Las Vegas Prima Style
by Louis Prima
- Type: Album
- Released: May 1958
- Label: Capitol
- Country: United States
- Length: 33:04
- Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Bursting with completely unhinged lounge charisma, this wildly entertaining casino performance perfectly encapsulates the frenzy of the mid-century Las Vegas strip. The fiercely energetic blend of jump blues, traditional swing, and comedic Italian-American novelty remains a masterclass in dynamic, crowd-pleasing showmanship.
Genres
Descriptors: live, vocal, male-vocals, medley, party
Tracklist
- Them There Eyes/Honeysuckle Rose - Medley / Live At Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958 (4:42)
- Tiger Rag/Just Because - Medley / Live At Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958 (2:50)
- Embraceable You/I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - Medley / Live At Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958 (2:51)
- Should I/I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Medley / Live At Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958 (5:53)
- The White Cliffs Of Dover - Live At Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958 (4:39)
- Holiday For Strings - Live At Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958 (2:57)
- Greenback Dollar Bill (3:20)
- Love of My Life (O Sole Mio) (3:44)
- Too Marvelous for Words (2:03)
Credits
- Louis Prima & Keely Smith - primary artist
- Sam Butera And The Witnesses - primary artist, vocals [solo]
- Tony Liuzza - bass
- Harvey Lang - drums
- Bob Roberts - guitar, guitar [solo]
- Willie McCumber Jr. - piano
- Sam Butera - tenor saxophone, vocals [solo], tenor saxophone [solo]
- Lou Sino - trombone, trumpet [solo]