Being 2 of the best jazz drummers in history, I assumed that this album would be a great listen; and I was correct. Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich are probably the best known names in the jazz drumming world, and there are some awesome videos out there that can prove it. I remember watching an episode of Freaks & Geeks and the dad to one of the characters was trying to show, one of the kids, how awesome jazz drummers are, and ended up playing this album; and as expected, blew the teenager away with the album. Seriously, both of these guys are super fast and super technical drummers. (It would be cool if they were alive and could have a drumming duel with some of the top tiered metal drummers; that would be epic!)
This album has 7 tracks, with each track being either from Krupa or Rich and it comes in around 72 minutes or so, in length. If you are not a jazz fan, there's a chance that you might like this; due to the fact that is a great synopsis of their drumming skills and by no means are these jazz standards that are being played. If you are familiar with jazz, and these drummers specifically, there is a good chance that you might have heard this before, or even own it.
This is a great listen and good for almost any occasion. Highly recommended for any true jazz aficionado or jazz newbie, to buy, download or borrow!
Official score- 3.75/5
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