Louis Prima | ||
| Allmusic Biography : A tireless showman and an underrated musical talent, Louis Prima swung his way to icon status thanks to an irresistible, infectious sound whose appeal translated across generations. Nominally a swing artist, Primas distinctive sound also encompassed New Orleans-style jazz, boogie-woogie, jump blues, R&B;, early rock & roll, and even the occasional Italian tarantella. Regardless of what form his music took, it swung hard and fast, with a rolling, up-tempo shuffle beat that helped some of his earlier material cross over to R&B; audiences (his songs were also covered by jump blues artists from time to time). His greatest period of popularity coincided with his marriage to singer Keely Smith, whose coolly sophisticated vocals and detached stage manner made a perfect counterpoint to Primas boisterous presence: mugging, clowning, and cavorting around the stage with the boundless enthusiasm of a hyperactive boy. Primas band during this time was anchored by tenor saxophonist Sam Butera, whose grounding in jump blues and New Orleans R&B; was a perfect match. Perhaps because Prima refused to take his music too seriously, sober-minded jazz critics often dismissed him as a mere entertainer, overlooking his very real talent as a jazzman. He was a capable, gravelly-voiced singer modeled on Louis Armstrong, boasting a surprising range, and was also a fine trumpet player, again in the irrepressible mold of Armstrong; what was more, he wrote Benny Goodmans perennial swing smash "Sing, Sing, Sing." Primas impact on popular culture was also significant; his pronounced ethnicity made it safe for other Italian-American singers to acknowledge their roots, and he was the first high-profile musical act to take up regular residence in the lounges and casinos of Las Vegas, helping to start the citys transformation into a broader-based entertainment capital. His musical legacy proved long-lasting, as covers of his classics became modern-day hits for David Lee Roth and Brian Setzer; additionally, the 90s swing revival, which sought to re-emphasize the danceability and sense of fun that had largely disappeared from jazz, brought Primas music back into the limelight (as well as the good graces of critics). Louis Prima was born December 7, 1910 in New Orleans, LA, to an Italian family whod emigrated to the U.S. by way of Argentina. He took violin lessons as a youth, but switched to trumpet at age 15 when his older brother went out on tour with a band and left a spare instrument behind. By 17, Prima was playing professionally at a New Orleans theater, influenced chiefly by Louis Armstrong and King Oliver. This was a problem, since the theater was not a jazz venue, and Prima was fired. In the early 30s, he caught on with cornetist Red Nichols for a time, and moved to New York in 1934 at the urging of star bandleader Guy Lombardo, who had been impressed with Primas trumpet playing. Initially struggling to find work, Prima formed a Dixieland-style backing group called the New Orleans Gang and landed a regular gig at a 52nd Street club known as the Famous Door. The band was a hit, adopting "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" as their signature song, and recorded numerous sides for a succession of labels up through 1939; some of the better-known members included -- at various points -- clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, pianist Claude Thornhill, guitarist George Van Eps, reedman Eddie Miller, and trombonist George Brunies. Prima also traveled to Los Angeles periodically, and made cameo appearances in several Hollywood musicals, starting with the Bing Crosby Western Rhythm on the Range in 1936. Meanwhile, Prima was composing original material, and in 1937 he completed a song called "Sing, Sing, Sing." Benny Goodman recorded an instrumental version and had a huge smash with it the following year, spotlighting it in his legendary Carnegie Hall appearance; to this day it remains one of the most readily identifiable melodies of the swing era. Prima broke up the New Orleans Gang in 1939 to form his own big band, which he dubbed the Gleeby Rhythm Orchestra. Following World War II, the band started to take off, landing hits with novelty numbers that often drew upon Primas Italian background and accent. The first was 1944s "Angelina," a major success that paved the way for titles like "Felicia No Capicia," "Bacciagaloop (Makes Love on the Stoop)," "Please No Squeeza Da Banana," and "Josephina, Please No Leana on the Bell." Prima also made the Hit Parade Top Ten with songs like "Robin Hood" (1944; covered the next year by Les Brown for a bigger hit), "Bell Bottom Trousers" (sung by Lily Ann Carol in 1945), and "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" (1947). He also wrote Jo Staffords 1947 hit "A Sunday Kind of Love." In 1948, Prima hired a new female vocalist for his band, a 16-year-old Norfolk, Virginia native named Dorothy Keely, who was renamed Keely Smith. Prima parlayed her initial shyness into a stage routine where he attempted to break down her icily reserved façade. The contrast in their styles made for immediate chemistry, and Smiths boyish haircut only added to the duos distinctive stage presence. Prima broke up the big band in 1949, and continued to work with Smith as a more streamlined nightclub act. They scored a hit in 1950 with their co-composition "Oh Babe!" and toured the country over the next few years. In the summer of 1953, Smith became Primas fourth wife. By late 1954, Prima was finding bookings harder and harder to come by. He talked a friend into booking him for an extended stay at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, and while passing through New Orleans, he recruited locally popular tenor saxophonist Sam Butera as a possible collaborator if things went well. They did, and Prima called Butera out to Vegas, asking him to bring a few more musicians; the new group debuted at the Sahara on the day after Christmas, and Butera dubbed them the Witnesses during Primas first on-stage introduction. Their act quickly became a sensation around Las Vegas, and their engagement turned into a residency, billed as "The Wildest Show in Vegas," which ran up to five times a night. Prima and Smiths comic banter was riddled with sexual innuendo, and they sometimes rewrote the lyrics to popular standards in the same spirit; meanwhile, Buteras jump blues/R&B; background kept the music equally lively. Even if the music was aimed at older listeners, it shared a great deal of the spirit of early rock & roll. In 1956, Prima inked a new deal with Capitol, which marked the beginning of the most celebrated and influential period of his recording career. His first album for the label was 1956s The Wildest!, which successfully translated the high energy of