Louis Prima
New Orleans-born singer/trumpeter Louis Prima started recording in the 1930s with his New Orleans Gang. Around this time, he also composed the classic swing tune "Sing, Sing, Sing," which became a smash for Benny Goodman. In the '40s, Prima started working with singer Keely Smith, who he eventually married. With a raucous stage show mixing swing, R&B, some Italian flavor, and a hefty dose of humor, they were hugely successful all the way into the early '60s. Prima later earned accolades as the voice of King Louie in the hit Disney film THE JUNGLE BOOK. He passed away in 1978, but Smith went on performing and recording into the 21st century.
Jump, Jive An' Wail: The Essential
Louis Prima
Capitol/EMI Records, 2007
1 CD
The John R.T. Davies Collection: Vol. 1: Jazz Classics
Louis Prima
JSP (UK), 2007
4 CD
Greatest Hits (Collectables)
Louis Prima
Collectables Records, 2006
1 CD
Live From las Vegas
Louis Prima
Capitol/EMI Records, 2005
1 CD
Plays Pretty For the People
Louis Prima
Collectors' Choice, 2004
1 CD
Dances with Brass
Bryan Bourne, Charles Casey, Joe Connell
Washington Symphonic Brass, Milton Stevens
1 CD
Swing It!
Louis Prima
Living Era, 2003
1 CD
