, as well as a smattering of instrumental surf rock and vintage Christmas music. I also love listening to & collecting airchecks from the classic years of AM radio.
Clark Terry Quintet 4/27/1957 "Donna Lee" | Philly Joe Jones, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly
Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra 12/11/1942 "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Louie Bellson, Candy Candido
Pete Fountain on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 4/21/1964 "Avalon" | Drummer Jack Sperling
Giants of Jazz 8/6/1947 "A Song Was Born" | Louie Bellson, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman
Pat Metheny 6/23/1990 "The Eye of the Hurricane" | Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland
Booker Ervin Quartet 10/27/1965 "Speak Low" | Alan Dawson, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman
JATP All-Stars 9/19/1953 "Cotton Tail" J.C. Heard Drum Solo | Roy Eldridge | Carnegie Hall
Phineas Newborn Jr Trio 5/4/1956 "Celia" | Kenny Clarke, Oscar Pettiford
Ted Heath & His Music 4/1946 "Lullaby of Broadway" | Jack Parnell Drum Solo, Ronnie Scott
Oliver Nelson's Big Band 6/4/1967 "Down By The Riverside" | Ed Thigpen, Conte Candoli, Tom Scott
Harry Edison Quartet 7/1/1953 "Indiana" | Alvin Stoller, Joe Comfort, Arnold Ross | Live at the Haig
Thelonious Monk 4/18/1961 "Rhythm-A-Ning" | Frankie Dunlop, Charlie Rouse | Live in Paris
Jess Stacy Trio 11/16/1935 "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" | Gene Krupa & Israel Crosby
Wynton Kelly Trio 2/5/1965 "Out Front" | Jimmy Cobb & Paul Chambers
Rex Stewart's Big Seven 7/23/1940 "Diga Diga Doo" | Dave Tough, Barney Bigard, Lawrence Brown
Osie Johnson Quintet 2/1955 "Johnson's Whacks" | Frank Wess, Benny Powell, Eddie Jones
Blue Mitchell Quintet 7/14/1965 "One Shirt" | RIP Al Foster, Junior Cook, Chick Corea, Gene Taylor
The Mousey Alexander Sextet 1979 "Carioca" (Alt Take 6) | Al Klink, Glenn Zottola, Phil Wilson
Jimmy Smith Trio 2/26/1958 "Hackensack" | Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Burrell
J.J. Johnson's Boppers 10/17/1949 "Elora" (Take 2) | Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
Victor Feldman Nine-Tet 12/11/1956 "Short Circuit" | Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Dizzy Reece
Jerry Gray & His Orchestra 8/1951 "Flag Waver" | Don Lamond, Al Klink, Billy Butterfield
Gene Krupa Quartet circa 1955-56 "Stompin' at the Savoy" | Eddie Shu, Dave McKenna | Guy Lombardo TV
Les Brown & His Band of Renown 1959 "Pick Yourself Up" | Jack Sperling, Dick Collins, Matt Utal
Buddy Rich & Mel Tormé at Caesar's Palace 1979 "Blues in the Night" | Las Vegas with Merv Griffin
Buddy Rich at Caesar's Palace 1979 "Mountain Greenery" | Plas Johnson, Ray Brown | Las Vegas
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars 8/17/1954 "Stan" | Stan Levey, Frank Rosolino, Conte Candoli
Jack Jones 9/1963 "Wives and Lovers" | Gary Chester, Urbie Green, Marky Markowitz, Wayne Andre
Max Roach Quintet 1/14/1958 "Speculate" | Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Ramsey Lewis
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 12/21/1953 "Flying Home" | Dave Black, Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton