Gene Krupa Quartet — The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet Featuring Charlie Ventura (USED)

Used vinyl is Very Good almost Very Good Plus but has minor buffs / Artwork is Very Good plus plus with only minor ringwear at the top on the front and back / First pressing by Verve Records 1964 / Drummer Gene Krupa's final recording as a leader reunited him with the bombastic tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura in a quartet with pianist John Bunch and bassist Nabil Totah. The group mostly performs brief versions of standards including "Come Back to Sorrento," "Take the 'A' Train," "Flying Home," and even "Hello Dolly." 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.