The Wildest!

Jazz standards by monkey guy from jungle book

Just a rip roarin good time. I want whatever drugs Louis is having.

Any album containing a song played by Marvin Berry and the Starlighters for the Enchantment Under the Sea dance is good enough for me! In a word though, this album is "joyous", end-to-end. It lands like a band of musicians who really are have a great time playing together and a band leader that is both putting on the act for the crowd and having fun goofing for the band itself. Even songs with titles like "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" lands like playful teasing between friends. I'll definitely be coming back to this album again and again. Worth every star. Interesting aside, this is the first album where I noticed the wikipedia page pointed to the book that appears to be the source material for this site's list. Spoiler alert.

there’s only so much scatting one girl can take

I will not tell you how many songs in I was when I realized that Louis Prima voiced the orangutan king in The Jungle Book (facepalm). But this is my kind of cooking music! I particularly like the vocal quality of the female singer (Keely Smith I’m guessing?) and the harmony sections. Remarkable how many of these songs start with nearly the exact same walking bass line from the piano, just in different keys (listen to the first few seconds of #1, #3 and #6). There was an Italian grocery store down the street from our last apartment in Long Island and this is very much the type of music they played, so it was a nostalgic listen. Final thought - did “gigolo” mean something different in 1956?

It was unfair to take this photo while the man was yawning. Having said that, he has good top teeth. The bottom teeth are either missing or hidden.

Funny, energetic recording of Prima's legendary live show. It's loose and irreverent, uptempo and hilarious. Prima takes liberties with his own material and jazz standards to create a raucous big band experience that leans towards the coming RnB.

I bet you this would've been super fun to see live. New Orleans truly has a fantastic music scene, and Mr. Prima must've been the absolute king. Love the sense of humor and the lively brass. Favorite tracks: "Buono Sera", "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead", "Jump Jive an' Wail"

Quite enjoyable from King Louis

Love it, makes me want to dance. The oldest one yet and the funniest one probably

I'm a big fan of this particular brand of swing music, where it's got this energy and gibberish and craziness to the lyrics. It feels like a party to me, and it connects with me a lot more than straight Jazz.

I actually enjoyed this more then I expected - but a whole album of trumpet-y swing is a bit much for me

I bet Louis Prima and David Lee Roth would have been fast friends. After listening to this album, I have a sneaky suspicion that Diamond Dave patterned his entire lead singer persona on Prima. We should have known this when one of the first things Roth did after leaving Van Halen was to cover "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody". You can totally picture Roth singing a lot of these lyrics scored to Eddie Van Halen's manic guitars and Michael Anthony providing the background vocals instead of Keely Smith. And I'm also guessing Diamond Dave's lifetime dream would be to voice an orangutan in a Disney movie. Similar to most things involving Roth, this thing is a freaking party. I love an album cover that tells you everything it's all about. Look no further to hear why Louis Prima was called The King Of Swing. What an absolute joy.

This is wild alright! Also rich and engaging, I just ordered the vinyl.

I like this way more than I expected. It sounds like people having a great time. The harmony in the brass and vocals is really satisfying, and their voices are really cool individually.

[Exterior: Brooklyn, New York. Summer 1961. We fade into a street level view of a working class neighborhood, a block of Brownstone, 3 story walkups. Boys clad in white t-shirts and slacks play stickball in the middle of the street. Girls skip rope on the sidewalk. In the distance, a fire hydrant has been uncapped, spraying water into the street for children splash around in: a welcome reprieve on an unrelentingly hot August day. The camera pans from street level and slowly zooms in on a window on the third floor of one of the Brownstones] [Interior: Third floor apartment living room with adjoining kitchen - A man, mid 40’s, wearing a ratty sleeveless undershirt sits in an armchair, listening to a record play on his console stereo. He is smoking a cigarette and reading the newspaper. A small silver metallic fan stationed on a nearby end table oscillates slowly, providing the slightest bit of relief from the punishing heat. His wife, Marie, is in the kitchen making a jello mold with the fruit she picked up at the market earlier in the day. The man taps his foot to the record…eventually his eyes light up, struck by an idea.] The man says to his wife: “Oh, Marie! Why didn’t you tell me there was going to be some porno jazz on this 1001 albums list?!? This is fantastic! I tell you what…you call the Lombardi’s, you tell them to get their asses over here at 7pm for dinner. They gotta hear this fuckin’ record…unbelievable! I’m gonna head down to the butcher, get some braciole, some gabagool…it’s gonna be a party!” [end scene]

Great 50's party music. The band is red hot and the lyrics are quite amusing. Hard to be depressed while listening to this stuff!

