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Al Kooper already had a host of impressive credits under his belt when, in 1967, he had the brainstorm for a band that would blend rock and jazz. Dating back to the late 1950s, his career path had...
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  At another label, this clean-cut Canadian quartet might have been doing cheery covers of contemporary R&B hits. But under the scrupulous eye of Mitch Miller, they were handed dreamy ballads ("Moments To Remember"), movie themes ("The Bus Stop Song"), novelties ("Istanbul") and this jaunty tune from the Broadway hit, The Most Happy Fella. Here, the Lads turn leering-at-a-distance into an innocent Eisenhower-era pastime. A wolf-whistle hook, a cavalier lyric ("Brother you can't go to jail for what you're thinkin'"), a peppy arrangement-and a resulting artifact of a less politically correct time when men were men and girls were watched.

From the stage production, The Most Happy Fella; (F. Loesser); Produced by Ed Townsend; Frank Busseri, Bernard Toorish, James Arnold, Connie Coderini, vocals; Rec. New York, March 1, 1956. Columbia single 4-40674 (mx. CO 55538); Originally Released 1956