The Capitol Recordings - Louis Prima / Keely Smith / Sam Butera

The Capitol Recordings

Compilation by Louis Prima / Keely Smith / Sam Butera

Released 1994

jazz swing vocal jazz

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CD 1: Louis Prima
1
Buona sera
Louis Prima
2:59
4.0 ★
2
Oh Marie!
Louis Prima
2:28
4.0 ★
3
Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody
Louis Prima
4:44
4.0 ★
4
Body and Soul (instrumental)
Louis Prima
3:25
4.0 ★
5
Jump, Jive, an’ Wail
Louis Prima
3:29
5.0 ★
6
(Nothing’s too Good) For My Baby
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
2:38
7
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You
Louis Prima
3:15
8
Basin Street Blues / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
Louis Prima
4:14
9
Night Train (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:48
4.0 ★
10
The Lip
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
2:19
11
Whistle Stop
Louis Prima
2:28
12
Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days
Louis Prima
2:12
5.0 ★
13
Banana Split for My Baby
Louis Prima
2:32
4.0 ★
14
Be Mine (Little Baby)
Louis Prima
2:38
15
When You’re Smiling / The Sheik of Araby
Louis Prima
4:00
16
The Birth of the Blues
Keely Smith
2:50
17
Blow, Red Blow
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
2:18
18
When the Saints Go Marching In
Louis Prima
4:19
19
Sentimental Journey
Louis Prima
2:27
20
There’ll Be No Next Time
Sam Butera & Louis Prima
3:16
21
The Closer to the Bone
Louis Prima
4:13
22
I’ve Got the World on a String
Louis Prima
2:28
23
Much Too Young to Loose My Mind
Sam Butera
1:57
24
Don’t Let a Memory
Keely Smith
1:48
25
Pennies From Heaven
Louis Prima
2:21
5.0 ★
26
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
2:08
27
Autumn Leaves
Keely Smith
2:51
CD 2: Louis Prima
1
The Pump Song
Louis Prima
1:51
2
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:59
3
Natural Buy
Keely Smith
2:13
4
Beep! Beep!
Louis Prima
2:14
5
If You Were the Only Girl
Louis Prima
3:06
6
Bourbon Street Blues
Louis Prima
2:15
7
Sing, Sing, Sing
Louis Prima
4:10
8
That Old Black Magic
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
2:57
4.0 ★
9
Judy
Louis Prima
2:51
10
Felicia No Capicia
Louis Prima
3:00
11
That’s My Home
Louis Prima
3:16
12
Moonglow
Louis Prima
2:54
13
Gotta See Baby Tonight
Louis Prima
2:33
14
Fee Fie Foo
Louis Prima
6:18
15
The Music Goes ’Round and ’Round
Louis Prima
2:38
16
Fever
Sam Butera
3:06
17
Oh Marie
Louis Prima
2:27
18
Don’t Take Your Love From Me
Keely Smith
3:07
19
Hey Boy, Hey Girl
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
2:54
20
Lazy River
Louis Prima
3:29
21
Hey Boy, Hey Girl (reprise)
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
1:28
22
Nothing’s Too Good for My Baby
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
2:16
23
Oh Marie (alternate)
Louis Prima
2:23
CD 3: Louis Prima / Live at Harrah’s Club (& Gia Maione)
1
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
2:40
2
Don’t Take Your Love From Me
Keely Smith
2:08
3
You’re Just In Love
Louis Prima
2:30
4
Harlem Nocturne (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:42
5
Glow Worm (instrumental)
Louis Prima
1:59
6
Just One of Those Things
Louis Prima
2:38
7
All Night Long
Sam Butera
2:54
8
Lover, Come Back to Me (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:35
9
Everybody Knows
Louis Prima
2:47
10
Ain’t Misbehavin’ / ’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Louis Prima
5:57
11
Three Handed Woman
Louis Prima
2:43
12
St. Louis Blues
Louis Prima
2:55
13
Twist All Night
Louis Prima
1:54
14
John Ping Pong
Louis Prima
2:37
15
Ooh, Look What You’ve Done to Me
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
2:32
16
Big Daddy
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
2:46
17
Sonday Lover
Keely Smith
2:08
18
Little Girl Blues / Intro (at Harrah’s Club)
Keely Smith / Louis Prima
3:20
19
Scuba Diver
Louis Prima
2:59
20
I Want You to Be My Baby
Gia Maione
2:11
21
Shadrack
Louis Prima
2:45
22
The Next Time
Louis Prima & Sam Butera
7:56
23
Lady of Spain (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:09
24
Hello Lover, Goodbye Tears
