Kay Kyser

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.

PERSONNEL:

KAY KYSER, vocals
DOLLY MITCHELL, MICHAEL DOUGLAS, MOONBEAMERS, LUCY ANN POLK, LINSA STEVENS, among tohers (vocals)

TRACKS:

01. I'm Gonna See My Baby
02. Like Someone In Love
03. Choo Choo Polka
04. I Don't Wanna Do It Alone
05. Coffee Time
06. Angel
07. All The Time
08. There's No One But You
09. I Love An Old Fashioned Song
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. A Trout, No Doubt
15. It's Kind Of Lonesome Out Tonight
16. Pass That Peace Pipe
17. Evelyn
18. Cincinnati
19. Teresa
20. I Love You
21. There Ought To Be A Society (For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Poor Unfortunate Lovers)
22. Sweet And Lovely
23. When Veronica Plays The Harmonica
24. The Little Old Lady Of Threadneedle Street
25. Ever Since Eve