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Louis Prima

Geboren am 7. 12. 1911 in New Orleans, US-Staat Louisiana. Bis in die 60er Jahre als Trompeter, Sänger, Schauspieler gut im Geschäft. Nahm viele Platten mit seiner Ex-Frau Keely Smith (Scheidung 1961) auf.

Gab 1966 im Disney-Kino-Hit “Das Dschungelbuch” dem Orang-Utan “King Louis” seine mächtige Stimme. Louis Prima verstarb am 24. 8. 1978 in New Orleans nach einer Gehirnoperation.

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Louis Prima's roots were in the big band jazz of the Thirties, and he would have been aghast at the notion that he was a rock 'n' roller. Kids would have been aghast at the notion, too; this was their parents' music. What could be squarer than Felicia No Capicia? Well, plenty, as it happens. Looking back, we can see embryonic rock 'n' roll in the giddy energy and in the transformation of black hep into white hep. As Nick Tosches said in one of the first pieces to rehabilitate the man, "Prima presaged the Rock 'n' Roll of the Ridiculous. He perceived and embraced in all its tutti-frutti glory, the spirit of post-literate, made-for-television America.” Buona Sera was a song that Prima first recorded as a ballad for Mercury in 1950, then re-recorded for Capitol as a split-tempo number, starting as a tango, then switching to a brisk 4/4 shuffle. Composer Carl Sigman had earlier written Prima's hit Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo), and would later have a hand in Perry Como's TV theme song, Dream Along With Me, and the theme song from the Robin Hood series, not to mention classics like Crazy She Calls Me, Ebb Tide, What Now My Love, It's All In The Game, My Heart Cries For You, Marshmallow World, and many others. Sigman's cowriter, Peter DeRose, was dead by the time the Capitol version of Buena Sera appeared. The composer of pop and show tunes like Deep Purple, De Rose died in 1953.

 

For the complete story of Louis Prima on Capitol, check out Bear Family's exclusive 8-CD box, 'The Capitol Recordings'  (BCD 15776)

 

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Louis Prima - Rocks (CD)
Louis Prima: Louis Prima - Rocks (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17318

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1-CD-Album Digipak with 40-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time approx. 82 mns. The godfather of cool - Louis Prima! The greatest hits of lounge rock 'n' roll! Features the original honkin' sax man, Sam Butera! 'I'm not trying to say...
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The Capitol Recordings (8-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Louis Prima: The Capitol Recordings (8-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD15776

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8-CD box (LP-size) with 40-page book, 198 tracks. Playing time approx. 561 mns. Louis Prima has become a cult figure. He had been a jazz trumpeter in the '30s and '40s, and by the time he signed with Capitol in 1956 he led a hot combo...
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Jump, Jive An' Wail - The Velvet Lounge
Louis Prima & Sam Butera: Jump, Jive An' Wail - The Velvet Lounge Art-Nr.: BCD17203

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1-CD-Album DigiPac (4-plated) with 36-page booklet, 30 tracksPlaying time approx. 87 minutes. Louis Prima, with Sam Butera & Keely Smith Jump, Jive And Wail By the time Louis Prima began recording for Capitol Records on April 19, 1956,...
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The Very Best Of Louis Prima (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Louis Prima: The Very Best Of Louis Prima (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LPCAT269

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(Not Now Music) 18 tracks Prima, who died in 1978, was the eternal game changer. In his early years he led various jazz formations, including the highly regarded New Orleans Gang. A star not only of music but also of film, Prima appeared...
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The Wildest! (CD)
Louis Prima: The Wildest! (CD) Art-Nr.: CD5386962

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(Capitol Records) 14 tracks - Mastered by Ron McMaster using 24-bit Super Bit Mastering
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Lights! Camera! Zooma! Zooma! (CD)
Louis Prima: Lights! Camera! Zooma! Zooma! (CD) Art-Nr.: CDGSCR035

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Just A Gigolo (CD)
Louis Prima: Just A Gigolo (CD) Art-Nr.: CDGO793432

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EP-Collection (CD)
Louis Prima: EP-Collection (CD) Art-Nr.: CDSEE716

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EP-Collection Vol.2 (CD)
Louis Prima: EP-Collection Vol.2 (CD) Art-Nr.: CDSEE736

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Angelina (CD)
Louis Prima: Angelina (CD) Art-Nr.: CDRR71521

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Buona Sera (CD)
Louis Prima: Buona Sera (CD) Art-Nr.: CD038247

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(Golden Options) 22 tracks
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The Entertainers (CD)
Louis Prima & Keely Smith: The Entertainers (CD) Art-Nr.: CD003921

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Encore Of Golden Hits (CD)
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(Digimode) 18 tracks
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The Jazz Collector Edition - Louis Prima Orchestra (CD)
Louis Prima: The Jazz Collector Edition - Louis Prima... Art-Nr.: CD15765

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(Delta Music) 14 tracks
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