“Let Me Off Uptown” – Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (1941) f/ Roy Eldridge & Anita O’Day

Some of my favorite Gene Krupa records feature singer Anita O’Day and trumpet virtuoso Roy Eldridge – and this one showcases them both to maximum effect. It was a huge hit and put O’Day on the map – by 1942 she was vote fourth most popular female jazz vocalist in the annual poll by Downbeat magazine.

Recorded in New York City on May 8, 1941
Released as Okeh 6210.

Credits:
Gene Krupa – drums, director
Anita O’Day – vocals
Roy Eldridge – trumpet, vocals
Graham Young, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy – trumpet
Babe Wagner, Jay Kelliher, John Grassi – trombone
Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley – alto sax
Sam Musiker, Walter Bates – tenor sax
Bob Kitsis – piano
Ray Biondi – guitar
Biddy Bastien – bass