The Wildest!

Surprisingly good. Voice of King Louis from the jungle book too. Perfect length, would have begun to grate if it was much longer I think

I'm so glad Louis made The List. They live on nowadays mostly being played over the house PA in Italian restaurant chains like Buca de Beppo, but damn they were a great band, and Louis a great bandleader. Reminds me of a little bit Satchmo, a little bit Count Basie. So many songs were covered later, right? "Just a Gigolo" by David Lee Roth (hit in the 80s). "Jump Jive and Wail" by Brian Setzer (late 90s/early-oughts). I always hated how in "It's a Wonderful Life", in the Good Side version of the Universe, Bedford Falls is all white bread and black people are hired help and Martini's is a quaint little Italian tavern playing lame music, while in the Dark Side version of the universe, Potterville, the streets are lined with bars blasting seriously great music, and Martini's is manifested as Nick's, where Louis Prima and his band would totally fill up the juke box.

Joined this group to find some new music. Glad I found this.

The old swing jazz thing can be a bit cheesy, but it's still really nice to listen to

Great fun

It was good fun. It will be good to have on when I have friends or family for dinner.

This was great. Some good jazz standards. Will listen to this again.

Fun album

A lot of fun

I felt like I traveled through time to a really fun club. I really enjoyed it. But I also don’t think I will listen to it over and over

Really liked this

Excellent, a good discovery I can see myself listening to this again in the future.

C’mon Lou!

Excellent to potter around the house to

Timeless. Not a bad track on it. Have added to my library. Take a point off for singing other peoples songs but other than that love his voice and the vibe of the thing. More of this. 4/5

Very cool. Works as background music and loud

Pretty good, reminds of Mafia soundtrack

Funny and fresh

Who knew that every song having "(feat. so-and-so)" was not invented recently! Lively, catchy music from a bygone era. Overall a solid listening experience. Makes me want to do swing dancing!

Excelente descubrimiento

No sabía que es el jump blues. No sabía que esa canción se llamaba Jump, Jive An' Wail y al parecer no sabía nada de la vida. Songs: Jump, Jive An' Wail; (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You, The Lip, Oh Marie,

There’s a reason they call him king louie

Goofin and funnin

Loved it. Sounds of the 50s

Very fun record! I'm really enjoying this blast from the past.

Es un cuatro que debería ser cinco pero no me animé. Y es que está buenísimo, perfecto y todo, pero ¿lo escucharía cualquier día para pasar el rato? No lo sé. 4.99 por eso. Lo siento.

Good

Chulada papaw

Awesome

So GOOD

Brill, wanna be like you. Some classics.

Este disco ya era bien rockanrolero y jump jive es un claro ejemplo Había escuchado varias canciones pero no sabía de quieren eran. Supongo que era la música diabólica de sus tiempos

Loved it. Great album. Would listen to again.

Fun, enjoyable

ridiculous and old timey and la mf prima fav track: jump, jive an' wail

EXTREMELY fun to listen to!

Jazzy and fun.

unexpected bop

Good classic

Entertaining - good background music. 40s/50s lots of horns.

Really fun! More of a background music album than a deep-dive, but a few very fun big band classics along with some lovely jazz tunes.

Louis-esque jazz

fun oldies!

Reminds me of Mad Men and Fallout.

Primo dino 50's jazz. Jump, Jive, an Wail.

Classic oldies fifties plaatjes. Soms zeer typisch, soms zeer leuk.

quite good

I dug this one

Spotify. Fave Song - "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" 4.25 fun listen.

7/10 F.t.: Just a gigolo

Kind of reminds me of christmas. I enjoyed it though

Simple fun

Bueno

Fun album. Odd to think this is only a decade before the White Album or the VU&N. A snapshot into a completely different world from ours now. All the songs are groovy, even if they don’t always go somewhere. Definitely worth a listen

fun and of its time. something i'll put on next time we're with the inlaws for dinner

Thoughts while listening to this: I hope Pennies From Heaven comes on soon Wait this is King Louis? How is this not in Fallout? I bet this was considered scandalous when it came out Overall, this was fun

I've never listened to this record, but I recognize at least one of these songs from the tv series, Treme. Overall, I'm enjoying this. I took a look at Prima's biography and he apparently has fairly deep jazz roots, starting in New Orleans, making some fairly significant contributions to swing, and eventually winding up as a major Las Vegas performer. This was recorded at that time, and you can hear that shift from swing to R&B in this album. Prima's vocals are fairly obviously influenced by Louis Armstrong, particularly on the first song, and are fantastic. This is a good band and Prima is good singer and bandleader. The best moments on this album are when they just play. I also like this early moment in R&B quite a bit. The novelty numbers I find less interesting. I suspect that watching the comedic interplay between Keely Smith and Louis Prima was probably a lot of fun at the show on the strip, but I frankly don't want to hear it on the album. I'm also largely uninterested in the duets between Smith and Prima, which were apparently really popular, nor do I particularly like the large chorus sections when they are too intrusive. It feels like another intrusive Vegas influence that at times clashes with the New Orleans aesthetic. (There are also moments when they work. I'm not taking an entirely anti-chorus position here.) I'm going to give this another listen before I choose between the 3 and the 4. Relistening, I find myself leaning towards the 4. This really draws a through line from early NO jazz to swing and early R&B. It's a lot fun despite some of the distractions, which drop off sharply after the first three songs.