his live act into a studio recording; it featured many of his best-known latter-day songs, including the "Just a Gigolo/I Aint Got Nobody" medley, "Jump, Jive an Wail," "Buona Sera," "Oh Marie," and the jive-talking duet "The Lip." Over the next few years, Capitol issued six more Prima albums, highlighted by 1957s The Call of the Wildest and 1958s concert set The Wildest Show in Tahoe. He appeared frequently on The Ed Sullivan Show and other variety programs, and in 1958 he and Smith won a Grammy for their hit version of "That Old Black Magic." In 1959, they appeared in the film Hey Boy! Hey Girl!, which featured their renditions of the title song, "Lazy River," and "Banana Split for My Baby," among others. While Prima and Smith boasted terrific chemistry on stage, their infidelity-riddled marriage was floundering by the close of the 50s. In 1961, Prima switched from Capitol to Dot Records, and from the Sahara Hotel to the Desert Inn; with his popularity still running high, both deals netted huge sums of money. However, Smith divorced him later that year, scuttling the act and largely negating the deals. Prima returned to Capitol for one final album, 1962s The Wildest Comes Home, and hired a new female vocalist, Gia Maione, who became his fifth wife in 1963. Without Smith, he was never again as popular or prolific on record, but he continued to perform in Las Vegas with Butera and the Witnesses, and toured successfully as well. In 1967, Disney tapped Prima to voice the character of King Louie, ruler of the orangutans, in its animated adaptation of The Jungle Book; his featured number, the swinging "I Wanna Be Like You," ranks among the best-loved Disney songs of its era. Prima spent much of the late 60s and early 70s playing Vegas casinos and lounges, most notably at the Sands Hotel. With more and more musical acts taking up residence in the city, Prima no longer had the drawing power of old, and in the early 70s he and Butera returned home to New Orleans, where they made a steadier living playing in the French Quarter for the tourist crowd. In late 1975, Prima underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, and fell into a coma; although he survived for nearly three more years, he never regained consciousness, and died on August 24, 1978. Primas music began to reappear in subsequent years; ex-Van Halen singer David Lee Roth scored the best-remembered hit of his solo career with a carbon-copy version of "Just a Gigolo/I Aint Got Nobody" in 1985, and onetime Stray Cat Brian Setzer scored a Grammy-winning hit with his cover of "Jump, Jive an Wail." Primas original version was featured in a Gap commercial around the same time, and the swing-dancing fad of the time helped bring the rest of his music back into the public eye. Meanwhile, Sam Butera continued to perform Prima hits from the golden years on the casino circuits in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 38 Title: Louis Prima Featuring Keely Smith: Greatest Hits Released: Tracks: 16 Duration: 46:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Buona Sera (02:57) 2 Oh Marie (02:26) 3 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:42) 4 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:12) 5 Angelina (02:28) 6 Pennies From Heaven (02:18) 7 The Lip (02:18) 8 Josephine, Please No Lean on the Bell (02:40) 9 You Rascal You (03:12) 10 Ive Got the World on a String (02:25) 11 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:27) 12 Banana Split for My Baby (02:39) 13 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 14 Robin Hood (02:15) 15 Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:30) 16 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:34) |
 | Album: 2 of 38 Title: Louis Prima Digs Keely Smith Released: Tracks: 11 Duration: 31:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (02:55) 2 Zooma Zooma Bacalla (02:52) 3 Theres That Lonely Feeling Again (03:12) 4 Good Boogi-Googi (03:02) 5 My Conchetta (02:35) 6 Please No Squeeza the Banana (02:58) 7 Teardrops From My Eyes (02:55) 8 Robin Hood (02:40) 9 I Love to Do the Polka (02:25) 10 Oh Babe (03:10) 11 Goodby Joe (02:46) |
 | Album: 3 of 38 Title: The Wildest! Released: 1956-11 Tracks: 10 Duration: 32:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 2 (Nothing’s Too Good) For My Baby (02:36) 3 The Lip (02:16) 4 Body and Soul (03:22) 5 Oh Marie (02:27) 6 Basin Street Blues / When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:13) 7 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:29) 8 Buona Sera (02:58) 9 Night Train (02:45) 10 (Ill Be Glad When Youre Dead) You Rascal You (03:13) |
 | Album: 4 of 38 Title: The Call of the Wildest Released: 1957 Tracks: 11 Duration: 32:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Medley: When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (04:01) 2 Autumn Leaves (02:52) 3 Ive Got the World on a String (02:28) 4 Blow Red Blow (02:18) 5 The Pump Song (01:50) 6 Therell Be No Next Time (03:16) 7 Pennies From Heaven (02:21) 8 The Birth of the Blues (02:50) 9 Closest to the Bone (04:13) 10 Sentimental Journey (02:26) 11 When the Saints Go Marching In (04:18) |
 | Album: 5 of 38 Title: Breaking It Up! Released: 1958 Tracks: 12 Duration: 29:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Barnacle Bill the Sailor (02:25) 2 Luigi (02:44) 3 Chop Suey, Chow Mein (02:39) 4 Paul Revere (02:32) 5 Eleanor (02:04) 6 The Bigger the Figure (02:40) 7 Shepherd Boy (02:33) 8 One Mint Julep (02:45) 9 Basta (02:28) 10 Chili Sauce (01:54) 11 Its Good as New (I Painted It Blue) (02:14) 12 Oh, Marie (02:19) |
 | Album: 6 of 38 Title: Louis and Keely! Released: 1959 Tracks: 12 Duration: 29:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Night and Day (02:30) 2 All I Do Is Dream of You (02:02) 3 Make Love to Me (02:52) 4 I Dont Know Why (02:01) 5 Tea for Two (02:18) 6 And the Angels Sing (02:33) 7 Im Confessin (That I Love You) (02:43) 8 Why Do I Love You (02:08) 9 Youre My Everything (02:28) 10 Cheek to Cheek (02:55) 11 Ive Grown Accustomed to Her Face (02:31) 12 Bei mir bist Du schön (02:48) |
 | Album: 7 of 38 Title: Strictly Prima! Released: 1959 Tracks: 10 Duration: 32:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 If You Were the Only Girl (03:06) 2 Judy (02:50) 3 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days (02:12) 4 Thats My Home (03:16) 5 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:10) 6 Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:32) 7 Felicia No Capicia (02:59) 8 Moonglow (02:53) 9 Bourbon Street Blues (02:14) 10 Fee Fie Foo (06:17) |