Love hearing him tell his band to let it rip on their solos - SING UP. The call and response songs are great too, especially the Lip. Some of them are funny as well - Glad When You're Dead and the twist at the end of Banana Split is hilarious.

eifach orang-utan moment ich lieb d rueh aber au lebensfreud wommer iwie us de musig ghört s albumcover passt au seeehr guet ich lieb wenner iwie nonsense singt BANANA SPLIT FOR MY BABYYYYY fuck es macht so spass hahahah aso geg de schluss hani chli abghenkt aber so es klars 4i

Pure fun! This is such a joyful album. I love Louis's voice and the playful way he engages the other contributors. Everything about this evokes carefree, don't take life too seriously fun vibes. I like it a lot!

Super fun and energetic! Great mix of traditional songs, comedy songs, and instrumentals. Holds up really well -especially with so much comedic content - for being from the 50s. Just jazzy enough without being overbearing and a great example of (mostly) using scat and ad libs without being annoying or overtaking the song. Several great tracks but Banana Split is a delight!

This is great party music. I'd heard David Lee Roth's cover of "Just a Jigalo", and I much prefer Louis Prima's version. But it's so cool to hear where that came from.

This was bloody awful. It was like listening to a whole album of Joe Dolce. I prefer Dave Lee Roth's version of Just a Giglio - and that's saying something. The only relief was when the instrumentals silenced the 'humour'.

This album was so fun!!! I loved it from start to finish. Some of the lyrics even made me laugh out loud. The only way it could have been better is if I knew all the words by heart so I could have sung along.

The warmest, the strongest, the wildest! Fuuuck just a gigolo isch jo mol crazy guet. Gad zwei mol glost. For you I'd learn how to bake a pie, okee da isch scho no cute. I find amel chli schwierig wenn lüüt seged bring back the good times. Aber wenn hesch s letscht mol e pärli ghört zweistimmig scatte Uiii noone plays high notes like the lip! Wieso isch de song so funny? Nocher die nöchste paar sind meh chli standart songs. Sehr guet aber nöd meega bsunders. Uultra solids album und eifach en vibe wod nüm so ghörsch, dases so funny druf sind. Ussert in punk und so.

Całkiem zajebisty stary jazz.

The Wildest! sent me into a reverie about the peculiar power held by recordings of party music made by and for the now-dead. This has the hoodlum energy of “Rumble” and would sit easily in a film like “Touch of Evil”, exuberant, suggestive, made for dancing, built from old structures, old instruments, edgy material in the day: the biker gang would move to this, Mexican Heston certainly not. Reckon Fatsuit Welles would side with the kids on this one. I think I’ll join him. (Most of those kids are gone now.)

My favorite things about this sound, is that it is exemplified by very physical verbs. Swing. Jump. Jive. Wail. Very true to how this makes you feel.

4.2 - Alright, alright, alright, alright! A swinging, bopping blend of big brass jazz and rock-n-roll. Stylish, energetic and fun. Not a stale doo-wop record, this one really pops.

Great mix of jazz, R&B, swing, and early rock and roll. This album is high energy until the very end. I have heard of Louis Prima before, but I'm glad to have become more familiar with his music. This album would have been very influential at this particular musical crossroads. Prima's embrace of the burgeoning rock and roll genre is a testament to his flexibility and openness.

Louis Prima uses his vocal command to weave a catchy record with an easy beat. It seems that this record begins to bridge the dinner club / big band era toward the next stage of being a jazz singer.

This is the good thing about this. Never in a million years would I have listened to a Louis Prima album! Good fun.

