The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Samantha Desz (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Samantha Desz
Samantha Desz narrates 118 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,186 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
623 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World is an audiobook by Elizabeth J. Rosenthal: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Samantha Desz, released April 29, 2025, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Samantha Desz
- Released
- April 29, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9798331919283
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World as an audiobook?
The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World?
The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World is narrated by Samantha Desz.
Is The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.