7/10

Interesting cause it’s old

I'm pretty sure my dad told me Louis Prima was the voice of King Louie when I was wee & watched the Jungle Book for the first time. This is a fun, jump & jivin' record for all you cool cats out there. A second appearance of Just A Giggalo on the list. Jump N Jivin is a great song. A fun, timeless record by King Louis, himself. Shoobie doo!

I've always had a rule of thumb for albums pre-1969 (the year my dad was born). If its not the British Invasion era bands, it'll most likely sound like you're in the wild wild west or it'll be super groovy. This falls under the ladder. I really did appreciate the upbeat take on Jazz. When i see that Louis Prima had an influence that ranged from Jazz, Soul and late 20th century Rock, it makes perfect sense. Music is supposed to make you feel something in a positive manner (however you subjectivy positivity within the context), and i absolutely felt entertained. My type of Genre? meh. Appreciated? absolutely. 3/5

The Wildest! is interesting as a document showcasing the innovation of genre blending of New Orleans singer/trumpeter Louis Prima. Prima threw rock and roll, jump/jive blues and jazz into an album of Dixieland, tango and swing jazz covers along with his own Jump, Jive and Wail, which is the best song here along with the medley of Just A Gigolo and I Ain’t Got Nobody. I’ll be honest, it’s a fun record but, to me, gets a little tedious at moments. If you’re in the mood, or if you ever see yourself taking swing dance lessons or wearing a zoot suit, you will love it. 3.5

I mean this genuinely without a hint of irony: This needs more scatting. 3.5/5

Good album lots of energy

Track By Track Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody - sets the tone for the album. Slightly whimsical, absurd. Great musicians and harmonies. (Nothing’s Too Good) For My Baby - exceptional musicianship. Accompanying piano is on point here. Nice to mix up the vocalists as well. The Lip - fun duet. Sounding very of the time! Body and Soul - a really fun and great instrumental. Very enjoyable. Oh, Marie - fast one. Kind of wild! Nice vibe. Quite nice call & response. They seemed to be having fun with it. Basin Street Blues/When It’s Sleepy Time Down South - they’re really fitting it all in there. Nice mashups. Perhaps some of the original mashups? Who knows. Nice lilting rhythm. Jump, Jive, An’ Wail - classic blues/rock riff. Very ‘50s sounding fun tune. Great solos. Buona Sera - I know this one! It’s a classic. He’s got a stretched, trombone quality to some of his vocal chops. His trumpeting must contribute to this, the fact that he’s a player. Night Train - another instrumental. Great playing. Kind of sultry. (I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal You - a funny closing track. Or biting?! Like the music for this quite a bit. Bass is great. Doing the bonus tracks as well… Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days - brought to mind the Crickets actually. The fast rhythm, the structure, the idiosyncratic vocal flairs. Banana Split For My Baby - like the pace of this. Very sweet. He’s a feeder. Cheeky. Whistle Stop - does what it says on the tin. Quite nice. Be Mine (Little Baby) - quite a decent standard to close everything. Fairly standard boogie woogie love song lyrics. Overall Review: I thought the musicians were fantastic. Brilliant showmanship from all. It’s not really my style to listen to, particularly for a whole album, but I can appreciate it. Favourite Songs: (Nothing’s Too Good) For My Baby, Buona Sera, When You’re Dead, Banana Split for My Baby

vaya torrada

Que grande la música de los 50s. Bailable, discos cortos y concisos... me encanta.

Unexpected how much I liked this. 3.5.

This is seriously groovey. I won’t come back to it though.

This guys is ripping off DLR

1956, with that in mind this is really a cool album. Fun, interesting, but I'd rather listen to the jungle book soundtrack.

fun fun fun Fav Song: tie between The Lip and I Ain't Got Nobody

Apparently he and his wife used to do goofy things on stage. According to dad. Watched a video and they were doing Eskimo kisses while singing. No idea how he remembers this stuff 3/5 liked it lyrics can be bizarre at times

08/28 King Louie? What are you doing in Fallout?

Good fun, liked all the random sudden references to other music

Man can really sing and also play the trumpet, did recognise a few of these too but never thought more than just yeah this is iight 3

It was okay, a bit slow imo

Enjoyable album but I probably won't put it on again. I think that it does what it does well and isn't really a weak album, just not my listening taste. A bit goofy in a good way but also not in a super repeatable type of listen.

It was fine and fun but nothing something I would go to listen to again and again. Nostalgia and novelty celebration album.

Fun. Old-timey.

I’m a fan of big band/swing era music, and there are some classic tunes here, including one that I had always known Diamond Dave Lee Roth covered from someone but had never heard the original. However that song along with at least three other songs on the album have interchangeable intros and much of the music feels very similar.

this album is raspy?? it feels like it was recorded in the 50s. jazzy,

just don’t think this is super my vibe - but love the energy, the vocal tone and clarity, and how the instruments feel alive. make me nostalgic for a time i didn’t grow up in. vintage 67 reference, what did louis know… fav song: buona sera

la verdad que me apasiona bastante como hablan los cantantes con los instrumentos, es bastante hermoso de escuchar. serian 3.5

Fun entertaining and upbeat old school vocal jazz that is very closely related to the first generation of rock and roll. I was surprised to recognize two songs through popular cover versions that I have heard.

