Louis Prima

This release compiles all the classic hits of Louis Prima’s legendary band of the mid-‘50s, featuring vocalist Keely Smith and the recently deceased tenor sax giant Sam Butera.

These 27 tracks exemplify Prima’s jumping swing style, which has electrified dancers for generations and earned him the reputation as “the wildest show in Las Vegas”

Tracks: 1. Jump, Jive An’ Wail, 2. Just A Gigolo/Ain’t Got Nobody, 3. Buona Sera, 4. Oh Marie, 5. Route, 6. That Old Black Magic, 7. When The Saints Go Marching In, 8. 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, 9. The Lip, 10. Banana Split For My Baby, 11. Pennies From Heaven, 12. When You’re Smiling/The Sheik Of Araby, 13. Come Back To Sorrento, 14. I’ve Got You Under My Skin, 15. Night Train, 16. The Pump Song, 17. I’ve Got The World On A String, 18. Baby, Won’t You PLease Come Home, 19. Hey Boy! Hey Girl!, 20. You Rascal You, 21. Fever, 22. Twilight Time, 23. Teach Me Tonight, 24. Felicia No Capicia, 25. Embraceable You/I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good, 26. Angelina/Zooma Zooma, 27. O Sole Mio [Love Of My Life]

Total Time: 78:31

LOUIS PRIMA (voc, tp, ldr), Kely Smith (voc), Sam Butera (ts) and The Witneses .
Featuring Jimie “Litle Red ” Blo unt , Lou Sinea ux (tb), Jack Marshal, Boby Roberts , Allan Seltzer (g); Wilie McCumber Jr., John Nagy (p); Amado Rodri ques , Tony Liuzza , Roland “Roly Dee ” Dilorio (b); Boby Moris ,Harvey Lang , Paul Ferara (d).

Recorded in Hollywood, Lake Tahoe & Las Vegas, 1956-1959.