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KYSER,KAY - Fun With the Ol Professor 44-47 - Amazon.com Music
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I Love An Old Fashioned Song [From the Kid from Brooklyn]
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On the Wrong Side of You
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That's the Beginning of the End
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Managua, Nicaragua
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If My Heart Had a Window
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Trout, No Doubt
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It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight
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Pass the Peace Pipe [From Good News]
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Evelyn
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Cincinnati
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Teresa
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I Love You
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There Ought to Be a Society (For the Prevention of Cruelty to Poor...)
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Sweet and Lovely
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When Veronica Plays the Harmonica
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Little Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
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Ever Since Eve
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25 vintage gems by this hugely popular sweet-band leader, who took millions to school with his "Kollege of Musical Knowledge"! His big 1947 hit Managua, Nicaragua joins Choo Choo Polka; I'm Gonna See My Baby; on the Wrong Side of You; a Trout, No Doubt; Pass That Peace Pipe; Sweet and Lovely; Ever Since Eve, and more!
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You have to divide this CD into two different periods. The first 12 songs are from 1944-46, when Kyser only recorded sporadically. The quality of the music was so good, that the flip sides of the Hits on the previous Collector's Choice 2 CD set are included on this disc. But 1947 was a quite a different story. Kyser went on a rampage in the recording studios, recording a whopping 53+ tunes, which are way too many to fit on this disc. The reason why so many songs were recorded may not have been obvious to the public at the time. The Musicians Union was planning another Strike commencing on Jan. 1, 1948, so no union members could make any records until matters were settled. The major record companies suffered great losses during the first Musicians Strike of 1942-44, so this time they were better prepared for what lied ahead. Bandleaders like Harry James, Benny Goodman, and Kay Kyser, tried to squeeze as many songs on shellac as they could before the strike deadline. Because they tried to record whatever tunes were out there, they made some of their Best, as well as their Worst, recordings. Kyser was fortunate enough to score two biggies like Woody Woodpecker and Slow Boat to China during this period, although both songs were not released until 1948. Sorry to say that the more lively "Fun Tunes" are absent from this CD: Love on a Greyhound Bus, Possum Song, Boi-n-ng, As Long As I Live, Big Brass Band From Brazil, Taking Miss Mary to the Ball, Bride and Groom Polka, Too Much a Manana, and The Headless Horseman. They would have made the music more interesting instead of so many ballads as noted by a previous reviewer. Maybe they will be included on the next issue, if any?
Kay Kyser in the thirties led an awfully corny band (along the lines of Guy Lombardo and umpteen others using the same loathesome "musical" tricks). You'll find no corn on this cd however, but a solid, mature and musical big band, with wonderful vocalists to boot (Glenn Miller could have learned a thing or two from Kyser in that department!); dig Lucy Ann Polk on "I Don't Wanna Do It Alone"; goodness me what a very sexy voice and interpretation! The soloists such as tenorist Herbie Haymer are good, but get disappointingly little solo space. There is relatively little fun (in the sense of comedy) on this disc, but lots of romance, so the title is perhaps a misnomer, the music certainly is not! Standout track is a stunning version of "Sweet and Lovely", a perfect vehicle for vocalist Harry Babbit and the rich sound of the orchestra, with gentle alto weavings and a gorgeous trombone interlude
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...
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