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- Date Released: June 15, 1999
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1941, 1942, 1945, (P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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If Gene Krupa's band needed a signature tune during Anita O'Day's tenure with the group, it was "Kick It!," track 11 of this collection, which includes her exhortation to "keep the rhythm moving." The 18 songs on this CD come primarily from O'Day's first stint with the band, when she was frequently paired with singer-trumpeter Roy Eldridge in one of the great ensembles of the last great years of the big band era. This collection starts with the name-dropping "Opus One" from her second stint with Krupa in 1945, which showed no slackening of her ability to twist a song with the best players. The earlier numbers, pairing her with Eldridge, are even better. In particular, "Thanks for the Boogie Ride" was the basis for a hot little soundie (which Columbia ought to find a way to re-release) featuring the two of them. "Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street" also features a duet between the two as well as Krupa in a featured spot that isn't played fast for a change. O'Day could also sound just plain sultry, as on her rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" from her earliest session with Krupa. This CD slots in perfectly as the complement to Columbia's earlier Drum Boogie CD, which covers the Krupa band's work during 1940 and early 1941. Let Me Off Uptown picks up where Drum Boogie leaves off, basically distilling the best cuts from Columbia's earlier Krupa double LP, processing them with a good amount of care to provide a level of fidelity that is a genuine pleasure to hear.
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18 Total Tracks, 53:11 Total Length
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Credits
- Gene Krupa - Performer // Gene Krupa - Performer // Gene Krupa - Performer // Anita O'Day - Main Performer // Anita O'Day - Main Performer // Anita O'Day - Main Performer
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Composers
Elton Hill -
Performers
Charlie Ventura played Saxophone // Roy Eldridge played Trumpet // Gene Krupa played Drums // Don Fagerquist played Trumpet // Gene Krupa & His Orchestra played Drums // Johnny Bothwell played Saxophone // Ray Biondi played Guitar // Bob Curtis played Piano // Milton Raskin played Piano // Milt Raskin played Piano // Shorty Sherock played Trumpet // Bob Kitsis played Piano // Babe Wagner played Trombone // Roy Edridge played Trumpet // Leon Cox played Trombone // Clint Neagley played Sax (Alto) // Greg Phillips played Trombone // Mickey Mangano played Trumpet // Ben Feeman played Saxophone // Teddy Napoleon played Piano // Pat Virgadamo played Trombone // Sam Listengart played Sax (Alto) // Joe Dale played Drums // Charlie Kennedy played Saxophone // Al Beck played Trumpet // Don Brassfield played Saxophone // Ed Mihelich played Bass (Vocal) // Sam Musiker played Sax (Tenor) // Adrian Tei played Saxophone // Joe Springer played Piano // Tommy Pedersen played Trombone // Edward Yance played Guitar // Jay Kelliher played Trombone // Norman Murphy played Trumpet // Mascagni Ruffo played Sax (Alto) // Jimmy Migliore played Sax (Tenor) // Stewart Olson played Saxophone // John Grassi played Trombone // Joe Tricari played Trumpet // Vincent Hughes played Trumpet // Rex Kittig played Saxophone // Irv Lang played Bass (Vocal) // Tommy Pederson played Trombone // Musky Ruffo played Sax (Alto) // Walter Bates played Sax (Tenor) // Torg Halten played Trumpet // Biddy Bastien played Bass (Vocal) // Teddy Walters played Guitar // Billy Cully played Trombone // Rex Sittig played Sax (Baritone) // Graham Young played Trumpet // Ben Freeman played Saxophone // Tony Russo played Trumpet -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Clarinet //
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Saxophone //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Baritone) //
- Sax (Tenor)
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