The Original Louis Prima

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Buona Sera
recording of:
Buona sera
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Louis Prima43:09
2Oh Marie
recording of:
Oh Marie
lyricist and composer:
Eduardo Di Capua
arranger:
Louis Prima
Louis Prima32:29
3Pennies From Heaven
cover recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
Louis Prima32:22
4Angelina / Zooma Zooma
medley including a recording of:
Angelina
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Doris Fisher
medley including a recording of:
Zooma Zooma
writer:
Pablo Citarella and Louis Prima
Louis Prima4:18
5Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody
medley including a cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
medley including a cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
C’est mon gigolo
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
Louis Prima4:45
6That Old Black Magic
producer:
Voyle Gilmore (on 1958-08-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1958-08-25)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1958-08-25)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1958-08-25) and Keely Smith (on 1958-08-25)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1958-08-25)
recorded at:
Sahara Theater in Winchester, Nevada, United States (on 1958-08-25)
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith2:58
7I’ve Got You Under My Skin
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Born to Dance
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith2:39
8Body and Soul
cover recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Louis Prima3:25
9It’s Magic
cover recording of:
It’s Magic
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith3:46
10I’m in the Mood for Love
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963)
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith2:41
11Night Train
solo tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (in 1956-04)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (in 1956-04)
instrumental cover recording of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest's original instrumental version) (in 1956-04)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
Louis Prima2:48
12Banana Split for My Baby
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera
trumpet:
Louis Prima
vocals:
Louis Prima
orchestra:
The Witnesses
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Banana Split for My Baby (on 1956-09-13)
writer:
Stan Irwin and Louis Prima
Louis Prima2:32
13Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
producer:
Voyle Gilmore (on 1957-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Butera (on 1957-01-17)
trumpet:
Louis Prima (on 1957-01-17)
vocals:
Louis Prima (on 1957-01-17) and Keely Smith (on 1957-01-17)
orchestra:
The Witnesses (on 1957-01-17)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-17)
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1957-01-17)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith2:07
14Should I / I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
medley including a recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
medley including a recording of:
Should I
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith6:02
15Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
medley including a recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Prima feat. Keely Smith2:59
16Basin Street Blues / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
medley including a recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
medley including a recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc. and Otis Rene Publication
Louis Prima4:14
17The Music Goes ’round and Around
cover recording of:
The Music Goes Round and Round (by F. Farley, M. Riley, R. Hodgson)
lyricist:
Red Hodgson (in 1935)
writer:
Edward Farley (US trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist & composer) (in 1935)
composer:
Mike Riley (US jazz trombonist & songwriter) (in 1935)
Louis Prima2:36

Credits

Release

photography:Michael Ochs Archives
design:Van Dijken Enschede
distributed by, copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and marketed by:Disky Communications Europe B.V. (Copyright holder. File NO releases.)
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ASIN:UK: B0000242KH [info]