Jimmy Guiffre Trio / Gene Krupa Quartet - In Concert

This double-featured opening concert - preceding the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (released on SteepleChase, SCCD36506) - of May 21, 1959 at Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen could not escape being conceived as incompatible for the huge stylistic difference between the first half of the program by the front-runner of jazz's free improvisation Jimmy Guiffre and the latter part by Gene Krupa, the top drummer of Swing Era. The evening's audiences, however, were treated to a perfect showcase of multifaceted jazz of the mid - 20th century.

Track 1-4: Jimmy Guiffre Trio:
Jimmy Guiffre: clarinet, tenor saxophone
Jim Hall: guitar
Buddy Clark: bass

Track 5-7: Gene Krupa Quartet:
Ed Wasserman: tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ball: piano
Jimmy Gammon: bass
Gene Krupa: drums