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The Wildest! is an album by Louis Prima, first released in 1956. It features singer Keely Smith with saxophonist Sam Butera and the Witnesses. It is considered an innovative mixture of early rock and roll, jump blues and jazz as well as eccentric humor.
Apr 19, 2024 · The pinnacle of Louis Prima’s career, ‘The Wildest!’ blended jazz chops with danceable grooves, and became an influence on Elvis Presley.
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Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) [1] was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans-style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s ...
Oct 26, 2011 · Louis Prima w/Keely Smith the WILDEST!Basin Street Blues, When It's Sleepy Time Down South, For My Baby.
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- 1999
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The Wildest! by Louis Prima released in 1957. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Mar 1, 2024 · 1 March 2024 [THE WILDEST!] BY LOUIS PRIMAWhat an album! What a delicious, gorgeous album! Five stars out of five stars! Ten stars out of ten. 98 stars out of...
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The Wildest! is an album by Louis Prima, first released in 1956. It features singer Keely Smith with saxophonist Sam Butera and the Witnesses.