Kinda vermoeiend wel funky. Had ook geen idee da dit de man was van Che la Luna. Ma nice voor als je wilt gaan jiven, zou het wel niet volledig casual opzetten denk ik. Faves: Buona Sera, Night Train, Five months-2weeks

Fun

Boa parte das músicas tem a mesma/muito silimar melodia de Just a Gigolo.

THE King Louis of The Jungle Book AKA 'I Wan'na Be Like You' singer, wow what a goat. 'The Wildest!' is considered an innovative mixture of early rock and roll, jump blues and jazz as well as eccentric humor (thanks Wikipedia), but I needed to do some research because I don't listen to a lot of jazz (if any) and I wanted to have a thorough understanding of Louis Prima and his 'sound'. This album is fun, and I do like the way it makes me feel like I should be in a speakeasy, drinking a negroni or something, and smoking a slutty little French cigarette that I'm holding with one of those Audrey Hepburn things.

I really enjoyed this album, soft, slow jazz with a bit of funk.

3.5 My favourite album by an orangutan from this list

Fun and fine. Active and fun jazz/big band feel. Very distinctive sound (I can't stop hearing Louie from the Jungle Book) that works well. 3.

Between this and Dave Brubeck I feel like I’ve heard half the soundtrack of every movie from the 90s set in the 50s/60s

I enjoyed I Ain't Got Nobody, but the rest is not my style. ★★★

What an Incredible voice on this man Love her voice as well Lots of fun! although somewhat repetitve Jazz songs arent always amazing to my ears. Dirty dog is fun haha its fun but i gotta be in the mood for it, maybe 3,3.5

Favorite songs: Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody, The Lip, ump, Jive, an’ Wail, Night Train, (I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal You

My enjoyment of this album was greatly enhanced by my familiarity with the opening track thanks to David Lee Roth. And thanks to Brian Setzer for "Jump, Jive, an' Wail." Maybe it's the mood I'm in this fine Saturday morning, but I love this. And I enjoyed learning about Prima and Keely Smith and the songs on their Wikipedia pages. This is the type of album (and knowledge) I was hoping to discover when I undertook this project. I came very close to giving this a 4.

I had a really nice time listening to this album today. Unfortunately, a lot of the songs start to sound very samey after awhile and that lowered my appreciation of it some. I definitely think it's an album you should listen to at least once in your life if you have a desire to expand your view and listen to impactful music from older decades. I could see myself listening to more swing- type music on occasion, so I'm happy for the experience.

"Raunchy mix of demented gibberish, blaring sax, and explosive swing, which rocked as hard as anything released at the time." Took the words out of my mouth.

I really liked the songs and the vine of the album because it was rather happy. The Trupet solo song in the middle of the album was also very good and a nice little switch up.

Makes me wanna put on the most oversized suit with the fattest tie I can find. Can't forget about the two-toned Oxford shoes with a fedora hat to match. Then imma head over to the jukebox joint and dance my heart out

Good for what it is- very high energy. Dude can play the trumpet for sure

I think I said something similar about the Frank Sinatra album, but this was pleasant enough to listen to. Not something I'm likely to come back to, but I did genuinely laugh out loud at "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead." I need a rock cover of that song to exist.

- This is a fun, jazzy new orleans swing album packed with good musicians playing around, but in a really palatable way that stays melodic and energetic. It probably would have been so much fun live or go dancing to. - It's all very light and not that deep in the lyrics department (even while being problematic 50s-style). - His voice has this weird swallowed nasal round feeling in the higher registers that I don't love. - I Ain't Got Nobody and Jump, Jive, An' Wail are classics.

Was he The Wildest? Perhaps by 1950s standards, he might indeed have been off the chain, batshit crazy, but 70 years on, I think he’d need to up his game. This was another pleasant listen, even if nearly every track made me think that it was Pennies From Heaven.

King Louie the orangutan chucking out those juicy big band swing jazz vibes. Stupidly fun.

I'd not heard of this. (I did know Prima's spot in Jungle Book.) I get that this could have been decent party music back in its day; I can hear how boogie-woogie fed into rock'n'roll; there is some fun band work (love the drumming when it slaps out); but I'm not totally convinced. (Apart from anything else, while I like Smith's singing and the backing vocals, I'm put off and concerned that Prima's voice is so hoarse, did he strain it?) The tracks are okay to play through but none are calling me to include them in some fun playlist for contemporary use (Jump, Jive An' Wail comes closest, but not quite), the album seems rather to be of educational or historic interest, so I'll just call it Okay, 6/10.

Calm

This was fun.

There are some tunes on here I like but overall this is just not my thing

This style jazz and swing is fun, but not something I'd often play myself. Usually there's great performances on these kind of records and Louis is no exception with an energetic and pleasant style. Instrumental quite nice too with great horns.

I am not a huge fan of orchestral music, whether it be classical (or baroque, or whatever from centuries past) or big band, crooner type stuff from the 50’s. But this kept me interested the whole way through. “Just a Gigolo…” I recognized immediately from David Lee Roth’s cover from his solo career and “Jump, Jive, An’ Wail” took me back further into my youth, with the Stray Cats’s cover. Lots of energy throughout and enjoyable

Can see why this would be immediately grating to people now but I enjoyed most of this

Nice trumpet work. I knew Just a Gigolo from David Lee Roth and it's intersting how little he changed it from this version. Still nothing I would repeatedly listen to.

its very fun and whimsical. his voice is also very nice

Stark start, blir mycket av samma till slut. Bästa just a gigolo/aint got nobody.