 | Album: 8 of 38 Title: Together Released: 1960 Tracks: 12 Duration: 25:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Together (02:13) 2 Paradise (02:00) 3 Teach Me Tonight (02:11) 4 Nyow! Nyot Nyow! (The Pussycat Song) (02:20) 5 They Cant Take That Away From Me (02:12) 6 I Cant Give You Anything but Love (01:52) 7 When My Baby Smiles at Me (02:09) 8 Lets Get Away From It All (02:10) 9 Mashuga (02:08) 10 Lets Call the Whole Thing Off (02:10) 11 Mutual Admiration Society (01:43) 12 Begin the Beguine (02:13) |
| Together : Allmusic album Review : Although volatile enough not to last, the musical partnership of husband-and-wife team Louis Prima and Keely Smith made for potent entertainment and unbeatable chemistry. While Prima channeled the voice and trumpet playing of Louis Armstrong through a boisterous lounge lizard persona, Smith exuded detached sophistication and elegance with her smooth, clear vocals. During their famed Las Vegas run in the 1950s, the pair would playfully duke it out on stage, while saxophonist Sam Butera and his Witnesses provided pitch-perfect backing. This set includes many of Prima and Smiths finest studio moments, but the energy of their live shows is still palpable on tunes such as the celebratory title track and the jokey "Nyow! Not Nyow! (The Pussycat Song)." The number that best sums up the Prima/Smith union is, of course, the he-said/she-said classic "Lets Call The Whole Thing Off." Although the couple did call it off by the 60s, TOGETHER serves as a charming document of their free-spirited collaboration. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 38 Title: Wonderland by Night Released: 1960 Tracks: 12 Duration: 29:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Could Have Danced All Night (03:05) 2 Moonlight in Vermont (02:08) 3 Polka Dots and Moonbeams (02:41) 4 By the Light of the Silvery Moon (02:24) 5 The Night Is Young (02:58) 6 Twilight Time (02:14) 7 Moonlight Becomes You (02:27) 8 A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (02:14) 9 You and the Night and the Music (02:08) 10 Goodnight My Love (02:17) 11 I Want Some Lovin (02:21) 12 Wonderland by Night (02:37) |
| Wonderland by Night : Allmusic album Review : Wonderland By Night is a far cry from the boisterous, good-time Italian swing of Louis Primas popular Capitol recordings. This sequel to Primas 1960 album, Pretty Music: Prima Style, is comprised of orchestral pop instrumentals, some of which incorporate a wordless vocal chorus. Nighttime is the theme of the album, with Primas trumpet out in front to carry the melody. Primas copycat version of the title track competed on the charts with Bert Kaempferts original, but Kaempfert enjoyed substantially greater success. Wonderland By Night is a fine, atmospheric album that sets an evening mood any time of the day, but is completely unlike the music for which Prima is best known. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 38 Title: The wildest comes home! Released: 1962 Tracks: 11 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Youre Just In Love (?) 2 All Night Long (?) 3 Glow-Worm (?) 4 Twist All Night (?) 5 Three Handed Woman (?) 6 St. Louis Blues (?) 7 Just One Of Those Things (?) 8 Harlem Nocturne (?) 9 Everybody Knows (?) 10 Lover, Come Back To Me (?) 11 Medley: Aint Misbehavin/Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (?) |
 | Album: 11 of 38 Title: A tribute to Louis Prima Released: 1978 Tracks: 16 Duration: 54:04 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 That Old Black Magic (02:57) 2 Buona Sera (03:00) 3 Just A Gigolo/I Aint Got Nobody (04:44) 4 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:09) 5 Felicia No Capicia (03:00) 6 Embraceable You/I Got It Bad (02:58) 7 Moonglow (02:54) 8 Bourbon Street Blues (02:13) 9 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:39) 10 Oh, Marie (02:28) 11 (Up A) Lazy River (03:28) 12 Angelina/Zooma Zooma (04:18) 13 Im In The Mood For Love (02:36) 14 Robin Hood/Oh Babe (05:35) 15 Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl! (02:41) 16 When The Saints Go Marching In (04:14) |
 | Album: 12 of 38 Title: Play Pretty for the People Released: 1989 Tracks: 20 Duration: 59:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Robin Hood (02:59) 2 Ill Walk Alone (02:55) 3 The Blizzard (03:05) 4 My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time (02:36) 5 Whats the Matter, Marie? (02:54) 6 A Fellow on a Furlough (03:06) 7 The White Cliffs of Dover (03:02) 8 Mahzel (Means Good Luck) (02:45) 9 Angelina (03:03) 10 The Gypsy (02:57) 11 Hitsum-Kitsum-Bumpity-Itsum (02:44) 12 Brooklyn Boogie (02:56) 13 Sentimental Journey (03:03) 14 Caldonia (03:07) 15 Bell Bottom Trousers (02:40) 16 Robin Hood (instrumental) (03:03) 17 Beloved (02:55) 18 I Wonder (03:09) 19 Ill Be With You in Apple Blossom Time (02:48) 20 Chinatown, My Chinatown (03:15) |
 | Album: 13 of 38 Title: Louis Prima: Capitol Collectors Series Released: 1991 Tracks: 26 Duration: 1:16:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 2 Oh Marie (02:27) 3 Buona Sera (03:07) 4 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:29) 5 Basin Street Blues / When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:13) 6 The Lip (02:16) 7 Whistle Stop (02:15) 8 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days (02:09) 9 Banana Split for My Baby (02:30) 10 Therell Be No Next Time (03:14) 11 When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (03:58) 12 Baby Wont You Please Come Home (02:07) 13 Ive Got the World on a String (02:26) 14 Pennies From Heaven (02:19) 15 Angelina / Zooma Zooma (04:16) 16 Beep! Beep! (02:12) 17 Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Aint Good (02:57) 18 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:08) 19 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 20 The Music Goes Round and Around (02:34) 21 Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl! (02:41) 22 Lazy River (03:27) 23 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:37) 24 Youre Just in Love (02:27) 25 Twist All Night (02:01) 26 St. Louis Blues (02:55) |
| Louis Prima: Capitol Collector's Series : Allmusic album Review : What Louis Prima accomplished musically in the company of Sam Butera and the Witnesses and vocalist Keely Smith is in hard evidence on this excellent 26-track compilation. All the classics are aboard with excellent liner notes from Scott Shea and crisp transfers of the original masters ("Angelina-Zooma Zooma," "That Old Black Magic," "Ive Got You Under My Skin," "Buona Sera" -- which includes a great snippet of studio chatter kicking it off -- "Oh Marie," and the obligatory "Just a Gigolo-I Aint Got Nobody"). Although this duplicates several tracks with Rhinos Zooma! Zooma! compilation, with the addition of several singles and unissued tracks, this stands as the best single-disc collection available of Primas tenure with Capitol Records. The perfect place to start your Louis Prima collection. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 38 Title: Angelina Released: 1994 Tracks: 27 Duration: 1:07:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (theme) (00:49) 2 Oh Marie (02:33) 3 Thats the Way It Goes (02:36) 4 Brooklyn Bridge (03:00) 5 Jada (02:09) 6 Enjoy Yourself (02:27) 7 Robin Hood (01:12) 8 Angelina (02:52) 9 Lets Fall in Love (02:22) 10 Bill (02:57) 11 New Awlins (02:44) 12 Exactly Like You (03:05) 13 Dance Ballad Medley (03:12) 14 Stump Jump Rag (02:51) 15 Thats My Desire (03:05) 16 Chinatown, My Chinatown (02:55) 17 How High the Moon (02:46) 18 I Almost Lost My Mind (02:48) 19 Canal Street Blues (01:47) 20 Spoken Introduction (00:22) 21 Buona Sera (02:27) 22 Im in the Mood for Love (03:51) 23 Alone (03:12) 24 Spoken Introduction (02:50) 25 Mean to Me (00:26) 26 Boogie in the Bronx (04:23) 27 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (theme) (01:37) |
