Mickey Katz, born in Cleveland in 1909, was a clarinettist and saxophonist with dance bands during the 1930s before forming his own band, and, having failed his army medical, worked to entertain troops during WWII. 

He met Spike Jones after the war and toured with him, and being influenced some of Jones’ comedy techniques. He decided to make his own English-Yiddish comedy record, which proved extremely popular, and he made a subsequent career out of recording and performing similarly-styled comedy records, primarily for a Jewish audience, but also aimed at the popular market. He specialised in recording Yiddish parodies of current popular chart hits. 

This 77-track 3-CD collection comprises selected early releases for RCA-Victor and then most of the A and B sides of his singles for Capitol from this era, along with selected titles from his albums “The Most Mishige”, “The Family Danced”, “Katz Puts On The Dog” and “Comin’ Round The Katzkills”. It features his chart hits “Music! Music! Music!”, “Come On-A My House” and “Herring Boats”, which underline that while his music and style of humour were geared to a particular audience, his records had wide popular appeal. 

He was a highly distinctive and unusual artist and this collection offers a substantial and entertaining window onto his very individual style of entertainment.

CD 1
1. CARMEN KATZ Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers (RCA-Victor 25-5092) 1949 
2. FEUDIN' AND FUSSIN' MIT MINE COUSIN (FEUDIN' AND FIGHTIN') Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers (RCA-Victor 25-5094) 1949 
3. TAKE ME BACK TZU DIE PRAIRIE (RED RIVER VALLEY) Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers (RCA-Victor 25-5094) 1949 
4. MISSISSIPPI SHMOOTZ Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers -  (RCA-Victor 25-5096) 1949 
5. ST. LOUIS BLUES Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers (RCA-Victor 25-5098) 1949 
6. YIDDISH JAM SESSION Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers  (RCA-Victor 25-5098) 1949 
7. MAANA Mickey Katz & his Kosher-Jammers (RCA-Victor 25-5100) 1949 
8. MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 862) 1950 
9. WEDDING SAMBA Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 862) 1950 
10. THERE'S A HOLE IN THE IRON CURTAIN Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 869) 1950 
11. THE PAFOOFNIK POLKA Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 869) 1950 
12. BARBER OF SCHLEMIEL Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 950) 1950 
13. HAPPY PAY-OFF DAY Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 950) 1950 
14. THE BABY, BUBBE AND YOU Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1063) 1950 
15. YIDDISCHE MULE TRAIN Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1063) 1950 
16. TIGER RAG Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1090) 1950 
17. DOODLE DOO DOO Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1090) 1950 
18. GESHRAY OF DEVILDE KOTCHKE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1284) 1950 
19. BAGEL CALL RAG Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1284) 1950 
20. GEHAKTE MAMBO Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1419) 1951 
21. CHINY TOWN Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1419) 1951 
22. MONA LISA Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1538) 1951 
23. TURKISH LULLABY Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1538) 1951 
24. BORSCHT RIDERS IN THE SKY Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1718) 1951 
25. SHE'LL BE COMING 'ROUND THE KATZKILLS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1718) 1951 
26. COME ON-A MY HOUSE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1788) 

CD 2
1. SOUND OFF Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1788) 1951 
2. NATURE BOCHER Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1869) 1951 
3. MOZELTOV DANCES Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1869) 1951 
4. HERRING BOATS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1961) 1952 
5. SIN Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 1961) 1952 
6. I'M A SCHLEMIEL OF FORTUNE (WHEEL OF FORTUNE) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2046) 1952 
7. THE LITTLE WHITE KNISH THAT CRIED (THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2046) 1952 
8. KISS OF MEYER Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2124) 1952 
9. SCHVITZBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2124) 1952 
10. A SCHMO IS A SCHMO (A GUY IS A GO) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2159) 1952 
11. THE DOWNTOWN STRUTTER'S BALL Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2159) 1952 
12. PATCH-A-ME Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2229) 1952 
13. SCHLEPPIN' MY BABY BACK HOME Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2229) 1952 
14. FEET UP, PAT HIM ON THE PIPICK Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2267) 1952 
15. YOU BELONG TO ME? Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2267) 1952 
16. DON'T LET THE SCHMALTZ GET IN YOUR EYES Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2370) 1953 
17. WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2370) 1953 
18. WILD CORSETS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2456) 1953 
19. THAT PICKLE IN THE WINDOW Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2456) 1953 
20. HAIM AFEN RANGE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2660) 1953 
21. TICO TICO Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2660) 1953 
22. THAT'S MORRIS (THAT'S AMORE_ Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2731) 1954 
23. C'EST SI BON Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2731) 1954 
24. PAISACH IN PORTUGAL (APRIL IN PORTUGAL) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2795) 1954 
25. THE FAMILY DANCED Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2795) 1954 
26. HERNANDELS KOCH-A-LAIN Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2863) 1954

CD 3
1. KENEH HORA Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 2863) 1954 
2. YIDDISHE MAMBO Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3005) 1954 
3. MOSCOVITZ RAMBLE (MUSKRAT RAMBLE) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3005) 1954 
4. DUVID CROCKETT (THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3144) 1955 
5. TWEEDLE DEE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3144) 1955 
6. ROISELLE FROM TEXAS (THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3239) 1955 
7. SWEET AND GENTLE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3239) 1955 
8. SIXTEEN TONS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3342) 1956 
9. FRAILACH JAMBOREE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3342) 1956 
10. YOU'RE A DOITY DOG (HOUND DOG) Mickey Katz & his Orch. ( 3607) 1957 
11. THE LITVAK SQUARE DANCE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3607) 1957 
12. BAR MITZVAH SPECIAL Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3664) 1957 
13. HEY! JEALOUS LOVER Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3664) 1957 
14. NUDNICK, THE FLYING SCHISSEL Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3851) 1957 
15. K'NOCK AROUND THE CLOCK (ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK) Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 3851) 1957 
16. THE POIPLE KISHKE EATER Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 4037) 1958 
17. KNISH DOCTOR Mickey Katz & his Orch. (Capitol 4037) 1958 
18. HOLIDAYS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  The Most Mishige)  
19. WHERE IS MY PANTS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  The Most Mishige)  
20. CHEDER DAYS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  The Most Mishige)  
21. IT'S A MICHAYE IN HAWAIYE Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  The Most Mishige)  
22. GRANDMA'S DRAIDEL Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  The Family Danced)  
23. MURIETTA HOT SPRINGS Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  From Katz Puts On The Dog)  
24. OLD BLACK SMIDGICK Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  Comin' Round The Katzkills)  
25. I'M AN OLD COWHAND Mickey Katz & his Orch. (From the album  Comin' Round The Katzkills)