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Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Keely Smith - Louis Prima Keely Smith Live from Las Vegas

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Louis Prima Keely Smith Live from Las Vegas
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Artist(s)Louis Prima, Keely Smith and Keely Smith
StudioCapitol
Release DateApril 26, 2005
UPC Code724387593725
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Tracks

  1. Them There Eyes/Honeysuckle Rose - Louis Prima
  2. I've Got You Under My Skin [previously unreleased] - Keely Smith
  3. Should I/I Can't Believe That - Louis Prima
  4. Don't Take Your Love From Me [previously unreleased] - Keely Smith
  5. Greenback Dollar Bill - Sam Butera
  6. Autumn Leaves [previously unreleased]- Keely Smith
  7. The White Cliffs Of Dover - Louis Prima
  8. Nothing Can Replace My Man [previously unreleased] - Keely Smith
  9. Robin Hood [previously unreleased] - Louis Prima
  10. Judy [previously unreleased] - Louis Prima
  11. Somebody Loves Me/Nothing's Too Good For My Baby [previously unreleased] - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
  12. You Can Pack [previously unreleased] - Sam Butera
  13. Come Rain Or Come Shine [previously unreleased] - Keely Smith
  14. Too Marvelous For Words - Louis Prima
  15. Embraceable You/I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
  16. Buona Sera [previously unreleased] - Louis Prima
  17. Tenderly/That Man Of Mine [previously unreleased] - Keely Smith
  18. When The Saints Go Marching In [previously unreleased] - Louis Prima & Sam Butera
  19. Closing [previously unreleased]

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (9 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteFun and Free in 1953!Quote
Sorry, compared to Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong was a second-rate trumpet player. And when you throw in the crystalline voice of Keely Smith and Sam Butera's saxophone, live in Las Vegas at the Sahara, you've got pure musical ecstasy. Rock and roll may have its rythmical roots in the blues, but its freedom had to come from the madness of musicians like Prima! February 29, 2008

rating: 5 Quoteswingin!Quote
this cd is great!! the fact that it is live brings it a life that the studio recordings lack- keely smith is fantastic! January 12, 2008

rating: 4 QuoteVegas LoungeQuote
Wow, I feel as if I've walked through a time warp! Listening to this cd really is a throwback to the old "Vegas" with the lounge going all hours, it's as if you just re-entered the time, and sit to listen again to a time long ago (and far away) November 6, 2006

rating: 5 QuoteThe Truth Comes Out: The Most Manic-Depressive Act in Show BusinessQuote
I'd heard a couple of their studio albums but never understood the appeal of Louis and Keely until hearing this album. Louis is manic, hyperactive, out of control; Keely is composed, sophisticated, vocally magnificent. The contrast is the key. At times their humor is almost too close for comfort (they would divorce in 3 years): Keely mockingly refers to Louis as her "Italian Stallion," then says he's too old for her; Louis says, "That's a stage joke, folks": Keely, persistent, says, "No, it's not." And all this is inserted in the lyric of a Gershwin tune.

Louis demonstrates his musicianship, his New Orleans roots, and Louis Armstrong influence. And the act makes it clear that neither Sonny and Cher nor all of the neo-swing revival groups of the mid to late 90's could touch them.

The album also reminds the listener of the days when Las Vegas was a cabaret instead of an expensive resort and postmodern theme park. This pair was merely a free lounge act, and even the lounge act had an intermission act, introduced by Louis as the Frank Morocco trio, originally from Waukegan, Illinois. The other day I played with a bass player who revealed that he was a member of that trio when this recording was made. He played 12-6 A.M. each morning and was paid $225 for the week. August 3, 2006

rating: 5 QuoteLouie and Keely DVDQuote
My mother was very pleased to get this DVD. She's a 40's and 50's gal and likes to see her favorites performing once again. Do you have any others from the 40's and 50's era? February 24, 2006

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