Jean Krupa?

[Dave James]

Phil Spitalny & His All-Girl Orchestra it ain't, but it's not bad.

 

 

[Big Beat Steve]

See here (discussed only recently):

 

[Gheorghe]

what strange Setting of the drums, never saw something like this, and it seems there is less cymbals as usually on a drum set. 

[Big Beat Steve]

1 hour ago, Gheorghe said:

what strange Setting of the drums, never saw something like this, and it seems there is less cymbals as usually on a drum set. 

I am no drummer so cannot comment on the finer technical details but if you look at big band pictures of the 30s you will find setups here and there that are not totally different. It also is a matter of to what extent the drummer goes into showy fireworks on stage (as she apparently did). And her setup with drums mounted up high where many others have their cymbals seems to have been her trademark, judging by period photographs that can be found online.
At any rate, remember 50s/60s jazz drum setups do not have that much to do with what was customary in the swing era. And if you look at the amount of gear that later rock or jazz rock drummers bury themselves behind or inside (without always making that much more of a contribution to the seamlessly flowing (!) interaction of the band), her setup looks decidedly restrained. 

 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Big Beat Steve

[Gheorghe]

3 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said:

I am no drummer so cannot comment on the finer technical details but if you look at big band pictures of the 30s you will find setups here and there that are not totally different. It also is a matter of to what extent the drummer goes into showy fireworks on stage (as she apparently did). And her setup with drums mounted up high where many others have their cymbals seems to have been her trademark, judging by period photographs that can be found online.
At any rate, remember 50s/60s jazz drum setups do not have that much to do with what was customary in the swing era. And if you look at the amount of gear that later rock or jazz rock drummers bury themselves behind or inside (without always making that much more of a contribution to the seamlessly flowing (!) interaction of the band), her setup looks decidedly restrained. 

 

Yes, that´s a good explanation.