Green’s Dictionary of Slang

suitcase n.

1. (US black) a drum or drum kit.

[US]Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Suitcase: drum.
[US]P.E. Miller Down Beat’s Yearbook of Swing n.p.: suitcase : drums.

2. (US) the anus.

[US]Bentley & Corbett Prison Sl. 62: The Suitcase The anus.

3. see Brixton suitcase n.