Gene Krupa in Calumet City, Illinois. In the 1930s, Krupa became the first endorser of Slingerland drums. At Krupa's urging, Slingerland developed tom-toms with tuneable top and bottom heads, which immediately became important elements of virtually every drummer's setup. Krupa developed and popularized many of the cymbal techniques that became standards. His collaboration with Avedis Zildjian developed the modern hi-hat cymbals and standardized the names and uses of the ride cymbal, crash cymbal, splash cymbal. He is also credited with helping to formulate the modern drum set, being one of the first jazz drummers (for that recording studio) to use a bass
Carmen Leggio was right to leave school." That admission came after Leggio had played with Benny Goodman, Maynard Ferguson, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, and Doc Severinsen. He performed on television shows, movies, the Newport Jazz Festival, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall. From Colin Smith, EZRock 99.1: After playing in local bands, Leggio moved to New York City in 1950 where he worked with Terry Gibbs and became a studio musician. His musical associations included Marty Napoleon, Sol Yaged (1956), Benny Goodman (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1958–59), Woody Herman (1963), and during the late 1970's the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Leggio