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Krupa add. The drummer who probably had the greatest influence on Gene in this period was the great Baby Dodds. Dodds' use of press rolls was highly reflected in Gene's playing, especially during his tenure with Benny Goodman. Gene has often been considered to be the first drum "soloist. His goal was to support the other musicians while creating his own role within the group. Gene is also considered the father of the modern drumset since he convinced H.
Slingerland, of Slingerland Drums , to make tuneable tom-toms. Tom-toms up to that point had "tacked" heads, which left little ability to change the sound. Krupa was called on by Avedis Zildjian to help with developing the modern hi-hat cymbals. The original hi-hat was called a "low-boy" which was a floor level cymbal setup which was played with the foot. This arrangement made it nearly impossible for stick playing. Gene's first recording session was a historical one.
It occurred in December of when he is often credited to be the first drummer to record with a bass drum Baby Dodds had actually recorded with a bass drum prior to Gene. OKeh's Tommy Rockwell was apprehensive to record Gene's drums but gave in. Rockwell said "All right, but I'm afraid the bass drum and those tom-toms will knock the needle off the wax and into the street. Gene moved to New York in and was recruited by Red Nichols. Glenn Miller assisted him by humming the drum parts until Gene got them down.
After "Strike Up the Band" completed in January , Hoagy Carmichael gathered several great musicians together for many historical sessions. Benny Goodman urged Gene to join his band with the promise that it would be a real jazz band. After joining, Benny soon became discouraged with the idea of having a successful jazz group.
The band was relegated to playing dance music and Benny was considering packing it in. Upon the band's engagement at the Palomar, Benny decided to go for broke and play their own arrangements. The audience went wild and the band took off. The Goodman group featured Gene prominently in the full orchestra and with the groundbreaking Goodman Trio and Quartet. The Trio is possibly the first working small group which featured black and white musicians.
Gene's classic performance on "Sing Sing Sing" has been heralded as the first extended drum solo in jazz. After the Carnegie Hall performance , tension began to surface between Gene and Benny. Audiences were demanding that Gene be featured in every number and Benny didn't want to lose the spotlight to a sideman.
Rehearsing at Carnegie Hall with Benny Goodman Gene departed on March 3, and less than 2 months later formed his own orchestra. His band went through several incarnations during it's existance and at one point even featured a string section with 30 to 40 members. The contest attracted thousands of contestants each year and saw drum legend Louie Bellson as the first year's winner.
His noted likeness to Tyrone Power and musical fame was a magical combination in the eyes of Hollywood. In the summer of , Krupa was arrested in San Francisco in a bogus drug bust. He was charged with possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In truth, the entire incident was a setup by a power-hungry D. Gene was sentenced to 90 days, of which 84 were served.
He was later cleared of the latter charges. During this time, Roy Eldridge led Gene's band and eventually had to break up the group. After Gene got out of jail, he briefly joined up with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey before re-forming his own band. Krupa's groups of the early 's were often criticized as being too commercial but Gene's big band was one of the first in the mid-forties to introduce Bop arrangements with the help of Gerry Mulligan and the playing of trumpeter Red Rodney.
Gene managed to keep the full band together until December of , when most big bands had already fallen apart.
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