College Rhythm

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 1996)
• Original Release Date: November 12, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Memphis Archives
• ASIN: B000003UEM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #474,555 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Doin' The Raccoon - George Olsen & His Music

2. Collegiate Fanny - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra

3. Sophomore Prom - Ted Weems & His Orchestra

4. Campus Capers - Charles Dornberger & His Orchestra

5. Collegiate Love - Ted Weems & His Orchestra

6. All American Girl - George Olsen & His Music

7. The Varsity Drag - George Olsen & His Music

8. The Prep Step - Jesse Stafford & His Orchestra

9. He Ain't Never Been In College - Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser)

10. She's The Sweetheart Of Six Other Guys - Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser)

11. At The Prom - Irving Mills & His Modernists

12. Collegiana - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra

13. Washington & Lee Swing - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra

14. Collegiate Sam - Harry Reser's Syncopators

15. A Hot Dog, A Blanket And You - Gene Kardos & His Orchestra

16. Freddy The Freshman - Gene Kardos & His Orchestra

17. Hark The Sound Of Tar Heel Voices - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra

18. College Rhythm - Johnny Davis & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What is with the Amazon editor's review??, July 5, 2004

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Jmark2001 (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: College Rhythm (Audio CD)

Take a look at the review of this cd by Amazon. I quote:

"An elite group of WHITE American youth reflected the changing musical tastes that also paralled the economic times...The snapshot of popular music represented here covers a brief eight years aimed at a group of young, WHITE music fans lucky enough to be in college at the time. Interestingly enough, the African-Americans made up a growing percentage of the college population, there are no black dance bands represented here."

Capitalization added for emphasis.

Huh??!!

Is this a cd review? Or is it politicizing of non-political music?? If we are going to start this nonsense, the reviewer should have added that there are no female bands on this album, either, or that we don't know if any of the performers were gay or not or that there are no Native-American performers either so that we can't be sure if this album is truly diverse.

This is total, mindless B.S.!

The editor doesn't review the music here. He/she does nothing but use this as an opportunity to drag some irrelevant poltical resentment into a cd review. The operative word of that last statement of mine is IRRELEVANT. What's next? reviewing gangsta rap records and moaning that there are few middle class, suburban white kids in gangsta rap?? Or how about complaining that there are no black surfing music groups?? Or that there are few easy listening lounge crooners that are African-American? This is how absurd this is getting.

Here is what this review SHOULD have said:

This is a fun-filled collection of rarities from the twenties. Fans of this music will be delighted that those old 78's have been cleaned up and released in this great collection. College life in the roaring twenties must have been as fun and frivolous as the sixties were if this album is any indication. This is danceable but it is also great for a long drive. A musical peek into a more innocent era. Rah! Rah! Be true to your school!!!

Ok? Get the idea??

4.0 out of 5 stars A SUITABLE CASE FOR STUDY, November 8, 2010

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: College Rhythm (Audio CD)

This compilation is set in the late twenties/early thirties, when up-and-coming white bands were aiming their wares firmly at the college set. It takes the campus as its unifying theme, and the eighteen tracks gathered have in common their peppy rhythm and hot playing (not to mention dire vocals). Remastering is excellent, but 18 tracks is somewhat measure, and the liner is skimpy. So much as I like it, four stars seems a fair assessment.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD!, July 31, 2007

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Randall C. Woltz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: College Rhythm (Audio CD)

This CD has some recordings I have never heard and a few I have. Worth noting are the two cuts by Harry Reser's band which sound like hot traditional jazz and some obscure cuts by Kay Kyser before he became famous. Mostly hot selections. Well worth it!