Gene Krupa UNISSUED vinyl test - Time Out, 1939

A great hot side, recorded for Columbia. Featured here are some shots of the Chicago skyline where this was waxed. Recorded on November 2nd, 1939 in Chicago.

Gene Krupa, d, dir: Corky Cornelius, Torg Halten, Nate Kazebier, t / Al Sherman, Floyd O'Brien, Dalton Rizzotto, tb / Bob Snyder, Clint Neagley, as / Sam Musiker, Sam Donahue, ts / Milton Raskin, p / Ray Biondi, g / Biddy Bastien, sb / Jimmy Mundy, Fred Norman, Benny Carter a.

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Music

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• torg halten
• rare jazz

[nmraskin]

Thanks for posting this video. I've been looking for more recordings with the pianist Milt Raskin. He's my grandfather and I don't have many recordings of his music since he died 11 years before I was born. If anyone has info about Milt Raskin, please send me a message. Thanks, Neal Raskin

[mojoman4147]

@nmraskin Such a great legacy! I'll ask a few friends to see if they know anything :)

[mojoman4147]

@nmraskin Neal, have you tried the Milt Raskin papers in the UC Berkley Music Library? There is a lot of his papers, photos and all sorts stored in there!

[iainr222]

Knockout sound quality and band performance !

[mojoman4147]

@iainr222 glad you liked it :D

[jlassie]

It sounds familiar because the intro sections are stolen directly from Jimmie Lunceford's, 1937 Decca recording of "Pigeon Walk"

[patoman881]

I've heard this song before. Perhaps it was by Count Basie?

[spannerworks1]

Johnnie

What a recording - sounds really good

Warm regards

Richard

[SwingMan1937]

@mojoman4147 If I had the means, I'd leap like a kangaroo, believe me - I'm flat broke.

[mojoman4147]

@SwingMan1937 Ah I see!

Haha, I've been collecting for 2 years and been very lucky - but eBay is your friend! Try on the UK site, there's another one for sale now from the same seller I bought mine from!

[SwingMan1937]

@mojoman4147 Well sure it is - the LP is a mere dub while this one was pressed from the original stamper itself. ;)

25 years of collecting 78's next month and I've yet to snag a test pressing, much less one of Gene Krupa.....