Louis Prima - Jump, Jive An` Wail: The Essential

Artist:

Smith, Keely

UPC:

094639526628

See Also:

Louis Prima/Keely Smith - Greatest Hits (CEMA Special)

Description:

Additional personnel: Keely Smith, Gia Maione, Phil Harris .
Louis Prima had been leading orchestras for 25 years when, in 1954, he finally got something that turned out to be the biggest break of his career: a late-night lounge act at the Sahara Hotel. It certainly wasn`t a coveted gig, but it soon became the hottest ticket in town, with a dynamite stage show that featured Prima, the combination fireplug and master of ceremonies; his wife Keely Smith, a talented vocalist with both power and rhythm; and one of the tightest small groups in swing, the unduplicated Sam Butera with his band, the Witnesses. Then, when Capitol furnished a recording contract, the magic could be heard by more than just pleasure-seeking tourists to Sin City. Jump, Jive an` Wail: The Essential is the best document of Prima`s Capitol years -- despite some heavy duplication, it beats even the excellent Capitol Collectors Series volume, which never included Prima`s famous Jungle Book feature, "I Wan`na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)." The set borrows liberally from all of Prima`s best Capitol LPs (even including two songs from 1967 `s Louis Prima on Broadway for United Artists), and grabs the singles that were most popular (especially his duets with Smith on "That Old Black Magic" and "I`ve Got You Under My Skin"). ~ John Bush

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Angelina / Zooma Zooma - (Live)
2. Jump, Jive an` Wail
3. That Old Black Magic
4. Oh Marie
5. Lip, The
6. Bourbon Street Blues
7. I`ve Got You Under My Skin
8. Pennies From Heaven
9. Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
10. Luigi
11. (Up A) Lazy River
12. When You`re Smiling / The Sheik Of Araby
13. I`ve Got the World on a String
14. Sing Sing Sing
15. Just a Gigolo / I Ain`t Got Nobody
16. Felicia No Capecia
17. 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
18. St. Louis Blues
19. When the Saints Go Marching In
20. Big Daddy
21. Just One of Those Things
22. Buona Sera
23. I Wan`na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
24. Hello Dolly! - (previously unreleased)
25. Cabaret - (previously unreleased)
26. Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) - (Bonus Track)

Album Information

Release Date:

07/17/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Dixieland

Label:

Capitol/EMI Records

Producer:

Mitch Miller; Voyle Gilmore; Frank Cullura (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

95266

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

78 : 50

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