Louis Prima, whose musical career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, was a trumpet player, a singer, a composer, a humorist, a bandleader, and – above all – an entertainer par excellence. Prima scored hits in the 1940s with “Oh Marie”, “Angelina” and “Robin Hood”. One of his biggest hits, a duet with Keely Smith, was a remake of the Johnny Mercer classic “That Old Black Magic”. By late 1954, Louis Prima had joined forces with tenor saxophonist-bandleader Sam Butera. His music was vital, a mixture of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, and the combination of Prima, Smith and Sam Butera and The Witnesses became a smash hit in America, especially in the entertainment world of Las Vegas.
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1. Just a Gigolo – I Ain’t Got Nobody
2. Oh Marie
3. Buona Sera
4. Angelina – Zooma Zooma
5. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
6. Nyow! Nyot Nyow! (the Pussy Cat Song)
7. Come Back To Sorrento
8. I’ve Got the World On a String
9. That Old Black Magic
10. 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
11. You Rascal You
12. Embraceable You – I Got It Bad and That and That Ain’t Good
13. Robin Hood – Oh Babe
14. Basin Street Blues – When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
15. When the Saints Go Marching In
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1. Jump, Jive an’ Wail
2. Gotta See Baby Tonight
3. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – I’m In the Mood For Love
4. Lazy River
5. Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
6. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
7. Them There Eyes – Honeysuckle Rose
8. St. Louis Blues
9. Sing, Sing, Sing
10. There’ll Be No Next Time
11. Pennies From Heaven
12. How High the Moon
13. When You’re Smiling – the Sheik of Araby
14. Felicia No Capicia
15. You’re Just In Love
16. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
17. I’m Confessin’