buffyleigh
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That was a lot of fun. I realized that I knew at least a couple of songs, of course the obvious "I"m just a gigolo" but also "Buona Sera", thanks to Treme TV series. Not necessarily my favourite subgenre of jazz, but I spent a good time listening to it.
Louis Prima is probably best known as the voice of King Louis in The Jungle Book, but this album from 1956 is equally joyous. The album was recorded as live in the studio with an excellent group of jazz musicians, who are clearly having a ball, as well as Prima’s wife Keely Smith who provides a cool counterbalance to his wild flights of fancy. It’s a brisk 30 minutes of fun and one of the rare albums where I listened twice. Highlight is opener Just a Gigolo!