The Call of the Wildest

by Louis Prima

The Call of the Wildest cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1957
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:34
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Capturing the frenetic, wildly entertaining energy of his legendary Las Vegas lounge act, the boisterous bandleader fuses Dixieland jazz with aggressive, rhythm-and-blues pacing. Keely Smith's deadpan vocal interjections provide the perfect foil to the leader's raucous, immensely swinging Italian-American jump blues aesthetic. The high-octane recordings serve as a definitive, incredibly fun preservation of mid-century nightclub culture.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, lounge, piano, party, theatrical

Tracklist

  1. When You're Smiling/The Sheik Of Araby (4:00)
  2. Autumn Leaves (2:51)
  3. I've Got The World On A String (2:28)
  4. Blow, Red, Blow (2:18)
  5. The Pump Song (1:51)
  6. There'll Be No Next Time (3:16)
  7. Pennies From Heaven (2:21)
  8. The Birth Of The Blues (2:50)
  9. Closer To The Bone (4:13)
  10. Sentimental Journey (2:27)
  11. When The Saints Go Marching In (4:19)
  12. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (2:05)
  13. Natural Guy (2:13)
  14. Beep! Beep! (2:14)

Credits

  • Eclipse - primary artist
  • Deanna Dellacioppa - vocals

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