It’s okay, I listened a few times and had some fun with it. The sound palette is pretty small and therefore makes a lot of the songs sound very similar, but I suppose that’s to be expected with something that released in 1956. FT: Oh, Marie Rating: 3/5

**

The type of music your grandparents (or great-grandparents, depending on how old you are) got fucked up to, the Playboi Carti of its day. Does it transcend historical interest? Well, not really, but it’s a lot of fun to listen to and imagine you’re wilding out circa 1956. Best track: “Jump, Jive, An’ Wail”

Good 50's record. It is what I expected.

This sounds very fresh, and there's a couple of true classics, but Keely Smith deserved a much bigger tag on the cover

This is where the cultural gulf between when this came out and now makes it very difficult to hear what made this record special. However, one can hear that seeing this live would have been a blast.

Haven’t finished it, but am enjoying it so far.

I enjoyed it but boy does it drag on for a while. I think it's a good background album if you're going about your day and doing other stuff.

Fun.

Funny and entertaining. 50s vibes are strong

Actually pretty cool old-school stuff.

Certainly a very fun album to listen to. The trumpet work blew me away in certain songs, especially during "Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South" where Prima's is just going full-speed ahead with what I can only describe as inhuman skill. What lets it down is the fact that very few of the tracks are long enough to really sit with, instead fading out when they could have gone further in exploring the sounds being created. Aside from that, I still really enjoyed this swing album which truly rocks, with a cover that really gives you a feel for the rambunctousness of Prima right from the off. Favourite track: Basin Street Blues / When It's Sleepy Time Down South Least favourite track: The Lip

always loved you

fan of the expressive vocals and use of brass 5/10

Very fun! Nice background music for reading

Album #211 Louis Prima: The Wildest Well, the album certainly lives up to its name. For the 50s, I’m pretty sure this is as wild as it gets, though of course those of us today live in such a clown show that this album wouldn’t even register as quirky. Still, though, the staying power of this album proves that it is always the people who aren’t afraid to stand out who are remembered the longest, since I’m not sure how many big band songs from the 50s I would recognize, yet I found multiple on this album alone that I knew. It hasn’t aged the best, but to be fair, I wouldn’t say anything from the 50s has, outside of jazz. But even then, the energy is timeless and I can’t really see anyone not at least finding a few songs here that they jive with. Best Songs: Just a Gigolo, Buona Sera, Oh, Marie Worst Song: The Lip Score out of 10: 6.5

Fallout vibes

Rather tame

Horns go so hard on this

classy and refinated

2.7

One of those ones that's always fun in the background

Great

I don't know how to rate this exactly, since it's so far into rock's ancestry and away from even the jazz I'm moderately familiar with. Enjoyable enough and it helps me enjoy the (very faithful) Roth cover more to hear the original Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody.

fun, but repetitive!

Thought it was OK. Some of the lyrics were a bit shit. But rounded up to a 3 for the use of the word rascal.

Sprightly

Lots of fun. The voice is so familiar just through pop culture references, like old cartoons 'n shit. Filled with innuendos. Old-timey music for people who are no longer with us.

very hard to overstate what a perfect little song I Ain't Got Nobody is. there is a thesis that lives at the heart of most live music performance that says it is easier to be lonely when you're together, when you can voice that loneliness in a room full of strangers that all feel the same way, and Louis Prima is operating on the same idea here. he stretches and tears at the songs title, chopping it up into bits to mull over, and then begins shouting it back and forth with his band, whipping himself up into giddy tongues, seeming to say how hard it was to feel this way, and how great it is that i don't anymore, or how exciting that i might not soon so. we love Louis Prima! that's established! he's so dynamic and funny and full of feeling - so man, where the fuck is he for so much of this record? after loving the first track, i was kind of bummed to find this to be, in large swathes, an instrumental record. even on tracks where Prima sings, it's often only a bit before taking a trumpet solo or letting the band pound out a chorus. everyone sounds warm and lovely and fun, and the duets with Keely Smith have a real sexy kind of charm to them, but it's hard to get over my expectations being set so high out the gate

Really enjoyed this. Still a breath of fresh air after all these years. The influence on Paolo Nutini pretty apparent to me also. Solid 3

Review - this is the sort of thing this list is great for. Immediately recognised this voice but never knew the name. Fun, big band jazz. Score - 6.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Good vibes, funky tunes und bisschen ridiculously funny Lyrics. I guess natürlich nicht alle selbst geschrieben, aber trotzdem gute collection von songs und gute Stimmung

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No es mi estilo, aunque es icónico obviamente.

Started with a bang. Then it couldn't keep the pace.

Day 320 Don’t try the recipe in The Lip! Didn’t improve my trumpet playing at all, just shit myself inside out

Sont donc ben énarvés eux-autres. 3.49 étoiles

fav songs: just a gigolo / i ain't got nobody (nothing's too good) for my baby banana split for my baby playful, swing, BA DA BA DOP 60/100

some fun songs. very fallout-coded. 3/5.