 | Album: 15 of 38 Title: The Capitol Recordings Released: 1994 Tracks: 198 Duration: 9:22:06 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Buona Sera (02:59) 2 Oh Marie! (02:28) 3 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 4 Body and Soul (instrumental) (03:25) 5 Jump, Jive, an Wail (03:29) 6 (Nothings Too Good) for My Baby (02:37) 7 Ill Be Glad When Youre Dead You Rascal You (03:15) 8 Basin Street Blues / When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:14) 9 Night Train (instrumental) (02:48) 10 The Lip (02:19) 11 Whistle Stop (02:28) 12 Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days (02:12) 13 Banana Split for My Baby (02:32) 14 Be Mine (Little Baby) (02:38) 15 When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (04:00) 16 The Birth of the Blues (02:50) 17 Blow, Red Blow (02:18) 18 When the Saints Go Marching In (04:19) 19 Sentimental Journey (02:27) 20 Therell Be No Next Time (03:14) 21 The Closer to the Bone (04:13) 22 Ive Got the World on a String (02:28) 23 Much Too Young to Loose My Mind (01:57) 24 Dont Let a Memory (01:48) 25 Pennies From Heaven (02:21) 26 Baby Wont You Please Come Home (02:07) 27 Autumn Leaves (02:51) 1 The Pump Song (01:51) 2 The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (instrumental) (02:59) 3 Natural Buy (02:13) 4 Beep! Beep! (02:14) 5 If You Were the Only Girl (03:06) 6 Bourbon Street Blues (02:15) 7 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:10) 8 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 9 Judy (02:51) 10 Felicia No Capicia (03:00) 11 Thats My Home (03:16) 12 Moonglow (02:54) 13 Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:33) 14 Fee Fie Foo (06:18) 15 The Music Goes Round and Round (02:38) 16 Fever (03:06) 17 Oh Marie (02:27) 18 Dont Take Your Love From Me (03:03) 19 Hey Boy, Hey Girl (02:54) 20 Lazy River (03:29) 21 Hey Boy, Hey Girl (reprise) (01:28) 22 Nothings Too Good for My Baby (02:16) 23 Oh Marie (alternate) (02:23) 1 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:37) 2 Dont Take Your Love From Me (02:08) 3 Youre Just In Love (02:30) 4 Harlem Nocturne (instrumental) (02:42) 5 Glow Worm (instrumental) (01:59) 6 Just One of Those Things (02:38) 7 All Night Long (02:54) 8 Lover, Come Back to Me (instrumental) (02:35) 9 Everybody Knows (02:47) 10 Aint Misbehavin / Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (05:57) 11 Three Handed Woman (02:43) 12 St. Louis Blues (02:55) 13 Twist All Night (01:54) 14 John Ping Pong (02:37) 15 Ooh, Look What Youve Done to Me (02:32) 16 Big Daddy (02:46) 17 Sonday Lover (02:08) 18 Little Girl Blues / Intro (at Harrahs Club) (03:20) 19 Scuba Diver (02:59) 20 I Want You to Be My Baby (02:11) 21 Shadrack (02:45) 22 The Next Time (07:56) 23 Lady of Spain (instrumental) (02:09) 24 Hello Lover, Goodbye Tears (02:21) 25 Undecided (02:17) 26 Come Rain or Shine / Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night (06:25) 1 On the Sunny Side of the Street / Exactly Like You (06:11) 2 A Foggy Day (02:38) 3 How High the Moon (instrumental) (02:25) 4 Angelina / Zooma Zooma (04:16) 5 Dont Worry Bout Me / Im in the Mood for Love (04:24) 6 Come Back to Sorrento (instrumental) (03:07) 7 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (03:39) 8 Robin Hood / Oh Babe! (05:32) 9 Judy (03:19) 10 Them There Eyes (vocal) / Honeysuckle Rose (instrumental) (04:42) 11 Tiger Rag (instrumental) / Just Because (instrumental) (02:50) 12 Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Aint Good (02:51) 13 Should I / I Cant Believe That Youre in Love with Me (05:53) 14 The White Cliffs of Dover (04:39) 15 Holiday for Strings (instrumental) (02:57) 16 Greenback Dollar Bill (03:20) 17 Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) (instrumental) (03:44) 18 Too Marvelous for Words (02:03) 1 I Wish You Love (02:36) 2 I Would Do Most Anything for You 1994 (02:29) 3 Shy 1956 (02:31) 4 Rock-A-Doodle-Doo 1994 (02:17) 5 Young and in Love (02:21) 6 Youll Never Know 1958 (02:14) 7 Good Behavior 1957 (02:21) 8 You Better Go Now 1957 (02:09) 9 As You Desire Me 1958 (02:58) 10 Fools Rush in 1958 (02:58) 11 Imagination 1958 (03:31) 12 You Go to Me Head 1958 (02:37) 13 Dont Take Your Love From Me 1958 (03:05) 14 When Your Lover Has Gone 1958 (03:09) 15 All the Things You Are 1994 (03:27) 16 When Day Is Done 1958 (03:51) 17 I Wish You Love (03:49) 18 Mr. Wonderfull 1958 (03:35) 19 If We Never Meet Again 1958 (03:17) 20 I Understand 1958 (02:23) 21 The Whipporwill 1958 (02:51) 22 You Are My Love 1958 (02:23) 23 Sometimes 1958 (02:27) 24 Just as Much 1994 (02:04) 25 Indian Love Call 1959 (03:03) 26 The Nearness of You 1959 (03:37) 27 Some One to Watch Over Me 1959 (02:59) 1 The Man I Love (03:18) 2 Its Magic (03:47) 3 What Is This Thing Called Love? (01:54) 4 Stormy Weather (03:12) 5 Therell Never Be Another You (02:26) 6 Its Been a Long, Long Time (02:06) 7 Youre Driving Me Crazy (01:28) 8 Stardust (02:54) 9 What Can I Say After I Say Im Sorry (02:10) 10 Nitey Nite (02:49) 11 Hurt Me (02:08) 12 I Keep Forgetting (02:36) 13 High School Affair (02:27) 14 Nothing in Common (02:32) 15 How Are Ya Fixed for Love? (02:28) 16 Sposin (02:41) 17 The Song Is You (03:12) 18 On the Sunny Side of the Street (03:01) 19 Ill Get By (As Long as I Have You) (02:13) 20 I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody (Like Im Loving You) (01:52) 21 Ill Never Smile Again (03:08) 22 Sweet and Lovely (03:46) 23 All the Way (03:06) 24 Lullaby of the Leaves (02:20) 25 East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (03:27) 26 I Cant Get Started (03:28) 27 Cocktails for Two (02:53) 1 Bim Bam 1958 (02:05) 2 Twinkle in Your Eye 1958 (02:27) 3 Ten Little Women 1958 (02:07) 4 Equator 1957 (02:14) 5 Seven Out 1954 (instrumental) (02:35) 6 I Kiss Your Hand Madame 1957 (instrumental) (01:54) 7 Love Charm 1957 (02:26) 8 The Love Nest 1994 (02:24) 9 Put Your Mind at Ease 1994 (02:01) 10 Its Better Than Nothing at All 1958 (02:47) 11 Hold Out for Love 1994 (02:01) 12 Good Gracious