[Dixielandjazz] Wild Bill & Krupa

[john petters]

Charlie said
> I'm absolutely sure Barrett would agree with you, John.  He adored Gene,
> both as a guy and as a player, would praise him all night if he could.
> Never complimented any other drummer except Buddy Rich.  But Gene was his
> real affection.
>
I can believe that. The put Krupa down campaign of recent years did not seem
to apply to most of his fellow drummers. As for Buddy Rich - great player -
but Gene had the tast.
cheers

John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie Hooks" <charliehooks at earthlink.net>
To: "john petters" <jpettjazz at btinternet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Wild Bill & Krupa


> on 7/21/03 4:54 PM, john petters at jpettjazz at btinternet.com wrote:
>
> > For my book he was the most
> > exciting of all the Chicago style drummers - and his solos always told a
> > story.
>
> Charlie
>