Fun With the Ol' Professer '44-'47

Fun With the Ol' Professer '44-'47

ASIN: B0000AHEU6

Track Listings

1. I'm Gonna See My Baby

2. Like Someone in Love

3. Choo Choo Polka

4. I Don't Wanna Do It Alone

5. Coffee Time {From Yolanda and the Thief}

6. Angel {From Yolanda and the Thief}

7. All the Time {From No Leave, No Love}

8. There's No One But You

9. I Love an Old Fashioned Song {From The Kid from Brooklyn}

10. On the Wrong Side of You

11. That's the Beginning of the End

12. Managua, Nicaragua

13. If My Heart Had a Window

14. Trout, No Doubt

15. It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight

16. Pass the Peace Pipe {From Good News}

17. Evelyn

18. Cincinnati

19. Teresa

20. I Love You

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Although dubbed "The Genius Of Jazz" by The New York Times, James Kern "Kay" Kyser was also noted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the only major bandleaders who not only could not read music but rarely sang or played an instrument. Instead, Kay proved himself the master showman, assembling and directing one of the finest and most-loved of all big bands. Kyser and company starred in seven movies and racked up nearly 80 hits between 1935 and 1948. This collection includes a few of them, but is mostly comprised of Kay Kyser collectibles - rare tracks cut between 1944 and 1947. Among them: the superb flip sides of many hits plus other tracks somehow lost amid the flood of Kyser chartbusters.

Tracks:

I'm Gonna See My Baby
Like Someone in Love
Choo Choo Polka
I Don't Wanna Do It Alone
Coffee Time [From Yolanda and the Thief]
Angel [From Yolanda and the Thief]
All the Time [From No Leave, No Love]
There's No One But You
I Love an Old Fashioned Song [From the Kid from Brooklyn]
On the Wrong Side of You
That's the Beginning of the End
Managua, Nicaragua
If My Heart Had a Window
Trout, No Doubt
It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight
Pass the Peace Pipe [From Good News]
Evelyn
Cincinnati
Teresa
I Love You
There Ought to Be a Society (For the Prevention of Cruelty to Poor ...)
Sweet and Lovely
When Veronica Plays the Harmonica
Little Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
Ever Since Eve

Album Description

Although dubbed "The Genius Of Jazz" by The New York Times, James Kern "Kay" Kyser was also noted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the only major bandleaders who not only could not read music but rarely sang or played an instrument. Instead, Kay proved himself the master showman, assembling and directing one of the finest and most-loved of all big bands. Kyser and company starred in seven movies and racked up nearly 80 hits between 1935 and 1948. This collection includes a few of them, but is mostly comprised of Kay Kyser collectibles - rare tracks cut between 1944 and 1947. Among them: the superb flip sides of many hits plus other tracks somehow lost amid the flood of Kyser chartbusters.

Album Description

For more than fifteen years Kay Kyser & His College Of Musical Knowledge enjoyed popularity doing comedy in music on the radio & on records. Gimmicks such as dressing in an academic gown complete with mortarboard presented a quirky but likeable performer. Kay Kyser proved so popular that movie studio RKO signed him up for a series of musical comedies. The novelty songs 'Woody Woodpecker', & 'Three Little Fishes' are included in this retrospective of Kay Kyser's work along with his theme song '(I've Grown So Lonesome) Thinking Of You'. 25 tracks, over 77 minutes. Collectables 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Kyser historian says 'Not fun years for Kyser'.......2005-04-18

This disc is representative of Kay Kyser only in the sense that he DID record these songs from the mid to late 40s. The songs barely reflect his presence, and come off as VERY generic easy listening pop, w/ very little energy.
As a Kyser historian I know these were difficult years for Kyser in a couple of ways- he had an arthritic-like condition in his feet which pained him when he stood, walked or danced (and if you saw Kay in the early days of his success, he moved about the stage like an early Bruce Springsteen- jumping, dancing, mugging), and he hid this from his public. In private life, if he had to move through an airport, say, he used a wheelchair. These words were spoken to me by his widow, Georgia. So, not a fun time for Kyser. Next, after the war he wanted to retire from show biz entirely- he felt he'd contributed all he could offer, and was no dummy- he wanted to quit at the top. Unfortunately, contracts prevented him from doing so until 1950, when after doing 2 seasons (1 year) of TV for Ford, he retired. Disappeared, more like, as he didn't announce his retirement, just packed up his family and his million dollars and moved back to North Carolina, where he spent the remainder of his life in public service for his state and his church of Christian Science. What many don't know is he ended up the President of the Church of CS in the early 80s. As for this CD, it's not bad, as Kyser was too intuitive to release anything bad. It's just not FUN! Scat/rhythm vocalist Sully Mason is featured on only one cut, but longtime KK vocalist Harry Babbitt is represented here quite often. Liner notes say Kyser's last feature film (there were 7, w/ guest spots in 2 more) was CAROLINA MOON. It was CAROLINA BLUES. Sheesh...

Excellent collection of rare postwar Kyser band sides.......2003-12-02

Collectables does it again. This collection brings together rare (mostly post-WW2) sides from a neglected period of the Kyser band. Some excellent forgotten tunes here, and fine vocals from the likes of Gloria Wood, cult-fave Lucy Ann Polk and, of course, Harry Babbitt. Excellent remastering, as on the recent Collectables' Eddy Duchin set. Small quibble: would love to have seen the inclusion of two of my faves from this period, "Things Have Changed" (fabulous Babbitt vocal on this obscure Hoagy Carmichael tune) and "Dreamland" (the superior flip of the inane "A Trout No Doubt" which was perversely included). Please note, Amazon's editorial review mentions songs that are not on this collection (copied over from a previous review, no doubt).

Excellent collection of rare postwar Kyser band sides.......2003-12-02

Collectables does it again. This collection brings together rare (mostly post-WW2) sides from a neglected period of the Kyser band. Some excellent forgotten tunes here, and fine vocals from the likes of Gloria Wood, Mike Douglas, cult-fave Lucy Ann Polk and, of course, Harry Babbitt. Excellent remastering, as on the recent Collectables' Eddy Duchin set. Small quibble: would love to have seen the inclusion of two of my faves from this period, "Things Have Changed" (fabulous Babbitt vocal on this obscure Hoagy Carmichael tune) and "Dreamland" (the superior flip of the inane "A Trout No Doubt" which was perversely included).

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