The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World BOTY_2025 full of Maeve’s trademark warmth

full of Maeve’s trademark warmth and humor

and he's about to plunge into a case involving an order of nuns

and each realized that he was hunting more than the identities of a lost U-boat and its nameless crew

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Rick Jackson

The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World BOTY_2025 full of Maeve’s trademark warmth2026 Jazz Awards Book of the Year Nominee, Best Biography A substantial and engaging biography that contributes significantly to the history of jazz in the United States. Library Journal The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced generations. From the early 1930s onward, Gene Krupa was a drum centric