Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The back of this two-CD set may say 'File under Lounge,' but frankly, lounging will be the very last thing on your mind once you put Louis and Keely on. It's simply impossible to stand still while the duo, backed by Sam Butera and the Witnesses, gets going. When Keely sings 'Hey boy, I can really cook,' there's a tiny chance she's talking about something that takes place in the kitchen, but the galloping bass line behind her says that she really belongs to the dance floor. Whoo-hee! Cole Porter's 'Just One of Those Things' is taken at a frenetic pace--do these people ever pause to breathe? The bulk of this collection was recorded between 1957 and 1962, and it makes for an explosive document of a now-gone era when men in sharp suits hung out at the Copa, babes with pointy rocket-launcher breasts at their arms. The sheer effortlessness of it all is still supremely exciting. --Elisabeth Vincentelli









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Disc 1:

1. That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima, Arlen, Harold
2. 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days - Louis Prima, Donaldson, Don
3. Should I/I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me - Louis Prima, Brown, Nacio Herb
4. Closer to the Bone - Louis Prima, Jones, Louis
5. Hey Boy, Hey Girl - Louis Prima, McLollie, Oscar
6. You Rascal You - Louis Prima, Theard, Sam
7. Autumn Leaves - Louis Prima, Kosma, Joseph
8. The Music Goes 'Round and Around - Louis Prima, Farley, Ed
9. Just One of Those Things - Louis Prima, Porter, Cole
10. Felicia No Capicia - Louis Prima, Drake, Ervin
11. Oh Marie - Louis Prima, DiCapua, Eddie
12. Greenback Dollar Bill - Louis Prima, Richards, Reynold
13. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) - Louis Prima, Fisher, Mark
14. Scuba Diver - Louis Prima, Prima, Louis
15. Three Handed Woman - Louis Prima, Raleigh, Ben
16. Lazy River - Louis Prima, Carmichael, Hoagy
17. Embraceable You/I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - Louis Prima, Ellington, Duke
18. Pennies from Heaven - Louis Prima, Burke, Johnny
19. The Lip - Louis Prima, Klages, T.
20. Robin Hood/Oh Babe - Louis Prima, Kabak, Milt
21. Fee Fie Foo - Louis Prima, Belle, Barbara
22. (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby - Louis Prima, Eddy, Teddy Jack

Disc 2:

1. I've Got You Under My Skin - Louis Prima, Porter, Cole
2. Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Louis Prima, Prima, Louis
3. Angelina/Zooma Zooma - Louis Prima, Citarella, Paolo
4. Moonglow - Louis Prima, DeLange, Eddie
5. I've Got the World on a String - Louis Prima, Arlen, Harold
6. Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) - Louis Prima, Traditional
7. John Ping Pong - Louis Prima, Herscher, Lou
8. The Pump Song - Louis Prima, Fields, Buddy
9. Banana Split for My Baby - Louis Prima, Irwin, Stan
10. Too Marvelous for Words - Louis Prima, Mercer, Johnny
11. Don't Take Your Love from Me - Louis Prima, Nemo, Henry
12. Buona Sera - Louis Prima, DeRose, Peter
13. Don't Worry 'Bout Me/I'm in the Mood for Love - Louis Prima, Bloom, Rube
14. There'll Be No Next Time - Louis Prima, Berry, Richard
15. Shadrack - Louis Prima, MacGimsey, Bob
16. Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Prima, Mace, Clarence
17. You're Just in Love - Louis Prima, Berlin, Irving
18. Birth of the Blues - Louis Prima, Brown, Lew
19. Them There Eyes/Honeysuckle Rose - Louis Prima, Pinkard, Maceo
20. Sing, Sing, Sing - Louis Prima, Prima, Louis
21. (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby - Louis Prima, Eddy, Teddy Jack
22. Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima, Brammer, Julius

Rating: - you'll love it!
the reason i HAD to buy this CD, was to get mine back! i brought this to a house-warming dinner party & everyone LOVED it - including the host.

Now they can enjoy Louie Prima & Keely Smith anytime they want - and I got my CD back. :)

you'll find yourself singin' & swingin' along too.

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Rating: - fun swing
i just started to appreciate louis prima's band-this remastered double cd offers an excellent listening experience.

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Rating: - Jump, Jive, An' Wail!
Songs from Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses. Songs are great. Compilation includes songs from "The Wildest", "The Call of the Wildest" and "The Wildest Show at Tahoe".

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Rating: - Fast, funny, and worth every penny!
I was skeptical about buying a compilation CD set for fear it wouldn't be good... but I was wrong! I can't get enough of these CD's. I do Swing dance and Lindy Hop, and I think some of the tempos to these songs are a bit fast for dancing, but excellent for listening to when you just want to be in a good mood! Keely has a great voice, and Louis is just plane hysterical :D

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Rating: - A trip to the Moon on nuclear wings!
What a blast!

This was my first introduction to Mr. Prima & Co. What a swingin' treat!

You can tell from each and every cut on this twin CD set that these guys were having fun. Many of the songs have little ad-libs between Louis, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, and the other band members. Louis jumps in between solos to throw out comments, he'll scat, even proto-rap, and is having such a good time he'll try to keep from laughing while he and Sam duel with brass. Only true professional musicians can get away with that sort of thing and make it sound good. Louis & Co. are top-notch pros.

Keely solos on a few cuts to round things out, and basically, you get the feeling of what it must have been like to be kickin' it in Vegas back in the swank era while taking in Louis Prima's act. Maybe tomorrow night, you'll catch Dino at the Sands, and take in Torme on Tuesday. Or, maybe you'll just keep coming back here to see Louis, Keely, Sam, and the Witnesses again and again.

Many of the songs are just plain fun ("Robin Hood/Oh Babe", "Banana Split For My Baby", "Felicia No Capicia", "Greenback Dollar Bill", "There'll Be No Next Time"), and even the old standards take on a wink and a smile when Louis gets ahold of them ("The Music Goes 'Round And Around", "That Old Black Magic", "Just One of Those Things", "Embraceable You")!

Get yourself a martini, sit back and relax, and get ready to be swung back to swanksville. This set is one swingin' good time, whether you're six or sixty!