Baby 1958 (02:27) 13 Handle With Care 1958 (02:26) 14 Dig That Crazy Chick 1994 (02:27) 15 Hey There 1958 (instrumental) (02:52) 16 I Love Paris 1958 (instrumental) (02:22) 17 On the Street Where You Live 1958 (instrumental) (02:08) 18 Song From Moulin Rouge 1958 (instrumental) (02:17) 19 Three Coins in the Fountain 1958 (instrumental) (02:06) 20 Too Young 1958 (instrumental) (02:03) 21 Rock-A-Bye You Baby With a Dixie Melody 1958 (instrumental) (02:03) 22 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 1958 (instrumental) (02:30) 23 Around the World 1958 (instrumental) (01:54) 24 La Vie En Rose 1958 (instrumental) (02:20) 25 All the Way 1958 (instrumental) (02:29) 1 Bugs 1994 (02:31) 2 Tennessee Waltz 1958 (instrumental) (02:08) 3 French Poodle 1958 (02:27) 4 Chantilly Lace 1959 (02:03) 5 Up Jumped a Rabbit 1959 (02:21) 6 Just Say I Love Her 1959 (instrumental) (02:48) 7 Easy Rockin 1959 (instrumental) (02:17) 8 Night Train 1959 (instrumental) (02:09) 9 Honey Love 1959 (02:18) 10 Street Scene 1959 (instrumental) (03:10) 11 Perdido 1959 (instrumental) (02:31) 12 Kansas City 1958 (02:44) 13 Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) 1958 (instrumental) (02:40) 14 OlMan River 1959 (02:31) 15 Smilin Billy 1959 (01:58) 16 Skinny Minnie 1959 (02:50) 17 Better Twist Now Baby 1961 (instrumental) (02:29) 18 Twistin the Blues 1961 (instrumental) (02:27) 19 The Continental Twist 1961 (02:28) 20 Tag That Twistin Dolly 1961 (02:04) 21 Come and Do the Twist 1961 (02:23) 22 O Ma-Ma Twist 1961 (01:58) 23 I Feel Good All Over 1962 (02:21) 24 Later, Baby, Later 1962 (02:23) 25 Ol Man River 1994 (02:21) |
| The Capitol Recordings : Allmusic album Review : This excellent eight-disc Bear Family box celebrates Louis Primas Capitol Recordings of the 50s and 60s. Since his wife and comedic foil Keely Smith and Sam Butera and the Witnesses (Primas ace backing unit) both recorded as solo acts during this period, theyre exhaustively represented by this box as well. The first three discs cover all of Primas studio sides and starts up the live recordings with the 1962 Harrahs Club in Tahoe sides, while disc four covers all of the seminal live tracks from 1957 and 1958. Discs five and six are the complete Keely Smith solo recordings, while the last two round up all the sides by Sam Butera and the Witnesses. The truly amazing thing about the 199 (!!!) tracks collected here is how little of it is unissued material. Even if Prima cut some duds now and then, its pretty wild that Capitol used up damn near every last thing the man ever committed to magnetic tape, such was the high quality of rockin mayhem he was laying down. And rock it does, all of it infested with much good humor along with Primas and Buteras other contribution to big-beat mania, the invention of the Vegas shuffle, a loping beat that could be sped up to almost double tempo on any given number. This effect -- the solid core of Primas rockin groove -- is best heard on tracks like "When Youre Smiling/The Sheik of Araby," and the later version from the Hey Boy! Hey Girl! movie soundtrack of "Oh Marie" (stupendous in the scattin and honkin exchange between Prima and Butera), "Basin Street Blues/When Its Sleepy Time Down South," and, of course, "Just a Gigolo/I Aint Got Nobody," the track that David Lee Roth brought to the charts in the 80s. The duets with Keely Smith ("Ive Got You Under My Skin," "That Old Black Magic") and Sam Butera (Richard Berrys "Next Time") are here to savor as well and its all very fine, indeed. After four discs of Primas wild-ass genius, the next two of Smith with big-band backings from Nelson Riddle and Billy May will seem sedate by comparison, but theyre 50s-style Capitol tracks with their own charm. Great tunes and arrangements, plus the inclusion of her duets with Frank Sinatra makes a nice bonus highlight. The final two discs of Sam Butera come much closer to Primas rockin slant on things, with rocked-up jazz classics and R&B tunes galore keeping the party goin all night long. Needless to say, if youre a Louis Prima fan bordering on fanatic, this is the one to have. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 38 Title: The Entertainers Released: 1995 Tracks: 19 Duration: 1:04:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 When The Saints Go Marching In (02:42) 2 Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl! (02:54) 3 That Old Black Magic (02:58) 4 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:40) 5 Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days (02:13) 6 Thats My Home (03:18) 7 Felicia No Capica (03:01) 8 Moonglow (02:54) 9 Fee Fie Foo (06:19) 10 Bourbon Street Blues (02:16) 11 Its Magic (03:48) 12 If You Were The Only Girl (03:09) 13 I Wish You Love (03:52) 14 Judy (02:53) 15 Night Train (02:49) 16 White Cliffs Of Dover (04:42) 17 Should I - I Cant Believe That Youre Love With Me (06:01) 18 Love Of My Life (O Sole Mio) (03:49) 19 Too Marvellous For Words (01:56) |
 | Album: 17 of 38 Title: Cugat & Prima Released: 1996 Tracks: 23 Duration: 58:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Temptation (02:45) 2 Amor (03:11) 3 Rumba Rumba (02:23) 4 Ojos Negros (02:16) 5 Jarabe Tapato (02:25) 6 Besame Mucho (02:41) 7 Brazil (02:26) 8 Chui Chui (02:40) 9 Walter Winchell Rumba (02:14) 10 The Continental (01:28) 11 Night Must Fall (01:51) 12 Tierra Va Tembla (02:13) 13 Chopsticks (01:46) 14 Sing Sing Sing (02:59) 15 Boogie Woogie (02:43) 16 St. Louis Blues (02:45) 17 Chinatown, My Chinatown (03:10) 18 Clarinet Boogie Blues (03:05) 19 Angelina (02:45) 20 Oh Marie (02:39) 21 Marguerita (02:39) 22 Baclagaloop (02:53) 23 Please No Squeeza de Banana (02:58) |
 | Album: 18 of 38 Title: Twist With Keely Smith / Doin The Twist With Louis Prima Released: 1996 Tracks: 24 Duration: 50:34 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Twist (02:14) 2 I Know (02:16) 3 Peppermint Twist (02:12) 4 Ya Ya Twist (01:51) 5 Sticks and Stones (01:56) 6 Twistin the Night Away (02:22) 7 Lets Twist Again (02:05) 8 Whatd I Say (02:43) 9 Twistin Cowboy Joe (01:48) 10 Mother Goose Twist (02:01) 11 Shout (02:57) 12 When the Saints Go Twistin In (02:18) 13 The Twist (02:04) 14 The Continental Twist (02:03) 15 Tag That Twistin Dolly (02:02) 16 Marie (01:44) 17 Alright, Okay, You Win (02:24) 18 Doin the Twist (02:11) 19 Lets Twist Again (01:52) 20 Night Train (02:01) 21 Route 66 (02:09) 22 Glow Worm (01:38) 23 The Honeydripper (01:52) 24 Side by Side (01:40) |