These songs are the ones my Dad would sing whilst shaving in the bathroom next to my bedroom every morning. Don’t like them but love that the keep my memories of my Dad alive. 3/5 26/6/26

only had the chance to listen the album once, it got a kick to it

Fun album, not a perma vibe, but it's cool to just leave on and play something. 3/5

traditional

I don't really know enough about this kind of music to judge beyond "it's nice"/"it grates" or "trumpet fun"/"trumpet bad", but I enjoyed this. Playful songs and energetic vocals with that great King Louie rasp. Worth listening just for the line, "When you're dead and in your grave, no more ravioli will you crave." Trumpet fun :)

Doo ba doo ba doo ba doo ba doo ba doo …. Good fun but a bit too much scat for my liking

‘Just a Gigolo’ is incredible — the energy in the room, the whistles and cries that form into a call and response chorus, the wonderful delivery of ‘I ain’t so bad’ - Absolutely fantastic, listened to it four times already. On a second playthrough the whole thing actually massively grew on me - this dude is just so infectious, everyone seems to be having so much fun! He seems to just lose his mind halfway through ‘Basin Street Blues’ and the band know exactly how to respond! Man, I love this stuff. Also ‘I’ll be Glad When You’re Dead’ is a very strong title to close an album with.

Really fun

A few really fun songs but not sure how often I would think to listen to this

dost dobre rychle ale po chvili uz celkom splyvave

It was interesting

Just a gigolo: Oh it's just so groovy For my baby: vocals, bass, piano, and snare just hits so nicely, also they make silly noises The lip: fun story and funny noises! Body and soul: the horn was so good and then it got a bit faster! So good! Oh Marie: jumpy and fun are the two words that come to mind so far for this album, just a pleasant stroll is what it feels like. Basis/Sleepy: Just a great voice for this kind of music Jump, Jive and Wail: general note for the whole thing, whoever is playing the instruments is just having so much fun(at least it sounds like it) Buona Sera: cute little waltzy song night train: it's just exactly what it sounds like Banana Split: I laughed out loud

old mid

fun old-timey music 💥just a gigolo 💥jump jive n wail 💥oh marie

Quite good.

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The Wildest! was definitely an interesting album. I was going into this album expecting it to be nothing more than just another jazz album from the 1950s but it shocked me in so many ways with it's sheer weirdness. I'd say the one thing that shocked me the most was how wild these lyrics could get especially with (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You like god i was not expecting you to get so violent Louie. The instrumental stuff is fine but virtually unchanging throughout the entire album as it just seems to rely on the same stuff throughout but i will say that having mixed vocals is interesting for a jazz album. Pretty good but not amazing. Best Song: Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody Worst Song: Whistle Stop

Another journey back to the 50's. With the reasonable quality and low frequency of records from that decade, my account on here looks like I'm one of those guys that hangs out at retro diners. NO. I don't pine for the days of leather jackets and marketing picnics and cigarettes to lobotomized wives with closeted husbands. I do; however, enjoy this record. It really is wild! No, we're not listening to Louis murmur to himself while hanging from a chandelier, loaded to the gills on lead paint and bath salts. Nope. No need to call the mental health division of the cops in order to peel his down from there and take him screaming to the drunk tank. It's more wild in the way that we hear different vocalists, energetic singing, jazz passages and more zany zoot suit nonsense. I'm not writing the by-line for this record but you know what I mean. Solid album, and a further indictment of my music taste, as the 1950's creeps up in my favourite musical decade list. 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Daddy has a room we're not allowed to go into. What do you mean there are 7 missing women from this area?

Much more like the sort of jazz I can listen to, enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would

Had some excellent opening tracks but lost its way towards the end.

I like Louis Prima. Fun songs, distinctive voice...he's like jazzy Jerry Lee Lewis. Just A Gigolo is a good song, I like Diamond Dave's version too. It strikes me that Louis Prima's public persona at least is not dissimilar to his portrayal of King Louie from The Jungle Book...I hope he was really like that too. Keely Smith should have asked for higher billing on this album. This album feels like the goofball answer to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald's work together. The Lip is too silly now, all this stupid chatter. Keely Smith even sounds kind of like Ella. All of his songs sound a little bit the same...hard to tell Oh, Marie apart from his Pennies from Heaven, lyrics aside. And the start of the Basin Street Blues medly I thought was the start of Just A Gigolo again. Jump, Jive, An' Wail, Oxford comma aside, is a great song. Again, great in the 50s by Louis Prima, great in the 80s, this time by Brian Setzer. (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You is another good song. This is a fun album, if not a great one necessarily.

fun!

Just a gigolo est bien, c’est assez charmant cette chanson à moitié chant à moitié préformée Et après c’est du vieux jazz, plutôt charmant mais c’est pas ma came 6/10

This was alright but it didn't vibe with me in the same way that other albums within similar genres tend to.

For a crooner, Prima was too down-to-earth and too roguish; as a jazz trumpeter, he was overshadowed by Louis Armstrong and Harry James; and yet, with his Italian-American accent, Prima was a star, and *The Wildest!* brings together his best songs on one album: ‘You Rascal You’, ‘Buona sera’, ‘Jump, Jive, An’ Wail’ and, of course, ‘Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody’, which was covered note-for-note by David Lee Roth in the 1980s (including the scat sequences) and was to become his greatest hit as a solo artist. Of course, the album has acquired quite a bit of patina over the years, but you simply cannot resist the rousing wildness of Louis Prima and his excellent band.