Gia Maione
2:21
25
Undecided
Louis Prima & Gia Maione
2:17
26
Come Rain or Shine / Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
Sam Butera / Louis Prima & Gia Maione
6:25
CD 4: Live at Harrah’s Club / Live at the Sahara
1
On the Sunny Side of the Street / Exactly Like You
Louis Prima
6:11
2
A Foggy Day
Keely Smith
2:38
3
How High the Moon (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:25
4
Angelina / Zooma Zooma
Louis Prima
4:16
5
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me / I’m in the Mood for Love
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
4:24
6
Come Back to Sorrento (instrumental)
Louis Prima
3:07
7
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Keely Smith
3:39
8
Robin Hood / Oh Babe!
Louis Prima
5:32
9
Judy
Louis Prima
3:19
10
Them There Eyes (vocal) / Honeysuckle Rose (instrumental)
Louis Prima
4:42
11
Tiger Rag (instrumental) / Just Because (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:50
12
Embraceable You / I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
Keely Smith & Louis Prima
2:51
13
Should I / I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me
Louis Prima
5:53
14
The White Cliffs of Dover
Louis Prima
4:39
15
Holiday for Strings (instrumental)
Louis Prima
2:57
16
Greenback Dollar Bill
Sam Butera
3:20
17
Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) (instrumental)
Louis Prima
3:44
18
Too Marvelous for Words
Louis Prima
2:03
CD 5: Keely Smith & Nelson Riddle
1
I Wish You Love
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:37
2
I Would Do Most Anything for You
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:29
3
Shy
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:31
4
Rock‐A‐Doodle‐Doo
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:17
5
Young and in Love
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:22
6
You’ll Never Know
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:14
7
Good Behavior
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:21
8
You Better Go Now
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:09
9
As You Desire Me
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:58
10
Fools Rush in
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:58
11
Imagination
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:31
12
You Go to Me Head
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:37
13
Don’t Take Your Love From Me
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:05
14
When Your Lover Has Gone
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:09
15
All the Things You Are
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:27
16
When Day Is Done
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:51
17
I Wish You Love
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:49
18
Mr. Wonderfull
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:35
19
If We Never Meet Again
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:17
20
I Understand
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:23
21
The Whipporwill
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:51
22
You Are My Love
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:23
23
Sometimes
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:27
24
Just as Much
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:04
25
Indian Love Call
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:03
26
The Nearness of You
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:37
27
Some One to Watch Over Me
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:59
CD 6: Keely Smith & Nelson Riddle, Van Alexander, Billy May
1
The Man I Love
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:19
2
It’s Magic
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:47
3
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
1:54
4
Stormy Weather
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
3:12
5
There’ll Never Be Another You
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:26
6
It’s Been a Long, Long Time
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:06
7
You’re Driving Me Crazy
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
