Hans Christian Andersen
Words and Music by Frank Loesser (1910–1969)
1 I’m Hans Christian Andersen
2 Anywhere I Wander
3 The Ugly Duckling
4 The Inch Worm
5 Thumbelina
6 No Two People [with Jane Wyman]
7 The King’s New Clothes
8 Wonderful Copenhagen
Danny Kaye, vocals
Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra
9 Tubby the Tuba
Music by George Klensinger (1914–1982)
Story and Lyrics by Paul Tripp (1911–2002)
10 Tubby the Tuba at the Circus
Music by George Klensinger (1914–1982)
Story and Lyrics by Paul Tripp (1911–2002)
11 Uncle Pockets
Music and Lyrics by Sylvia Fine (1913–1991)
12 There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
Music and Lyrics by Sylvia Fine (1913–1991)
Danny Kaye, vocals
Victor Young and his Orchestra
Recording: Decca Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 11–13 August 1952
First Decca Release: DL 5433: 1952
“His singing of ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’, with a variety of choruses, is full of bounce, and he puts ingenuousness and flavor into ‘Thumbelina’ and ‘The King’s New Clothes’. His singing of the tale of ‘The Ugly Duckling’ to a shaven-headed boy has wistful charm, as has his flutey solo of “Inch Worm” against a chorus of children singing in school.’ The New York Times, November 1952