Louis Prima

2LP ON 1 CD Plus 4 BONUS TRACKS

LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 3-PANEL DIGIPACK

This release presents two complete original LPs, both of which were recorded live: "The Wildest Show at Tahoe" (Capitol Records T-908), taped at Harrah’s Club with Smith and Butera in 1957, and "Strictly Prima!" (Capitol Records T-1132), which was recorded at The Sahara in 1958 and features Prima as the main soloist backed by Butera’s Witnesses. Originally issued on the Strictly Prima! LP, the song “Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days”, was actually a studio recording. It has been included here as a bonus, along with the other three tunes from that session.

PERSONNEL:

LOUIS PRIMA, trumpet, vocals & leader
KEELY SMITH, vocals (on 1-8 only)
SAM BUTERA, tenor sax & vocals

Plus:
[1-8]: THE WILDEST SHOW AT TAHOE
The Witnesses: Jimmie “Little Red” Blount (tb), William “Willie” McCumber (p),
Antony “Tony” Liuzza (b), Robert “Bobby” Morris (d).
Live at Harrah’s Club, Lake Tahoe, California, July 26 & July 27, 1957.

[9-19]: STRICTLY PRIMA!
The Witnesses: Lou Sineaux (tb), William “Willie” McCumber (p),
Bob “Bobby” Roberts (g), Antony “Tony” Liuzza (b), Paul Ferrara (d).
Live at The Sahara, Main Room, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 25, 1958.

[20-23] BONUS TRACKS:
The Witnesses: Jimmie “Little Red” Blount (tb), William “Willie” McCumber (p),
Jack Marshall (g), Amado Rodrigues (b), Robert “Bobby” Morris (d).
Hollywood, September 13, 1956.
[Originally issued on Capitol singles F3615 & F3566; track 20 was also included on the original
Strictly Prima! LP.]

TRACKS:

01 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / EXACTLY LIKE YOU
02 A FOGGY DAY
03 HOW HIGH THE MOON
04 ANGELINA / ZOOMA ZOOMA
05 DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME / I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
06 COME BACK TO SORRENTO
07 I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES
08 ROBIN HOOD / OH BABE
09 IF YOU WERE THE ONLY GIRL
10 BOURBON STREET BLUES
11 SING, SING, SING
12 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
13 JUDY
14 FELICIA NO CAPICIA
15 THAT’S MY HOME
16 MOONGLOW
17 GOTTA SEE BABY TONIGHT
18 FEE FIE FOO
19 THE MUSIC GOES ROUND AND ROUND
20 FIVE MONTHS, TWO WEEKS, TWO DAYS
21 WHISTLE STOP
22 BANANA SPLIT FOR MY BABY
23 BE MINE (LITTLE BABY)

TOTAL TIME: 78:11 Min.