FIRST LISTEN - Vocals really didn't gel with me, and they stopped me from appreciating the instrumentals. Might have to listen again just for that. Standout tracks were LETS GO AWAY FOR A WHILE and PET SOUNDS, precisely because there were no vocals. These reminded me a lot of Masayoshi Takanaka, in that tropical summer dreamy vibe. Other than that, kinda meh for me. 2/5

Classic My least listened to album of his from that era The synths are on point on this one Liberian Girl is still a standout to me

Louis Prima somehow has a different style for each song, from a call-and-response big band track in The Lip, to some slower but still fully jazzy tracks like Body and Soul. This came out of left field as a type of music I rarely explore, but it absolutely delivered. This album is so much fun, and on top of that the musicians behind it are GOOD. Giving this 5 ⭐ because of the listening experience

Nutty guitar all the way through Wish I could dive deeper into some lyrics Petit Metier stood out in particular

The vocals constantly distract from some legitimately banger arrangements 💀 -Standouts- Venus as a Boy was genuinely pretty, reminded me of a Little Dragon song Come to Me: the instrumental really shines here. Felt almost nostalgic for some reason 2⭐ only because these two songs did make me go back a few times. The rest of the album was a hard listen tho

Good fuckin album The bassline on Josie is 🤌✨ Very strong 4⭐ - nothing life changing, just some banger music EDIT 3 days later and just about every song is on loop in my head. This is more than a banger

Listened to it while cooking and had a fun time. Once my food was done, I still had 1h30 left. At that point I tapped out, it was too much of the same. To me then this album is great in adding a classy, old-school soundtrack to life. But as front to back, critical listening deal? I couldn't even do it for the challenge. In the end though, my carne adobada came out delicious as fuck, and maybe I have Ella to thank for that.

👋 Jazz 👋 This whole album feels heavy in experimentation - no minute goes by without a total switchup in the song structure. Maybe this is the zoomer in me, or maybe it's just a style of jazz I'm not used to, but as an album experience it felt absolutely disorienting. With so many different ideas every second, though, you do end up with a lot of very cool individual moments. Standout track was Bemsha Swing

This album fucked me up. My ass is not made for noise rock. Standouts: When You Sleep, Soon