Gene Krupa foi o primeiro baterista a ser considerado superstar. Antes dele, solos d bateria eram muito raros. A bateria era considerada um instrumento d acompanhamento. Como diz Scott Yanow, do Allmusic.com: "Gene Krupa made history with his first record. For a session in 1927 with the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans, he became the first musician to use a full drum set on records. He was part of the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s before moving to New York and worked in the studios during the early years of the Depression. In December 1934 he joined Benny Goodman's new orchestra and for the next three years he was an important part of Goodman's pacesetting big band. Krupa, whose use of the bass drum was never too subtle, starred with the Goodman Trio and Quartet, and his lengthy drum feature "Sing, Sing, Sing" in 1937 was historic. After he nearly stole the show at Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert, Krupa and Goodman had a personality conflict and the former soon departed to form his own orchestra. It took the drummer a while to realize with his band that drum solos were not required on every song! Such fine players as Vido Musso, Milt Raskin, Floyd O'Brien, Sam Donahue, Shorty Sherock, and the excellent singer Irene Daye were assets to the Krupa Orchestra and "Drum Boogie" was a popular number but it was not until 1941 when he had Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge that Krupa's big band really took off. Gene Krupa. Acrílica e nanquim sobre página d lista telefônica. 2017. Acervo particular ZionSticks. #bateria #musica #jazz #genekrupa #ilustração #newyork #ny #desenho #zionsticks #baqueta #drumsticks #drummer #drawing #illustration #music #ink #arte #art #nanquim