Drum Boogie
"Drum Boogie" is a 1941 jazz "boogie-woogie" standard, composed by Gene Krupa[1] and trumpeter Roy Eldridge and originally sung by Irene Daye, soon replaced by Anita O'Day.[2][3][4]
Movie appearance
It was first recorded on January 17, 1941 in Chicago and was also featured in a film that year, Ball of Fire, performed by Krupa and his band in an extended version, when it was sung by Barbara Stanwyck, whose singing was dubbed by Martha Tilton.[5]
Other versions
In 1942,
Analysis
David Dicaire referred to the song as "Krupa's best drum solo, an accumulation of twenty years of studying the intricacies of rhythmic textures".[4] It is an E flat blues boogie-woogie progression with lyrics such as "Boogie! You hear the rhythm rompin'! Boogie! You see the drummer stompin'! It really is a killer!". In 1971 The Danville Register cited it as one of "50 Great Songs" of the Swinging 40's.[8]
References
- ISBN 978-0-87930-755-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6933-2.
- ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-8556-7.
- ISBN 978-1-4116-2909-7.
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