Louis Prima: Capitol Collector's Series

~ Release by Louis Prima (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
Louis Prima 4:43
2 Oh Marie
Louis Prima 2:27
3 Buona Sera
Louis Prima 3:07
4 Jump, Jive An' Wail
Louis Prima 5 3:29
5 Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Louis Prima 4:13
6 The Lip
Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:17
7 Whistle Stop
Louis Prima 2:16
8 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
Louis Prima 2:10
9 Banana Split for My Baby
Louis Prima 2:31
10 There'll Be No Next Time
Louis Prima & Sam Butera 3:15
11 When You're Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
Louis Prima 3:58
12 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:06
13 I've Got the World on a String
Louis Prima 2:27
14 Pennies From Heaven
Louis Prima 2:21
15 Angelina / Zooma Zooma
Louis Prima 4:17
16 Beep! Beep!
Louis Prima 2:13
17 Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:57
18 Sing, Sing, Sing
Louis Prima 4:09
19 That Old Black Magic
Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:56
20 The Music Goes 'Round and Around
Louis Prima 2:35
21 Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!
Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:41
22 Lazy River
Louis Prima 3:27
23 I've Got You Under My Skin
Louis Prima & Keely Smith 2:37
24 You're Just in Love
Louis Prima 2:27
25 Twist All Night
Louis Prima 2:01
26 St. Louis Blues
Louis Prima 2:56