 | Album: 19 of 38 Title: The Best Of Louis Prima Released: 1996 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:04:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 2 Buona Sera (02:58) 3 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:28) 4 (Nothing’s Too Good) For My Baby (02:36) 5 (Ill Be Glad When Youre Dead) You Rascal You (03:13) 6 5 Months, 2 Weeks , 2 Days (02:09) 7 When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (03:59) 8 When the Saints Go Marching In (04:16) 9 Pennies From Heaven (02:20) 10 Autumn Leaves (02:51) 11 Angelina / Zooma Zooma (04:16) 12 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:08) 13 That Old Black Magic (02:55) 14 Fever (03:03) 15 Hey, Boy ! Hey, Girl ! (02:51) 16 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:38) 17 Just One of Those Things (02:36) 18 St. Louis Blues (02:54) 19 Twist All Night (01:55) 20 I Wan’na Be Like You (04:03) |
 | Album: 20 of 38 Title: The Original Louis Prima Released: 1996-02-01 Tracks: 17 Duration: 55:43 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Buona Sera (03:08) 2 Oh Marie (02:28) 3 Pennies From Heaven (02:22) 4 Angelina / Zooma Zooma (04:18) 5 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:44) 6 That Old Black Magic (02:58) 7 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:39) 8 Body and Soul (03:24) 9 Its Magic (03:46) 10 Im in the Mood for Love (02:38) 11 Night Train (02:45) 12 Banana Split for My Baby (02:30) 13 Baby Wont You Please Come Home (02:07) 14 Should I / I Cant Believe That Youre in Love With Me (06:01) 15 Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Aint Good (02:59) 16 Basin Street Blues / When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:14) 17 The Music Goes round and Around (02:35) |
 | Album: 21 of 38 Title: The Best Of Released: 1997 Tracks: 16 Duration: 48:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Thats Where the South Begins (03:26) 2 Stardust (02:49) 3 Lets Have a Jubilee (03:12) 4 (Looks Like Im) Breaking the Ice (03:16) 5 Its the Rhythm in Me (03:01) 6 Put On an Old Pair of Shoes (02:57) 7 Bright Eyes (02:45) 8 Swing Me with Rhythm (02:54) 9 Chinatown, My Chinatown (03:10) 10 Chasing Shadows (03:02) 11 Sugar Is Sweeter and So Are You (03:05) 12 In a Little Gypsy Tea Room (02:54) 13 Im Living in a Great Big Way (03:06) 14 House Rent Party Day (03:04) 15 Jamaica Shout (02:51) 16 Lets Swing It (02:38) |
 | Album: 22 of 38 Title: Lets Fly With Mary Poppins Released: 1998 Tracks: 12 Duration: 27:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 A Spoonful of Sugar (01:59) 2 Freed the Birds (03:18) 3 The Perfect Nanny (02:25) 4 Chim Chim Cher-Ee (02:40) 5 Sister Suffragette (01:45) 6 Stiamo Svegli (Stay Awake) (02:18) 7 Jolly Holiday (02:04) 8 Stay Awake (02:22) 9 Lets Go Fly a Kite (02:19) 10 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (01:56) 11 I Love to Laugh (02:10) 12 Supercalifragilistic-Espiralidoso (02:01) |
| Let's Fly With Mary Poppins : Allmusic album Review : The score of Mary Poppins was recorded by many singers and musicians after the movies premiere in 1964, including Duke Ellington and John Coltrane ("Chim Chim Cheree"). Singer-trumpeter Louis Prima was one of the first, cutting versions of "A Spoonful of Sugar" and "Stay Awake" before executives from the Buena Vista label (owned by Disney) suggested he record enough additional material for a full album. The music ended up quite lightweight, and this set is very brief (27 minutes). Prima only takes one trumpet solo (a rather weak statement on "The Perfect Nanny"), and the ten numbers (two of which are performed twice, the second time in Italian) are essentially treated as novelties by Prima and his then-wife Gia Maione. Only one number is longer than 2:41 and, although there is a cheerful warmth in the vocal interplay of Prima and Maione, the end results are rather pointless. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (especially the Italian version) is difficult to sit through. A historical curiosity but little more. | ||
 | Album: 23 of 38 Title: Buona Sera Released: 1998 Tracks: 20 Duration: 1:10:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Buona Sera (02:57) 2 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 3 Oh Marie (02:25) 4 On the Sunny Side of the Street - Exactly Like You (06:08) 5 You Rascal You (03:11) 6 The Lip (02:15) 7 Embraceable You - I Got It Bad and That Aint Good (02:51) 8 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:08) 9 Ive Got the World on a String (02:24) 10 Pennies From Heaven (02:19) 11 A Foggy Day (02:39) 12 Them There Eyes - Honeysuckle Rose (04:44) 13 Come Back to Sorrento (03:11) 14 Angelina - Zooma Zooma (04:15) 15 Banana Split for My Baby (02:35) 16 Robin Hood/Oh Babe (05:33) 17 Basin Street Blues - When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:11) 18 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:25) 19 Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:28) 20 Dont Worry Bout Me / Im in the Mood for Love (04:24) |
| Buona Sera : Allmusic album Review : Louis Prima, a trumpeting, band-leading apostle of King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, comes across as the entertaining extrovert in the wildly expressive tradition of Al Jolson. This collection is from Primas post-WW II nightclub period, when he had fully developed a Louis Armstrong presentation of novelty playing with a solid swing and jazz backing band. Wife Keely Smith figures prominently as a backing vocalist, and that on-it band is Sam Butera and the Witnesses. This places these songs in the late 50s, after tenor saxophonist and bandleader Butera joined and before Primas divorce from Smith. These are the Las Vegas days and the arrangements are calculated to give the audience the expected Italian dialect and swing band tricks. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 38 Title: V-Disc: A Musical Contribution by Americas Best for Our Armed Forces Overseas Released: 1998 Tracks: 11 Duration: 35:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Felicia No Capecia (02:56) 2 Robin Hood (04:15) 3 Just a Gigolo (04:21) 4 This Heart of Mine (03:07) 5 Hitsum-Kitsum-Bumpity-Itsum (02:47) 6 Please Dont Squeeze Da Banana (03:12) 7 Ill Walk Alone (02:17) 8 Angelina (03:07) 9 White Cliffs of Dover (03:08) 10 I Was Here When You Left Me (04:11) 11 Ya Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:21) |
 | Album: 25 of 38 Title: Say It With a Slap Released: 1999 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:01:28 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 All Right Louis, Drop the Gun (02:59) 2 Anticipation Without Realization (02:51) 3 I Feel So Smoochie (03:01) 4 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) (03:19) 5 That Certain Party (03:02) 6 That Was a Big Fat Lie (03:22) 7 Mean to Me (03:15) 8 Heap Big Smoke (But No Fire) (03:04) 9 My Flame Went Out Last Night (02:59) 10 Anywhere in Texas R.F.D. (02:43) 11 Betty Blue (03:00) 12 Judy (03:07) 13 Abou Ben Adhem (02:56) 14 You Cant Tell the Depth of the Well (02:29) 15 The Bee Song (He-Bee And She-Bee) (02:51) 16 With a Hey and a Hi and a Ho Ho Ho! (02:42) 17 All of Me (02:36) 18 Everybodys Friend But Nobodys Sweetheart (02:52) 19 Ill Never Make the Same Mistake Again (02:45) 20 Say It With a Slap (02:30) 21 Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (02:57) |
