Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“Drummer Man,” a 1947 film short featuring Gene Krupa, his trio, and his big band, directed by Will Cowan. The musical numbers include “Lover,” “Boogie Blues,” “Blanchette”, “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” and Eddie Finckel’s “Leave Us Leap”:
(This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)
“There is a view that jazz is ‘evil’ because it comes from evil people, but actually the greatest priests on 52nd Street and on the streets of New York City were the musicians. They were doing the greatest healing work. They knew how to punch through music that would cure and make people feel good.”
Garth Hudson (quoted in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz)