Rebound Records - Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues. Jump, Jive An' Wail - The Velvet Lounge - LOUIS PRIMA - New Releases CDs, BEAR FAMILY

1. David Lee Roth copied the Louis Prima arrangement of 'Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody' while Brian Setzer won a Grammy for his version of 'Jump, Jive An' Wail'. The amazing originals are here. Also contains Prima's big hits with the succulent Keely Smith: 'That Old Black Magic' and 'I've Got You Under My Skin' are the epitome of Las Vegas cool. Plus a clutch of lethal tenor-man Sam Butera's rock 'n' roll vocals including 'Ten Little Women' and the full kilter 'Bim Bam'. All told, there's no better collection of Louis Prima's seriously frantic fusion of rock 'n' roll, Dixieland and Neopolitan mayhem. Fans will also appreciate the generous number of tracks and the booklet's numerous photos. --Louis Prima can't be pigeon-holed. Jump blues, vaudeville, Dixieland jazz, Sicilian boogie, swing and flat-out rock 'n' roll; they were all reflected in the riotous lounge act which he pioneered if not invented. Despite his age (born 1910) and a recording career which spanned four decades, Prima understood rock 'n' roll. 'It's got that beat' he said. 'There's nothing, but nothing, wrong with rock 'n' roll'. -- This collection doesn't overlook his jazz-inflected pop hits with Keely Smith but it relies primarily on his very best recordings for Capitol, those which capture the exalted frenzy of his live show and the rumbustious spirit of '50s rock 'n' roll. It includes his own full-steam ahead classic, 'Jump, Jive An' Wail', several innovative medleys and a clutch of attractive rockers by his accompanists, tenor sax player Sam Butera and his band, the Witnesses. Spurned by critics at the time, this anthology of ground-breaking, house-rocking music restores Louis Prima to his rightful, well-deserved place in the reissue spotlight.
3. 1. Jump, Jive, An' Wail
4. 2. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got ..
5. 3. Oh Marie
6. 4. Bim Bam
7. 5. I'll Be Glad When You're Dea..
8. 6. Buona Sera
9. 7. I've Got The World On A String
10. 8. Ten Little Women
11. 9. Pennies From Heaven
12. 10. That Old Black Magic
13. 11. Them There Eyes/Honeysuckle ..
14. 12. Twinkle In Your Eye
15. 13. Gotta See Baby Tonight
16. 14. Basin Street Blues/When It's..
17. 15. Night Train
18. 16. Equator
19. 17. Whistle Stop
20. 18. Five Months, Two Weeks, Two ..
21. 19. I've Got You Under My Skin
22. 20. Sam Butera: Handle With Care
23. 21. Banana Split For My Baby
24. 22. When You're Smiling/The Shei..
25. 23. There'll Be No Next Time
26. 24. Dig That Crazy Chick
27. 25. Hey Boy, Hey Girl
28. 26. Everybody Knows
29. 27. Be Mine (Little Baby)
30. 28. Up Jumped A Rabbit
31. 29. Three Handed Woman
32. 30. Angelina/Zooma Zooma (Medley)

Artist: LOUIS PRIMA
Title: "Jump, Jive An' Wail - The Velvet Lounge"
Label: BEAR FAMILY
Condition: New
Media: CDs Code:

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