 | Album: 26 of 38 Title: 1940s Broadcasts, Volume 2 Released: 1999 Tracks: 19 Duration: 54:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Limehouse Blues (02:48) 2 Robin Hood (03:42) 3 Pleeza No Squeeza the Banana (03:22) 4 Angelina (03:03) 5 St. Louis Blues (02:39) 6 Hitsum Kitsum (02:47) 7 The Blizzard (01:55) 8 Dance With the Dolly (02:16) 9 Chinatown (02:26) 10 By a Waterfall (03:24) 11 I Dont Care If the Sun Dont Shine (02:54) 12 The White Cliffs of Dover (02:59) 13 Here Pretty Kitty (02:39) 14 Oh Babe (02:31) 15 Enjoy Yourself (02:40) 16 Alone (03:15) 17 Buona Sera (02:27) 18 Boogie in the Bronx (04:23) 19 Broadcast closing (01:39) |
 | Album: 27 of 38 Title: Swing n Jive Released: 1999 Tracks: 14 Duration: 41:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Hi Ho Trailus Bootwhip (03:16) 2 Pickle in the Middle (02:56) 3 Please No Squeeza da Banana (03:09) 4 Waiting for the Train to Come In (03:04) 5 Nosy Body (02:59) 6 Leap Before You Look (02:53) 7 Felicia No Capicia (03:12) 8 Josephine, Please No Leane on da Bell (02:37) 9 Marguerita (02:44) 10 He Like It, She Like It! (03:06) 11 Baciagaloop (02:58) 12 Vout Cowboy (03:00) 13 Do a Little Business on the Side (03:10) 14 Mahzel (02:42) |
| Swing 'n Jive : Allmusic album Review : Swing N Jive comprises 40s recordings of Louis Prima leading his orchestra. Yes, he sings on virtually every cut, but not with Keely Smith. He fronts the band, solos, and vocalizes, but with the exception of three of these 14 tracks, he does so alone. Theres a version of "Nosy Body," with Lily Ann Carol, a reading of Slim Gaillards classic "Vout Cowboy," with Foy Willing and the cowboy group Riders of the Purple Sage, and "Mahzel" with Cathy Allan. There is an excellent version of "Hi-Ho Trailus Bootwhip," that kicks the set off as well. The music here is terrific. The sound, however, is another matter entirely. While its not terrible, the masters were either in poor shape, or these are radio transcriptions and live tracks, and its difficult to tell because no source information is given in the liner booklet. If you are a hardcore Prima fan, though, you need these just the same. | ||
 | Album: 28 of 38 Title: The Very Best of Louis Prima Released: 1999 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:12:56 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:19) 2 Angelina (03:09) 3 Robin Hood (04:03) 4 Felicia No Capecia (03:06) 5 Please Dont Squeeza da Banana (02:53) 6 Hitsum-Kitsum-Bimpity-Itsum (02:44) 7 Josephina, Please No Lean on the Bell (02:30) 8 Marguerita (02:35) 9 Baciagaloop (Makes Love on the Stoop) (02:49) 10 The White Cliffs of Dover (03:03) 11 Ya Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:24) 12 Some Sunday Morning (03:21) 13 Im Livin in a Great Big Way (03:05) 14 The Lady in Red (03:01) 15 In a Little Gypsy Tea Room (02:52) 16 Chasing Shadows (03:01) 17 Its the Rhythm in Me (03:02) 18 Chinatown, My Chinatown (03:08) 19 Swing Me With Rhythm (02:52) 20 Sugar Is Sweet and So Are You (03:04) 21 I Still Want You (02:59) 22 Lets Swing It (02:39) 23 Thats Where the South Begins (03:25) 24 Bright Eyes (02:44) |
 | Album: 29 of 38 Title: Ultra-Lounge, Wild, Cool & Swingin, The Artist Collection, Volume 1 Released: 1999-06-08 Tracks: 44 Duration: 2:23:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 2 Five Months Two Weeks Two Days (02:09) 3 Should I / I Cant Believe That Youre in Love With Me (05:56) 4 The Closer to the Bone (04:12) 5 Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (02:41) 6 Ill Be Glad When Youre Dead You Rascal You (03:14) 7 Autumn Leaves (02:51) 8 The Music Goes Round and Around (02:35) 9 Just One of Those Things (02:37) 10 Felicia No Capicia (03:01) 11 Oh Marie (02:27) 12 Greenback Dollar Bill (03:20) 13 When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (03:59) 14 Scuba Diver (03:02) 15 Three-handed Woman (02:43) 16 Lazy River (03:27) 17 Embraceable You / Ive Got It Bad and That Aint Good (02:59) 18 Pennies From Heaven (02:20) 19 The Lip (02:16) 20 Robin Hood / Oh Babe! (05:33) 21 Fee Fie Foo (06:17) 22 (Nothings Too Good) for My Baby (02:37) 1 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:38) 2 Jump Jive and Wail (03:30) 3 Angelina / Zooma Zooma (04:18) 4 Moonglow (03:08) 5 Ive Got the World on a String (02:27) 6 Love of My Live (O Sole Mio) (03:45) 7 John Ping Pong (02:36) 8 The Pump Song (01:50) 9 Banana Split for My Baby (02:30) 10 Too Marvelous for Words (01:54) 11 Dont Take Your Love From Me (03:05) 12 Buona Sera (02:59) 13 Dont Worry bout Me / Im in the Mood for Love (04:20) 14 Therell Be No Next Time (03:15) 15 Shadrack (02:45) 16 Basin Street Blues / When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:13) 17 Youre Just in Love (02:28) 18 The Birth of the Blues (02:49) 19 Them There Eyes / Honeysuckle Rose (04:46) 20 Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (04:09) 21 (Nothings Too Good) For My Baby (02:15) 22 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:42) |
 | Album: 30 of 38 Title: Just a Gigolo Released: 2000 Tracks: 12 Duration: 36:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:33) 2 Brookyn Boogie (03:00) 3 Sing Sing Sing (03:01) 4 I Wonder (03:14) 5 Caldonia (03:11) 6 Felicia No Capicia (03:05) 7 St Louis Blues (02:26) 8 Josephina (02:32) 9 Boogie Woogie (02:44) 10 Margerita (02:40) 11 Chinatown (03:11) 12 Angelina (02:43) |
 | Album: 31 of 38 Title: Cocktail Hour Released: 2000 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:22:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Boogie in Chicago (02:45) 2 Pickle in the Middle (02:56) 3 Baciagaloop (02:58) 4 Oh, Marie (02:41) 5 Angelina (03:11) 6 Do a Little Business on the Side (03:08) 7 Margherita (02:43) 8 He Like It, She Like It (03:03) 9 Felicia, No Capicia (03:10) 10 Baby, Wont You Please Come Home (02:59) 11 Please No Squeeza Da Banana (03:07) 12 Hi Ho Tralius Bootwhip (03:15) 13 Waitin for the Train to Come In (03:03) 14 St. Louis Blues (02:41) 1 Hey! Ba Ba Re Bop (03:03) 2 Chinatown, My Chinatown (03:09) 3 Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard) (03:11) 4 You Wont Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (03:04) 5 (Youre A Little) Nosy-Body (02:58) 6 Mary Lou (02:39) 7 It Takes a Long, Tall, Brown Skin Gal (03:14) 8 (Does Your Mother Know Youre Out) Cecilia (02:44) 9 Bell Bottom Trousers (02:47) 10 Just a Gigolo (02:43) 11 Robin Hood (03:09) 12 (Youve Got to Have a Little) Mahzel (02:42) 13 Voot Cowboy (02:58) 14 Brooklyn Boogie (02:43) |
