Attention talent in its purest form! Five stars are not enough to assess this wonderful disc, it is a treasure swing, technique, musicality ... Everything is there, yet recorded May 16, 1955 (tracks 6 and 7) and 1st. November 1955 (tracks 1-5), we did not invent anything since! Krupa and Rich together in the same studio, recreating the glory of "Jazz At The Philarmonic" (JATP), these famous "battles" (drum battles) 1950s, incredible! Yet, no fights, competitions and bidding wars for "It's me-who-plays-the-best-and-the-most-fast" but rather the joy of being together, surrounded by a magnificent orchestra; On tracks 1-5: Trumpets: R.Eldridge and D.Gillespie - Tenor sax: F.Phillips and I.Jacquet - Piano: O.Peterson - Bass: R.Brown - Guitar: H.Ellis - On 6 and 7 : Trumpets: T.Jones and J.Newman - Tenor sax: B.Webster and F.Weiss - Guitar: F.Green. The result, a fabulous recording, one of the favorite of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa besides, that's saying! These two know how to drive a band, Buddy Rich often amused to say! "The orchestra is me ', it is true that big-band, it is best! Modesty requires, these two still are "monsters" technique (s), even if I do not like this expression too easy and simplistic, but still, the talent is especially present and never their prowess to serve the music, on the contrary! The difference is there, unlike many drummers who use music to make the battery, they use their instrument to do just music, it is perhaps the definition of talent? ... On the title " Bernie's Tune ", more than 13 minutes of battery duo, fabulous, wonderful ... So we will have fun trying to recognize who-is-who, each with his shot, his sound, technique ... Two large and legendary battery brand (Ludwig and? ...), to the delight of the ears! And then, what record sleeve, as is done do no more! To have urgently to listen to (and find out? ...) To the most and old, without regret, believe me! Do not forget them, Buddy and Gene are our roots, Emilio L. (Dordogne).
