The Essence of Louis Prima
Compilation by Louis Prima
Released 2008
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Lady in Red
- 2In a Little Gypsy Tea Room
- 3Chasing Shadows
- 4Oh Marie
- 5Bell Bottom Trousers
- 6St. Louis Blues
- 7That Was a Big Fat Lie
- 8Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)
- 9The Bee Song (He‐Bee and She‐Bee)
- 10The Pump Song
- 11Yes, We Have No Bananas
- 12All Right Louie, Drop the Gun
- 13Charleston
- 14Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
- 15I Beeped When I Should Have Bopped
- 16Here Pretty Kitty
- 17Oh Babe!
- 18Eh Cumpari
- CD 2
- 1Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody (medley)4.0 ★
- 2Buona Sera
- 3Jump, Jive and Wail5.0 ★
- 4Night Train4.0 ★
- 55 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days5.0 ★
- 6Body and Soul4.0 ★
- 7Angelina / Zooma Zooma (medley)
- 8When You’re Smiling / The Sheik of Araby (medley)
- 9Autumn Leaves
- 10I’ve Got the World on a String
- 11Blow, Red Blow
- 12The Pump Song (uptempo version)
- 13There’ll Be No Next Time
- 14Pennies From Heaven
- 15The Birth of the Blues
- 16Closer to the Bone
- 17Sentimental Journey
- 18When the Saints Go Marching In
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Release credits
- bass [1, 3, 10]
- bass [5]
- drums (drum set) [1, 3, 5, 7, 10]
- guitar [1, 3, 5, 10]
- solo [6], trombone [1, 3, 5-7, 10]
- trombone [1]
- lead vocals [3], trumpet [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 10, 13], vocal [1, 5, 7-8, 10, 13]
- solo [4], tenor saxophone [1, 3-5, 7-8, 10, 13], vocal [13]
- performing orchestra [1, 3-8, 10, 13]
- bass [7]
- producer [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 10, 13]
- instrument [5], piano [1, 3, 7, 10]
Issues
- T2008