1:28
8
Stardust
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:55
9
What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:10
10
Nitey Nite
Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
2:49
11
Hurt Me
Keely Smith with Van Alexander & His Orchestra
2:08
12
I Keep Forgetting
Keely Smith with Van Alexander & His Orchestra
2:36
13
High School Affair
Keely Smith with Van Alexander & His Orchestra
2:27
14
Nothing in Common
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra
2:32
15
How Are Ya’ Fixed for Love?
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra
2:28
16
S’posin’
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
2:41
17
The Song Is You
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:12
18
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:01
19
I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
2:13
20
I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody (Like I’m Loving You)
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
1:52
21
I’ll Never Smile Again
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:08
22
Sweet and Lovely
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:46
23
All the Way
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:06
24
Lullaby of the Leaves
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
2:20
25
East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:27
26
I Can’t Get Started
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
3:28
27
Cocktails for Two
Keely Smith with Billy May & His Orchestra
2:53
CD 7: Sam Butera
1
Bim Bam
Sam Butera
2:05
2
Twinkle in Your Eye
Sam Butera
2:27
3
Ten Little Women
Sam Butera
2:07
4
Equator
Sam Butera
2:14
5
Seven Out (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:35
6
I Kiss Your Hand Madame (instrumental)
Sam Butera
1:54
7
Love Charm
Sam Butera
2:26
8
The Love Nest
Sam Butera
2:24
9
Put Your Mind at Ease
Sam Butera
2:01
10
It’s Better Than Nothing at All
Sam Butera
2:47
11
Hold Out for Love
Sam Butera
2:01
12
Good Gracious Baby
Sam Butera
2:27
13
Handle With Care
Sam Butera
2:26
14
Dig That Crazy Chick
Sam Butera
2:27
15
Hey There (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:52
16
I Love Paris (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:22
17
On the Street Where You Live (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:08
18
Song From Moulin Rouge (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:17
19
Three Coins in the Fountain (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:06
20
Too Young (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:03
21
Rock‐A‐Bye You Baby With a Dixie Melody (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:03
22
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:30
23
Around the World (instrumental)
Sam Butera
1:54
24
La Vie En Rose (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:20
25
All the Way (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:29
CD 8: Sam Butera
1
Bugs
Sam Butera
2:31
2
Tennessee Waltz (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:08
3
French Poodle
Sam Butera
2:27
4
Chantilly Lace
Sam Butera
2:03
5
Up Jumped a Rabbit
Sam Butera
2:21
6
Just Say I Love Her (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:48
7
Easy Rockin’ (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:17
8
Night Train (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:09
9
Honey Love
Sam Butera
2:18
10
Street Scene (instrumental)
Sam Butera
3:10
11
Perdido (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:31
12
Kansas City
Sam Butera
2:44
13
Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:40
14
Ol’Man River
Sam Butera
2:31
15
Smilin’ Billy
Sam Butera
1:58
16
Skinny Minnie
Sam Butera
2:50
17
Better Twist Now Baby (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:29
18
Twistin’ the Blues (instrumental)
Sam Butera
2:27
19
The Continental Twist
Sam Butera
2:28
20
Tag That Twistin’ Dolly
Sam Butera
2:04
21
Come and Do the Twist
Sam Butera
2:23
22
O Ma‐Ma Twist
Sam Butera
1:58
23
I Feel Good All Over
Sam Butera
2:21
24
Later, Baby, Later
Sam Butera
2:23
25
Ol’ Man River
Sam Butera
2:21