I am never going to stop talking about Banana Split for My Baby that one really, really got me. Great album for making a spicy Italian meal.

Not my sort of thing, but gave it a listen and enjoyed it!

Couldn’t get into it but some of the songs were pretty good.

Helt ok faktiskt, det trodde jag inte innan jag började lyssna. Duktiga musiker och trallvänlig musik. Oförargligt, men den musiken behövs också. Nynnade med ett flertal gånger och det är ändå ett positivt betyg. Mysigt.

I’d never heard of Louis Prima but I discovered I’d heard quite a few of these songs. A nice reminder that rock and roll didn’t spring from nowhere.

-this is my first venture into swing music i believe. not really my thing as far as jazz goes, but it was cool getting to hear such an influential trumpeter at his craziest -a lot of it was very corny and overstimulating but that was clearly what the man was going for, good on him -Favorites: Jump, Jive, an’ Wail, Night Train

not bad

It’s good, but I would only listen as an old background music while taking a nap because it’s less my vibe.

So Paolo Nutini just ripped off this old Italian guy then? Fair enough

Nice and uplifting album. Favorite Songs: Just a gigolo

Body and Soul Jump, Jive, An’ Wail Just a Gigolo

Not my usual style but incredibly catchy

Quite enjoying this so far, it's a bit of fun. Realise it's probs pop jazz, but for my untrained ears it's bearable.

very interesting the first song i got jump and jive

- funky -not really my feel -rate it a 3/5

Good album. A bit repetitive, always that walking bassline, but it's a classic and it created a clichê. I'm just a gigolo is a great song

like it

perfectly serviceable swing jazz. nothing to write home about, but nothing to sour the mood either. would probably sound nice while eating at a fancy italian place. 6/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: NOTHING'S TOO GOOD (FOR MY BABY,) THE LIP, BUONA SERA, YOU RASCAL YOU LEAST FAVOURITE SONGS: OH MARIE

Impossible to hate. It’s a joyful type of music. An instant vibe. Completely inoffensive. But I wouldn’t want to slap it on the speakers very often.

I wanna be a man-cub.

Pretty good. Reminds me of a mix of Louis Armstrong with Frank Sinatra or something. Not bad though.

This is the spot on the Venn diagram where “Jazz” overlaps with “Fun”.

6/10 - nice blues jazz 50s music, upbeat and some funny lyrics at times

Nice classic italian-american vocals and hilariously aged topics, like the intro track being about a gigolo. Standouts are gigolo and (nothing’s too good) for my baby.

I had fun with this! it's a bit more bland than a lot of other music from this era and genre which i think comes from the fact that it's white people doing it lol. but it's cute. Fav tracks: Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody; The Lip; (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal

I was not familiar with this artist, though I'd heard Brian Setzer's cover of "Jump, Jive, an' Wail." I found this album pretty fun. It's hard to sit still with this kind of jazz. I'll probably never again listen to the album, but I had a good time with it and now have slightly expanded my jazz knowledge.

Its an okay jazz album everything started meshing together to the point I couldnt tell wether a new song had started and this was not in a good way. everything basically sounds the same. I like variety. Some songs that I liked were Just a Gigolo and Basin street blues.

each man its own taste.

not wild enough 3.5/5

This shit would slap so hard if I was a Latin American immigrant in Miami during the 80s

Upbeat temp, jazz and trumpet heavy licks, classic mid-50s sound, surprisingly funny. Didn't realize Brian Setzer covered 'Jump Jive and Wail'

Fun!

Man blir unektelig i godt humør av de greiern her, men e en sjanger æ e helt uinteressert i. Mistenke at den fungere veldig godt på fest.

Overskuddsjazz med smittsom entusiasme. Mange av låtene blir veldig enkle og ensformige, men de funket sikkert bra på dansegulvet.

It's sunny in New Orleans. I get wired from drinking some espresso wearing cat eye sunglasses with a parasol by my side. I wave hi to my neighbors. I take a little stroll around the park and hear someone playing these songs. "The Wildest! is the gem of Louis Prima's catalogue. None of his other efforts transcend its raunchy mix of demented gibberish, blaring sax, and explosive swing, which rocked as hard as anything released at the time." -- Wikipedia

I wish more contemporary music had horns. This is well done and both Mr. Prima and the female singer have great voices and sound awesome together. I have heard some of these songs before to include "Jump, Jive, and Wail." I like the version on this album much more than the 90s version as this sounds much more authentic and of its time.

Solid

yea i mean, i didn't really listen. it's good.

the wildest no se pero uno de los wilder seguro

Un toque muy cincuentero

Swingin grooves

not my type of album but i like it

Not bad!

Lindo me gustó

Great

Standard and inoffensive swing / jazz with lots of trumpet. It sounds like they're having a lot of fun, but nothing really stood out to me.

mom would never let me get this wild

Fun and light. Good background music while doing something active.

It’s a fun album. A party album. I’m not a huge fan of Swing but this gets you going.

A shot of pure, lively fun. Great as a palate cleanser and proof that Prima’s chaos was a genuine art form, even if it’s not a world you’d live in.