What can I say other than it's snappy, energetic and makes you want to dance. Love Louis and his collaborations with Keely Smith and Sam Butera. No one plays high knows like The Lip. (yip yip yip yip)

This was a surprisingly fun record. I did not expect to enjoy this album NEARLY as much as I did. It felt like the soundtrack to an old black & white film or a modern Pixar movie - in all the best ways. There's so much life and joy and energy here. It's just a blast. That said, it's definitely a particular vibe and I'm not usually in the mood for something likt that. But I'm making a note of this one to come back to when I AM in the mood because, when you want it, it comes in hot.

It was very humorous; I enjoyed myself!

Background music, nothing special

słuchało się lepszych albumów z tego okresu

This isn't for me. It's harmless enough, though ridiculously repetitive, but that borders on the annoying. I would never choose to listen to this, but I wouldn't complain too much if it were on in the background in a shop or elevator.

Energetic swing-jazz belters. Sounds like kid's party music in places, just drivel and/or terrible lyrics. Louis Jordan with a lobotomy. Again, you can see why rock'n'roll was so exciting in the late 50's by contrast.

Niet helemaal mijn stijl, beetje meh

Best of its kind. VEGAS BABY!

I grew up with this :p

Fantastic jazz/blues from the man who was the voice of King Louis of the Apes in The Jungle Book. This album could be featured on Fallout for sure. Has that kinda feel to it. Keely Smith and Sam Butera do phenomenal supporting work as well. Favourite songs: "Jump, Jive, An' Wail", "Oh, Marie", (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby, Be Mine (Little Baby), The Lip, Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody, (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You, "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days", Buona Sera, Banana Split For My Baby, Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South, Whistle Stop Least favourite songs: Night Train 5/5

Christmassy

This is uncomprehendingly incomparingly magnificent. By this I mean I don't know why but you can't compare this with anything by today's standards. Simply timeless.

Fantastic album!

Superb. So much fun. FAVS: Nothing’s Too Good For My Baby, Basin Street Blues, The Lip

Fun stuff. Can't believe I haven't listened to him before other than Jungle Book

This was a really good album that I probably wouldn’t have found on my own. Of course, I’ve heard “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody” before, but I never really looked into it further. It turns out, the whole album is just as good. It’s a blend of swing, jump blues, and jazz. Swing isn’t something I know much about, and I didn’t even know jump blues existed until now. This album feels like a great starting point to explore more of Louis Prima’s catalog.

sly, smart and swinging - vibrant, energised, rocking joy

I think all music artists should recreate this album cover for one of their own albums

Swing when you're winning. Taking me back to the old sweaty swingy New York, oh the good old times of misogyny and trumpets. Where everything was black and white and joyous. I guess you need to have fun post war. All things considered, this was a fun listen and I'm glad I did!

Life's a bitch and then you die, but sometimes you get to improvise a song and do a little scat break in the style of Louis Prima while you're cleaning the kitchen and it makes things a little better. I can't recommend it highly enough. I probably jam to, or in the style of, Louis Prima more often than the typical millenial but I have never listened to this album before. He's just having so much fun with his wife and his band making funny upbeat tunes - what's not to love!? (My usual go to Louis tunes for a scat break moment are Pennies From Heaven, That Old Black Magic, and of course I Wanna Be Like You)

Such a fun album.

Jede Menge Evergreens, einfach fantastisch.

You always hear people say "they don't make music like they used to" and I think this album embodies that. I would first like to say that their isn't anything wrong with modern music and we don't need to be making music the same way. But this album has a timeless charm that is different from what is being made in music today. Louis Prima is a fantasictally unique voice, and paired with the upbeat tempos and trumpets, it's incredible. Every song had me grooving and I will definitely be back for more.

They don’t make music like this anymore.

Amazing

I love this music. It makes me want to be there in person when this was recorded. I just love when live music is high energy and fun. You knokw, music that makes you want to smile and move your body. That's what this is. I have no idea what he was talking about most of the album and that's okay.

Includes both lindy hoppable and shaggable tracks

I only got through a quarter of the album. But I loved every damn minute

ABRIENDO EL DISCO CON UN PUTO TEMAZO, fuego, de lo mejor en swing ong

pure happiness in album form

Roots big band and nostalgia. Easily listenable and great for a light hearted afternoon.

