The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura

The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura is the final studio album by American jazz drummer Gene Krupa featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Verve label.[1][2]

The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura
Studio album by Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura
Released	1964
Recorded	January 29 and February 5, 1964 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve V/V6 8584
Producer	Creed Taylor
Louis Bellson chronology
The Mighty Two (1963) The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura (1964) Live at the New School (1973)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Drummer Gene Krupa's final recording as a leader reunited him with the bombastic tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura... Ventura's extroverted playing (on tenor, alto and baritone) is not for everyone's taste but he is in generally good form, and even an aging Krupa still retains his youthful excitement and enthusiasm".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "Tickle-Toe" (Lester Young) - 3:08
2. "Come Back to Sorrento" (Ernesto De Curtis) - 2:30
3. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) - 3:27
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 2:50
5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:00
6. "Hello, Dolly" (Jerry Herman) - 1:50
7. "Stomping Waltz" (Gene, Krupa, Charlie Ventura) - 4:37
8. "I Love You" (Harlan Thompson, Harry Archer) - 2:30
9. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50
10. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) - 3:10
11. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 1:50
12. "Flying Home" (Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) - 3:27

• Recorded in New York City on January 29 (tracks 1, 5, 8-10 & 12) and February 5 (tracks 2-4, 6, 7 & 11), 1964

Personnel

• Gene Krupa – drums
• Charlie Ventura – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• John Bunch - piano
• Nabil (Knobby) Totah – bass

References

1. Verve Records Catalog: 8500 series accessed December 16, 2015
2. Gene Krupa Selected Discography accessed December 16, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.