Verve session · in the studio

January, 1959

Gene Krupa Quartet

This day's music is on 2 records: Big Noise From Winnetka, Verve's Choice!

In the room

Gene Krupa – drums
Eddie Wasserman – tenor sax, clarinet, flute
Ronnie Ball – piano
Jimmy Gannon – bass

The takes

20 of these 29 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
22635-1	Petits Fleur	MGV-8310
22636-3 \| 64VK327	Big Noise From Winnetka	MGV-8310, V-8594
22637	Heart Of My Heart	Not issued at the time
22638	Flamingo	Not issued at the time
22639	Sitting On A Rainbow	Not issued at the time
22640	Stompin' At The Savoy	Meant for MGV-8373, which never came out
22641	Pick Yourself Up	Meant for MGV-8373, which never came out
22642	Lonesome Road	MGV-8310
22643	Untitled Latin	Not issued at the time
22644	Poor Butterfly	Not issued at the time
22645	Take The "A" Train	MGV-8310
22646	I Can't Get Started	Not issued at the time
22647	There'll Never Be Another You	Meant for MGV-8373, which never came out
22648	You'll Never Know	Not issued at the time
22649	Drum Boogie	MGV-8310
22650	Out Of Nowhere	Not issued at the time
22651	September Song	Not issued at the time
22652	Sing, Sing, Sing	Not issued at the time
22653	Undecided	Not issued at the time
22654	Yesterdays	Not issued at the time
22655	Three Little Words	Not issued at the time
22656	Memories Of You	Not issued at the time
22657	Sweet Georgia Brown	MGV-8310
22658?	Lover Come Back To Me	MGV-8310
22659	Some Of These Days	MGV-8310
22660	Don't Be That Way	MGV-8310
22661	Willow Weep For Me	Not issued at the time
22662	But Not For Me	Not issued at the time
22663	Drum Solo	Meant for MGV-8373, which never came out

29 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Gene Krupa At The London House – Big Noise From Winnetka (Verve MGV-8310)

MGV-8310 · 1959Big Noise From WinnetkaGene Krupa At The London House

The Best Of Gene Krupa – Verve's Choice! (Verve V-8594)

V-8594 · 1964Verve's Choice!The Best Of Gene Krupa

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Gene Krupa, Eddie Wasserman, Ronnie Ball, Jimmy Gannon

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8292	Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements	Gene Krupa And His Orchestra	1959	Gene Krupa, Eddie Wasserman, Jimmy Gannon

2 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Gene Krupa, Eddie Wasserman
	V-8471	Burnin' Beat	Buddy Rich/Gene Krupa	1962	Gene Krupa, Eddie Wasserman