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Jazz drumming

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I am not even remotely qualified to discuss jazz drumming on the national level, but Buddy Rich has the reputation of being a totally impossible jackass. If even 1/10 of the things said about Rich are true, my response would then be, *even if just about everybody agrees that Gene Krupa is an inferior drummer,* I would want Krupa in my band rather than Rich. For any moderate-sized ensemble playing (and possibly for any ensemble playing, though this would be hard to defend in a large symphony orchestra) the better you get along with somebody, the better your gig will go. And you've played in bands, so you would know about this first-hand.

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