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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0077779407224 Format: Import Label: Emd Int'l Manufacturer: Emd Int'l Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Emd Int'l Release Date: May 21, 1991 Studio: Emd Int'l Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating: - great CD!!!I've never heard a bad Louie Prima album. The quality is good the songs are great. Lots of good tunes@! Rating: - The Mid-Century Music ModernistHow 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. Rating:  - Extraordinary music on a very bad CDThere 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? Rating: - BANANA SPLIT FOR MY BABY, A GLASS OF PLAIN WATER FOR MEIF 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. Rating: - 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. |