Довольно дефлотный веселенький джазец, но чего-то особенного про него сказать не могу. Жанр такой, наверное, не для меня... Хотя ничего плохого тоже не могу сказать.

Pretty good for the 1950s, I would say, while also being not particularly something I would like to listen to much. The saxophone, in the wrong hands, can be quite an irritating sound, can't it. There's no question mark there, because that's rhetorical. It can be quite an irritating sound. Overall though, good energy, quite a lot of fun, glad to have heard, glad to put it back down.

It’s like an antique chair. “Wow more comfortable than I would have thought! Simple!” Three, somehow?

Pretty fun, 40 minutes is a lot of time for all that brass though...

Ahead of its time but also annoying at times

Nice intro into this Album a Day project. Hopefully the first of many :) I liked this one more than I thought I would. Not sure why I thought I wouldn't like it - maybe the old timey release date. Didn't know what to expect. Big sax - funky, bluesy swing jazz. Dancey. Some elements of humor. A little weird, but in an enjoyable way. Just a Gigolo is a jam for sure.

Calling this "the wildest" is an exaggeration, but this is definitely a spirited set of swing songs. The biggest highlights are when Prima and his wife trade lines back and forth, their chemistry is a ton of fun. There's a lot of humor throughout, and the playful closer is the highlight in that regard; who among us hasn't had a friend whose meatball-stealing tendencies have annoyed us? The fact that the vocals are the most interesting part of this naturally means that the instrumental songs fall a bit flat. While the music here is swinging, there's not enough to make it noteworthy on its own, at least to someone who has heard Little Richard run laps around the wildness on display here. Definitely a fun set of songs, but it's limited by the energy being medium high, not high.

Missing some good trumpet in the current mainstream music. The Lip is really catchy.

Muziek die lollig is hoeft niet persé slecht te zijn kom je bij het luisteren van deze plaat achter. Plezier spat er van af. Het is niet het meest hoogstaande maar dat pretenderen ze niet, dit maakt ze ook weer sympathiek. Door het speelse gebeuren er toch weer ongedwongen leuke muzikale dingen. 3,4 vier sterren zou net iets overdreven zijn.

It's very one note, to the point where several songs are basically the same, but it's joyous and fun. It's not something I'd return to, but it would make for a great live show.

Skibbidy doo dar, swings finger in the air. Jazz hands. Meh, its okay.

Fun old album. Lot's of bops and very silly.

3.5

Just a Giggalo: Jazzy, reminds me of an Italian song on TikTok, vocal layering is insane. I love the saxophone and the percussion. (Nothing’s too good) for my baby: Her voice is so 50’s core - which makes sense as it’s an album from the 50’s. His voice has such a satisfying growl and there’s such a gentleness there. Bluesy. The lip: Really nice storytelling and enunciation. The cadence is reminiscent of rock and roll songs. I love the saxophone and how it mirrors a human reaction. Body and soul: Really nice trumpet (I said saxophone but my mum corrected me) break. And the gentle percussion really adds to it. This whole album reminds my mum of Fats Domino which I agree with. Oh Marie: I’ve heard this song before. Reminds me even more of that TikTok song which I’m sure will come up in this album. Basin Street Blues: Clearly inspiration of blues music. I like when he says random things and the saxophones (which I now think are trumpets) mimic it. Jump, Jive, An’ Wail: Feminism core Buona Sera: Such a soft and gentle song. Could definitely see this being played at a wedding. Night train: Aha! ‘Pennies from heaven’ is the song that’s been plaguing my mind this whole time. But, alas, this song is still lovely. A beautiful instrumental break with some piano (which has been missing from other songs) (I’ll be glad when you’re dead) you rascal you: Very jolly song for the title Banana split for my baby: Again, very jolly, it reaffirms the strong storyline the album has been following. The woman is noticeably no longer singing which is a shame. Whistle stop: Ironically, the lyrics are “bring her back to me” which mirrors the lack of a female singer. I like the actual whistling included. Be mine (little baby): A bit of an underwhelming end to the album, but it was coherent and the saxophone/trumpet was great.

I will take your word for it

Joy was oozing out of everything here. It was fun to listen to, but nothing memorable. Maybe, it is because of my taste.

Good

Not my thing but I appreciate it

Fun swingy album

Catchy tunes

Just starting the third song, enjoyable album, not something I would actively choose to listen to but it's not because it's not my kind of music, just more of a rarer listening choice I'd probably feel more joyous listening to this if I wasn't so tired so we'll see, I'll sleep midway through and listen to the rest in the morning when I have energy I will say the fact he voices king Louie in the Jungle book is just making a whole lot of sense, it feels so right, he has a great voice, I like jazz, need to listen to more Tomorrow, start on Basin Street Blues!

Мафия 2 балдежная игра, балдежный альбом (устал за ~3песни до конца)

This album represents that 50s era swing/jazz era to a tee. I’m not necessarily mad at it, but I’m not necessarily brought in - songs are fun, have that Vegas jazz sense of humor, and you can’t not be entertained- but I won’t be making any argument for or against this. There might be some general bias in that my day prior was Miles Davis “In A Silent Way”…. There’s no way to equate either of these in any way. But it’s telling that I was already immediately ready to throw Miles back on and put this back on the shelf. I will say- “(I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal” may be one of the funniest songs I have ever heard.