 | Album: 32 of 38 Title: Buona Sera - The Best, the Wildest Released: 2000-11-16 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:10:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Buona Sera (03:07) 2 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 3 Oh Marie (02:27) 4 Angelina / Zooma Zooma (04:16) 5 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 6 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:38) 7 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days (02:09) 8 You Rascal You (03:11) 9 Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Aint Good (02:58) 10 Ive Got the World on a String (02:26) 11 Pennies From Heaven (02:22) 12 A Foggy Day (02:39) 13 Come Back to Sorrento (03:13) 14 Robin Hood / Oh Babe (05:34) 15 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:29) 16 Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:29) 17 Dont Worry Bout Me / Im in the Mood for Love (04:25) 18 When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (03:59) 19 Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (02:42) 20 Them There Eyes / Honeysuckle Rose (04:46) 21 Basin Street Blues / When Its Sleepy Time Down South (04:13) |
 | Album: 33 of 38 Title: New Sounds of the Louis Prima Show Released: 2002 Tracks: 11 Duration: 36:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 In a Little Spanish Town (03:54) 2 Im Confessin (04:44) 3 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:49) 4 Exodus (02:45) 5 Cold, Cold Heart-Little Mama (04:00) 6 Margie (03:06) 7 When a Man Loves a Woman (04:01) 8 Story Bout a Dog (03:24) 9 Youre Just in Love (03:38) 10 Little Sir Echo (02:15) 11 I Wanna Be Like You (02:23) |
 | Album: 34 of 38 Title: Best of the War Years Released: 2003 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:08:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The White Cliffs of Dover (03:04) 2 Robin Hood (04:16) 3 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:25) 4 Hitsum-Kitsum-Bumpity-Itsum (02:45) 5 This Heart of Mine (03:05) 6 Angelina (03:05) 7 Ya Gotta See Baby Tonight (02:19) 8 Ill Walk Alone (02:14) 9 Felicia No Capicia (02:58) 10 Please No Squeeza Da Banana (03:10) 11 I Was Here When You Left Me (04:09) 12 The Blizzard (01:55) 13 Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking) (02:16) 14 A Sunday Kind of Love (02:44) 15 By a Waterfall (03:25) 16 I Dont Care If the Sun Dont Shine (02:55) 17 Oh Babe (02:33) 18 Brooklyn Boogie (03:01) 19 Enjoy Yourself (Its Later Than You Think) (02:31) 20 Thats My Desire (02:56) 21 Chinatown, My Chinatown (02:59) 22 Alone (03:14) 23 Buona Sera (02:26) |
| Best of the War Years : Allmusic album Review : While it would have been more preferable for Stardust to issue the complete V-Disc sessions of Louis Prima & His Orchestra, this 23-track selection of his recordings between 1944 and 1950 is pretty tight and presented expertly for a decent price. The bands Prima kept during the war years were remarkably consistent in personnel (Leon, Louis brother, was the other trumpet player in the band), with very few changes. Here are V-disc versions of the bands singles -- tough, rowdy, and swinging versions of "Robin Hood," "Just a Gigolo," "I Dont Care if the Sun Dont Shine," "Angelina," "Felecia No Capecia," and "A Sunday Kind of Love" are juxtaposed against racier tunes such as "Please No Squeeza da Banana" and flat-out jump tracks like "Brooklyn Boogie." In addition to the early band tracks, Stardust has included the first performances with vocalists Lily Ann Carol from 1946 and Keely Smith from 1950. The version of "Buona Sera" that closes the set is easily the most beautiful version Prima ever recorded. No doubt most Prima fans already have this material, but for those just getting on the bandwagon, this is a great introduction to his music outside the Capitol period. | ||
 | Album: 35 of 38 Title: Greatest Hits Released: 2003 Tracks: 9 Duration: 25:32 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 2 Buona Sera (03:00) 3 Its Magic (03:47) 4 Moonglow (02:53) 5 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:38) 6 Oh Marie (from Hey Boy! Hey Girl! soundtrack) (02:28) 7 Hey Boy!, Hey, Girl! (from Hey Boy! Hey Girl! soundtrack) (02:41) 8 Youre Just in Love (02:28) 9 Im in the Mood for Love (02:38) |
 | Album: 36 of 38 Title: Jump, Jive an Wail: The Essential Louis Prima Released: 2007 Tracks: 26 Duration: 1:18:57 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Medley: Angelina / Zooma Zooma (live) (04:21) 2 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:29) 3 That Old Black Magic (02:56) 4 Oh Marie (02:24) 5 The Lip (feat. Keely Smith) (02:19) 6 Burbon Street Blues (02:14) 7 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:39) 8 Pennies From Heaven (02:19) 9 Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (02:42) 10 Luigi (02:45) 11 (Up A) Lazy River (03:28) 12 When Youre Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (04:00) 13 Ive Got the World on a String (02:27) 14 Sing, Sing, Sing (04:07) 15 Just a Gigolo / I Aint Got Nobody (04:43) 16 Felicia No Capecia (03:02) 17 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days (02:10) 18 St. Louis Blues (02:57) 19 When the Saints Go Marching In (02:41) 20 Big Daddy (02:46) 21 Just One of Those Things (02:38) 22 Buona sera (02:58) 23 I Wan’na Be Like You (04:03) 24 Hello Dolly! (02:36) 25 Cabaret (02:39) 26 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) (03:19) |
 | Album: 37 of 38 Title: Hey Boy! Hey Girl! / Swingin Pretty Released: 2009 Tracks: 28 Duration: 1:14:15 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (02:52) 2 Banana Split for My Baby (02:31) 3 You Are My Love (02:21) 4 Fever (03:04) 5 Oh, Marie (02:25) 6 Lazy River (03:27) 7 Nitey-Nite (02:48) 8 When the Saints Go Marching In (02:41) 9 Autumn Leaves (02:51) 10 Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (Reprise) (01:27) 11 Ive Got You Under My Skin (02:39) 12 The Lip (02:17) 13 (Nothings Too Good) for My Baby (02:37) 14 Dont Let a Memory (01:46) 15 Its Magic (03:46) 16 Its Been a Long, Long Time (02:06) 17 Stormy Weather (03:12) 18 Indian Love Call (03:00) 19 The Nearness of You (03:35) 20 What Is This Thing Called Love? (01:53) 21 The Man I Love (03:17) 22 Youre Driving Me Crazy (01:27) 23 Stardust (02:53) 24 There Will Never Be Another You (02:25) 25 Someone to Watch Over Me (03:00) 26 What Can I Say After I Say Im Sorry (02:10) 27 A Foggy Day (02:39) 28 Dont Take Your Love From Me (03:06) |
 | Album: 38 of 38 Title: Return of the Wildest! Released: 2012-07-10 Tracks: 10 Duration: 32:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Oh Babe (03:29) 2 Bei Mir Bist du Schön (02:21) 3 Night Train (03:00) 4 I Wanna Be Like You (03:35) 5 A Sunday Kind of Love (04:39) 6 Las Vegas Woman (03:20) 7 I Want You to Be My Baby (01:55) 8 You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (01:50) 9 Jump, Jive an Wail (03:42) 10 Just a Gigolo/I Aint Got Nobody (04:38) |