(Jon of the Clue Crew sits at the kit.)  The use of the floor tom was popularized by this drummer, especially with Benny Goodman on "Sing, Sing, Sing"
His tom-tom 
introduction to Goodman's 1937 hit Sing, Sing, Sing made him a ... Krupa did 
like to play his bass drum and tom-toms, especially with a big band.