Credits

Digital Media 1

trumpet:
Louis Prima (tracks 1–26)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (tracks 1–26)
trombone:
Lou Sineaux (track 1)
arranger:
Bill Holman (track 19)
Joe Lovano (track 17)
Louis Prima (track 2)
composer:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed Louie Louie) (track 10)
Joe Josea (track 10)
Leonello Casucci (track 1)
Johnny Mercer (track 19)
Clarence Muse (track 5)
Larry Shay (track 11)
Peter de Rose (track 3)
William Christopher Handy (track 26)
Louis Prima (track 18)
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (track 1)
Eduardo di Capua (track 2)
Ted Snyder (1921) (track 11)
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (1926) (track 5)
George Gershwin (composer) (1928) (track 17)
Harold Arlen (1932) (track 13)
Mike Riley (1935) (track 20)
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (1936) (track 14)
Cole Porter (1936) (track 23)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1941) (track 17)
Harold Arlen (1942) (track 19)
Irving Berlin (1950) (track 24)
Louis Prima (1956) (track 4)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer (track 1)
Mark Fisher (Songwriter) (track 11)
Joe Goodwin (track 11)
Roger Graham (track 1)
William Christopher Handy (track 26)
Louis Prima (tracks 4, 18)
Leon René (track 5)
Otis René (track 5)
Carl Sigman (track 3)
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (track 5)
Eduardo di Capua (track 2)
Harry B. Smith (1921) (track 11)
Francis Wheeler (1921) (track 11)
Ira Gershwin (1928) (track 17)
Ted Koehler (1932) (track 13)
Red Hodgson (1935) (track 20)
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (1936) (track 14)
Cole Porter (1936) (track 23)
Paul Francis Webster (1941) (track 17)
Johnny Mercer (1942) (track 19)
Irving Berlin (1950) (track 24)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (Louis Prima's band) (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7–26)
The Witnesses (Louis Prima's band) (1956-04) (tracks 2, 4, 6)
producer:
Voyle Gilmore (tracks 1–26)
translator:
Irving Caesar (track 1)
vocals:
Sam Butera (track 10)
Louis Prima (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7–26)
Keely Smith (tracks 12, 17, 19, 21, 23)
Louis Prima (1956-04) (tracks 2, 4, 6)
Keely Smith (1956-04) (track 6)
writer:
Sidney Arodin (track 22)
Jimmy Breedlove (1950s' rocker) (track 7)
Sam Butera (track 25)
Hoagy Carmichael (track 22)
Pablo Citarella (track 15)
Don Donaldson (track 8)
Doris Fisher (track 15)
Stan Irwin (track 9)
Jerry Joyce (track 16)
Ted Klages (track 6)
Vic Knight (track 6)
Oscar McLollie (track 21)
Debbie Morris (track 8)
Allan Roberts (track 15)
Jimmy Thomas (track 21)
Charles Warfield (track 12)
Clarence Williams (track 12)
Jerry Winn (track 16)
Louis Prima (tracks 9, 15–16, 25)
Edward Farley (1935) (track 20)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. (track 14)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (track 23)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (track 5)
Leon Rene Publication (track 5)
Mills Music, Inc. (track 5)
New World Music Corp. (track 17)
Otis Rene Publication (track 5)
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (track 12)
Universal MCA Music Publishing (US film music publisher) (track 12)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) (track 12)
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) (track 17)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (track 23)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (tracks 1–14, 16, 21–26)
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, United States (track 15)
Sahara Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (tracks 17–20)
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (1957-01-17) (track 12)
is the basis for:
7 Virtuoso Études: Embraceable You (track 17)
American Symphonic Suite (track 26)
later translated parody versions:
Gigolo (track 1)
Gigu (track 1)
Nikolo (track 1)
later translated versions:
Abraçável você (track 17)
Buona sera (german version) (track 3)
Buona sera (track 3)
Buona sera (track 3)
Hop dans la rivière (Lazy River) (track 22)
Je suis mordue (track 17)
Te llevo dentro de mí (track 23)
Vous faites partie de moi (track 23)
Ça fait mal (J'suis mordue) (track 17)
later versions:
Ce diable noir (track 19)
medley including a recording of:
Basin Street Blues (1956-04-19) (track 5)
I Ain't Got Nobody (1956-04-19) (track 1)
Just a Gigolo (English version) (1956-04-19) (track 1)
The Sheik of Araby (1957-01-17) (track 11)
When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (1957-01-17) (track 11)
Angelina (1957-07-26) (track 15)
Zooma Zooma (1957-07-26) (track 15)
Embraceable You (1958-02-11) (track 17)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (1958-02-11) (track 17)
part of:
Born to Dance (track 23)
Crazy For You (1992 Musical) (track 17)
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical) (track 17)
recording of:
Buona sera (1956-04-19) (track 3)
Jump, Jive an' Wail (1956-04-19) (track 4)
Oh Marie (1956-04-19) (track 2)
The Lip (1956-04-19) (track 6)
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (1956-04-19) (track 5)
5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days (1956-09-13) (track 8)
Banana Split for My Baby (1956-09-13) (track 9)
Whistle Stop (1956-09-13) (track 7)
(There'll Be No) Next Time (1957-01-17) (track 10)
I’ve Got the World on a String (1957-01-31) (track 13)
Pennies From Heaven (1957-01-31) (track 14)
Beep! Beep! (1957-11-21) (track 16)
Sing, Sing, Sing (1958-08-25) (track 18)
That Old Black Magic (1958-08-25) (track 19)
The Music Goes Round and Round (by F. Farley, M. Riley, R. Hodgson) (1958-08-26) (track 20)
Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl! (1958-10-06) (track 21)
Lazy River (1958-10-06) (track 22)
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (1959-01-02) (track 23)
St. Louis Blues (1962-02-23) (track 26)
Twist All Night (1962-02-23) (track 25)
You're Just in Love (Call Me Madam) (1962-02-23) (track 24)
referred to in medleys:
Bing Crosby Medley (track 14)
Golden Years of Rock and Roll (track 3)
Let's Have Another Party (Winifred Atwell medley) (track 11)
Satchmo! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong (track 26)
Medley: Pennies From Heaven / I Want Some Money (track 14)
Sleeptime Down South Medley (tracks 5, 5)
Medley :you rascal you... (tracks 5, 11)
Ja-Da Medley (tracks 14, 22, 26)
Bugle Call Rag Medley (track 11)
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo (track 1)