Louis Prima
Brie: Okay, thank goodness for this album! I needed something fun and light after the past three albums. This album is full of fun, jazzy, gotta-get-up-and-dance songs! My favorites include "Jump, Jive, An' Wail", and "Buona Sera". Even though this album isn't as serious and technical as Sinatra's "In the Wee Small Hours" and the Louvin Brothers' "Tragic Songs of Life", I still love it, as it is the epitome of Italian Jazz! If you haven't seen any videos of Louis performing, I suggest you do so! The man knew how to entertain!
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P.S. When I clicked on his videos on YouTube, I would get videos for mobs, and the Sopranos. Someone should really look into this more...
Amanda: I agree with what Brie said about needing an upbeat album after that piece of shit we listened to last time (not naming any names). Well, I never have been to New Orleans, but this album certainly made me want to book it to Louisiana. Granted, the songs really don't make any sense (here's looking at you, "Jump, Jive, and Wail") but they are still very enjoyable. Prima is one of those singers that puts half his effort in making a quality song and the other half in showing off to the audience and entertaining the crowd. Definitely an experience to watch him perform. As a sidenote, you most likely have heard his songs in movies like Elf, Casino, and The Jungle Book (there are probably more; these are the movies I have seen).
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Louis Prima - "Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South"
ReplyDeleteStandout track from the album The Wildest! (1956)
Album 4 of 1001 Albums You Must Hear
I'm impressed with how great this album sounds 64 years later. It's a lot of fun to listen to all the way through, very few weak moments. There's clearly a few different genres of music happening at once, anyway it just works. I picked this song because it swings/rocks the hardest. "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" is obviously another high point, it's too bad David Lee Roth copied it note for note. Hard to pick just one because every track is solid.