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Release credits

Alex Beller
violin [17, 21-24]
Alex Gershonoff
flute [17]
Allan Reuss
guitar [11-14]
Allan Seltzer
guitar [3-14]
Alvin Dinkin
viola [17, 21-24]
Amado Rodrigues
bass [3, 5, 22, 25-26], double bass [1]
Amato Rodriguez
bass [12]
Arnold Belnick
violin [21-24]
Ben Gill
violin [17]
Bill Richmond
drums (drum set) [17]
Bob Bain
guitar [17, 21-24]
Bobby Morris
drums (drum set) [4.4-5, 1.3, 1.5, 1.12, 1.22, 1.25-26]
Bobby Roberts
guitar [4.12, 2.4-12, 2.15, 2.19-20]
Buddy Collette
saxophone [21-24]
Dan Lube
violin [21-24]
Dave Sterkin
viola [17], violin [21-24]
David Frisina
violin [21-24]
Dick Noel
trombone [17]
Ed Gilbert
bass [17]
Edgar Lustgarten
cello [17, 21-24]
Eleanor Slatkin
cello [17, 21-24]
Erno Neufeld
violin [21-24]
Eudice Shapiro
violin [21-24]
Felix Slatkin
violin [17, 21-24]
Frank Flynn
drums (drum set) [21-24]
Gene Cipriano
saxophone [21-24]
Geoffrey Clarkson
piano [21-24]
George Roberts
trombone [17]
Harry Klee
flute [17], saxophone [21-24]
Harvey Lang
drums (drum set) [2.4, 4.12]
Jack Marshall
guitar [1, 3, 5, 12, 22, 25-26]
Jimmy 'Little Red' Blount
solo [4], trombone [1.1, 1.3-5, 1.12, 1.22, 1.25-26, 4.4-5]
Jimmy Priddy
trombone [17, 21-24]
Jimmy Rowles
piano [17]
Jimmy Vincent
drums (drum set) [3-14]
Joe Comfort
bass [21-24]
Joe Cook
saxophone [21-24]
John Cave
horn [21-24]
John Nagy
piano [3-14]
Juan Tizol
trombone [17, 21-24]
Kathryn Julye
harp [17, 21-24]
Keely Smith
lead vocals [6, 10], vocal [4.5, 4.12, 6.1-5, 6.8, 1.26, 3.1, 5.17, 5.22, 5.27, 2.8, 2.18-19]
Ken Shroyer
trombone [21-24]
Kurt Reher
cello [21-24]
Larry Bunker
drums (drum set) [21-24]
Lee Elliott
flute [17], saxophone [24]
Lou Sineaux
trombone [3]
Lou Sino
trombone [3.3-10, 2.4-12, 2.15, 2.19-20, 4.12]
Louis Prima
lead vocals [2, 5-8, 10], trumpet [3.1, 3.3-14, 4.4-5, 4.12, 2.4, 2.7-8, 2.15, 2.19-20, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12-13, 1.15, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25-26], vocal [3.1, 3.3, 3.6-7, 3.9-13, 1.1, 1.3, 1.12-13, 1.15, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25-26, 4.4-5, 4.12, 2.4-12, 2.15, 2.19-20]
Marshall Sosson
violin [17, 21-24]
Marvin Limonick
violin [21-24]
Maxine Johnson
viola [21-24]
Milt Bernhart
trombone [17]
Morgan Thomas
trumpet [3-14]
Nelson Riddle
arranger [6.1-2, 6.4, 6.8, 2.18, 5.22, 5.27], conductor [5.17, 5.21-24, 5.27, 2.18, 6.1-5, 6.8]
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
performing orchestra [5.17, 5.21-24, 5.27, 6.1-5, 6.8]
Paul Ferrara
drums (drum set) [5-12, 15, 19-20]
Paul Nero
violin [17]
Paul Shure
violin [17, 21-24]
Pullman “Tommy” Pederson
trombone [21-24]
Robert J. Carter
piano [19-20]
Rolando 'Rolly Dee' DiIorio
bass [3-14]
Sam Butera
saxophone [5], solo [9], tenor saxophone [2.4-12, 2.15, 2.19-20, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.8-10, 1.12-13, 1.15, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25-26, 3.1, 3.3-14, 4.4, 4.12], vocal [3.7, 1.20]
Sam Butera & the Witnesses
instrument [8.17-22, 4.5, 3.3-14], performer [22], performing orchestra [4.4, 4.12, 1.1-10, 1.12-13, 1.15, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25-26, 2.4, 2.7-8, 2.15, 2.19-20, 3.1, 3.13]
Skeets Herfurt
saxophone [21-24]
Tony Liuzza
bass [4.4-5, 4.12, 2.4-12, 2.15, 2.19-20]
Victor Arno
violin [17]
Victor Bay
violin [17]
Voyle Gilmore
producer [3.1, 3.3-14, 1.1-3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10, 1.12-13, 1.15, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25-26, 4.4, 4.12, 2.4-12, 2.15, 2.18-20, 6.2-5, 6.8, 5.17, 5.21-24, 5.27]
Willie McCumber Jr.
instrument [12], piano [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.22, 1.25-26, 4.4-5, 4.12, 2.4-12, 2.15]

Issues

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The Capitol Recordings
8x CD
1994