King Louie!

Joyful noise!

This albums sounds like a party and I would much rather be there than work. Nobody knows what time it is and that isn't important.

An absolute delight. I love Louis’s unique voice and charisma. So charming!

A stellar album! Louis Prima is one of those artists you know the songs but may not know the artist. Just fun swing music that gets you moving

This album has a song where the singer wishes death upon a friend who ate too many meatballs.

Weird first impression , but I remember how this album SMELLS Also , love the music. Recognize his voice and finally at age 60 I put two and together about jungle book , etc.

Fantastic album with fun tracks to listen to. It never feels like it's too long or even too short, there's just so much fun to be had with the songs and the swing feel that accompanies it. An energetic album with fantastic vocals from both Louis Prima and Keely Smith and the enjoyable instrumentals from Sam Butera & The Witnesses. An easy 5/5 for me.

DOOBIE DOOBIE

Pretty great

Top-20 album, in my opinion. What's not to love about a little swing every now and again? And, only today realized that "Night Train" is the song being played in Back to the Future right before Marty digs into "Johnny B Good"! Buona sera, good night!

Wild Swing, let's go!!!

Prima record! Try not having a good time listening to this, you rascal you.

I feel like you would have to hate music/fun not to enjoy this.

Instant favorite, can't wait to learn to Lindy Hop to dance on it

This album was fun! Didn't know how many Louis Prima songs I knew. It was an infectious, wild 50s party start to finish. Everyone in the studio was feeling it and the musicians were hot. Saved songs: - jump, jive, an wail - oh, Marie - just a gigalo/I ain't got nobody

Great album!

Not something I normally listen to but maybe I should. Very fun album

A fellow Pizon <3

This cat flat-out rocked. One of the all-time greats. And it's hard to top Keely Smith's voice.

eddigi legjobb album amit eddig nem ismertem

Finally some good stuff! What a fun record. Extreme classic sounds here, great 60 years later. Is it swing? Yeah but it’s ORIGINAL swing so it’s fine. Starts off with a bang with Just A Gigolo, an absolute BANGER. It doesn’t stop with the next few tracks either, just some good ass music. There’s a lot of duets here too with Keely Smith, who I never heard of, but she’s got some PIPES. The big band sound is front and center here with some masterful brass solos. You’ve heard most of these songs before. If you care about music at all, you have. But this is absolutely joyful and fun music that deserves to be on this list.

Forget Ozzy Osbourne, Henry Rollins or Iggy Pop. This man is the real madman! The wildest!

J’ai adoré cet album, superbes voix, interprétation ludique, arrangements succulents

This was amazing! A bunch of songs that I had heard throughout my many decades but never within the context of the original album. Definitely going to be in the permanent collection that gets played on shuffle on my phone.

Apt title. Swinging jazz and blues with a heavy dose of humor. Very entertaining.

Absolute banger all the way through

You can’t listen to the album and be in a bad mood. If you’re a fan of Louis Armstrong then this slaps.

Ein schwungvolles, wunderbares Album mit hervorragenden Musikern und Sänger. Das macht Spaß. Top

Really solid album. Interesting, energetic and a great listen.

Jazz. Big Band. Beautiful music and vocals. Love it.

Good-mood maker. Jazzy, every track a bop

I like the cover 😂 It's certainly true to the title in regards to the lyrics and music. This was surely the music of those old rebels without a cause of yore 😎 Old school cool but not like Grease or those Old Navy commercials, more like the car culture and gang fights. #7 Jump, Jive, An' Wail I've heard in a commercial somewhere. #1 is a great start as usual with old albums. Certainly a runner up for an entrance song 😂 #12 is an awesome Valentine's song but by far the funniest is #10 with a bang! It's a fun album for sure.

Love this one. So fun and classic. Takes me back to the jungle book

As something other than a straight white dude, I very rarely experience something that makes me long for an earlier time and place. This makes me sorry that I wasn't in a New Orleans club in the 1950s swinging away. Happy, energetic, so much brass, and beautiful voices.

Better impossible!