Monday blues

Not particularly something I'd call great, but this was a lot of fun. It's a pretty enjoyable record that flies by. I could probably be more critical, but I'm just going to leave it by saying I had a good time listening while not really getting more from it than the vibes. Overall: 3.3/5

2/1000

Não me pegou mas reconheço a qualidade

Muy lindos temas sobre todo el de gigolo (osea el primero que estaba en el album), pero no es uno de mis favoritos pero lo seguiria escuchando en otro momento.

la voz y la interpretación de don louis son un espectáculo. la orquesta que lo acompaña es sencillamente cautivadora. sin usar recursos tan rimbombantes te llenan el espacio a pura personalidad

I picture a young David Lee Roth in his bedroom listening to this on repeat and taking copious notes.

good vocals but the album feels like the same song

Classic. Not really my temporary haha

3/5

its alright, but I think it suffers from the limited range of goodness which all 50s albums on here, other than the Latin American/jazz ones. He's good fun, and the lady singer is also very good. The Sax bits and more jazzy stuff is probably the best in my opinion. There's a few medleys as well, which I guess is a good way to combine stuff or have an instrumental bit at the start of a song. Quite a lot of them sound the exact same. Favourite songs: first one, body and soul, jump, jive an wail. Overall around 5/10

I love this type of music, makes me think of romantic golden era hollywood movies and better times.. It was however a mixed bag on an album, at it's best it made my heart swell, at it's worth I had to skip beacuse it was an irritant..

good old style tunes, but not something I'd stick on

Kinda buns twin but it was fun.

I quite like a range of jazz and some big band, though my knowledge of these is pretty limted, this kind of fits in there with these probably swing or somesuch in there too. It seems to be trying so hard to be fun that it left me feeling more grumpy. Sure it's just me...

Idk it sounds old but good

Bastante bien. Para mí que no me gusta tanto este tipo de música se me hizo un toque largo de terminar, pero bastante bueno.

104. jazz

Not really my thing but I can still appreciate a fun swing album when I hear one. I would never go out of my way to listen to anything like this but it's still good enough at what it does to keep me entertained. I do like the revolving door of vocalists, making it pretty dynamic on top of the already super fun and lively instrumental.

Pretty wild. I don’t know about the wildest…..

Nice stuff

Classic!

Bouncy, happy swinging jazz. Made me smile.

old school jazz not bad but not something that blows me away

It's alright. More background music.

Hauskaa fallout musiikia

Me recordó mucho a mi tía P

i like how italian it is

Some fun and silly songs! Likely won't revisit

pretty good and likeable thats for sure. love the instrumentals

play that band music white boy

Really enjoyed this, sounds like the songs were more about just having fun with the music, instead of taking it too seriously.

im just a gigolo too brother

I liked it. I like Louis Prima. I'm not super into this album but it does have a lot of good tunes.

pior que eh bacaninha, hein. ótima soundtrack pra um filme que se passa nos anos 50, só tem uma que me irritou mto não sei pq. de resto bão demais fantástico que do nada soltam um pião do baú rapidão como quem nao quer nada.

Really fun album. What a wonderful voice. The album a bit “one note” as far as variety but it was a great listen while driving into work. The power in his voice and the swinging jazz were a great album from the list. I feel 3 is too low but I can’t quite get to 4. 3.75/5

Bangers.

Gas

This is a fun album nothing more nothing less. Why does this remind me of Lou Vega

He really IS the wildest of the era. Good pace, good grooves, cool dude

favorites: just a gigolo; for my baby; the lip

Sounds like it should be from the 1930's. Liked it but was anachronistic.

thought this was just music played in movies

Not my style of music! However, the album is incredibly cheeky in its lyrics and energy which makes for an entertaining listen. I don't know if this album is an accurate encapsulation of what the 60's felt like, but it certainly transports you to a different time.

Just For You I'd Learn To Bake A Pie 1001 Albums Generator 241 (3/6/2026) I mean, in 1956, this really might have as wild as it got. I can imagine this totally floored Silent Generation parents when young Boomers put this on the turntable. I mean, those huge vocal harmonies and nonsensical wordless vocals on I Ain't Got Nobody are a hell of a way to start an album. While I love the pure playfulness of The Wildest (I mean seriously, these guys are really enjoying themselves), there are moments like The Lip that are a bit corny. However, check out the quick interpolation of In The Hall of the Mountain King in Body And Soul. What a clever idea. Buona Sera has an undeniably latin flare (perhaps a tango?) in its first half. The Wildest is probably the best of these traditional pop/crooner albums that I've heard so far, but it's still just not my style of music. Louis Prima is a really convincing frontman though. 3/5. Favs: Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby Buona Sera Least Fav: The Lip

Best Track - "Jump, Jive An' Wail"

Okay, this is probably the oldest album I've had yet, and it sure sounds it. It might have been the Wildest album of its time, but music has evolved so much in the intervening decades that it's not even close to the title in modern times. It's enjoyable enough, but 50s music in general tends to sound extremely dated, and this falls victim to that. Lyrics are okay, though often uninteresting. Jazz can be a phenomenal genre, but this is more a curio for people interested in the popular sounds of the 1950s and less an essential album for everyone.