Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima
Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima
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Louis Prima
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Product Details

  • Artist: Louis Prima
  • Binding: Audio CD
  • EAN: 0077779407224
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Emd Int'l
  • Manufacturer: Emd Int'l
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Product Group: Music
  • Publisher: Emd Int'l
  • Release Date: 1991-05-21
  • Studio: Emd Int'l
  • Title: Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima
  • UPC: 077779407224
Avg Customer Rating: 5 stars

Product Description: Band leader and lounge kingpin Louis Prima will be best be known for the classic, "Just a Gigolo," immortalized by David Lee Roth for a whole new generation of swingers. But Prima's output went much further: in his day he recorded for Capitol, acted in a movie or two, even owned a golf course. Prima's genius is infectious: lounge, swing, and Dixieland all fuse together into medleys that are fun, dance-worthy, and upbeat. Prima's duets with Keely Smith are the obvious highlights here: "That Ol' Black Magic," "Hey Boy! Hey Girl!," and "I've Got You Under My Skin" are essential Prima tracks. Sure, the cheese factor occasionally runs high, but it is a fun trip. --Jason Verlinde


Customer Reviews


5 stars great CD!!!
I've never heard a bad Louie Prima album. The quality is good the songs are great. Lots of good tunes@!


5 stars The Mid-Century Music Modernist
How many effortless and affecting changes in tempo and rhythmn can one musician make? Louis Prima was the master. And he was a more accomplished man with a trumpet than Louis Armstrong ever hoped to be. On top of all that, when you set him beside Keely Smith, the combination is music magic. Get the music and listen. At first it may sound like "old timers" music; but stick with it, play it again, and like with great wine, you'll be rewarded after the draught has settled in your guts.


1 stars Extraordinary music on a very bad CD
There is no other as talented and timeless as Luis Prima, and this is an amazing collection. However, the CD only plays some of the time and in some CD players...it never does. It is very frustrating! Why bother buying this if you can't enjoy it?


5 stars BANANA SPLIT FOR MY BABY, A GLASS OF PLAIN WATER FOR ME
IF YOU LIKE THE MUSIC OF LOUIS PRIMA, THIS IS THE ONE CD TO GET. FEATURES DUETS WITH HIS WIFE KEELY SMITH AND BACKUP BY SAM BUTERA AND THE WITNESSES, IT HAS ALL OF THE WELL KNOWN LOUIS PRIMA SONGS, WITH GREAT RECORDING QUALITY. FUN, UPTEMPO, HUMOROUS AND SWINGIN'. HOW I WISH I COULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS LOUNGE ACT IN VEGAS BACK IN THE 50S.


5 stars Fun!
Upbeat and fun, this CD is timeless. It's great for playing at dinner parties and if you just want a pick-me-up. This CD is one of our family favorites.


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