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Of all the recordings in Capitol's Live from Las Vegas series, this set by Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera & the Witnesses is a standout. For Prima fans, it's a treasure trove since only six of the disc's 19 tracks have been previously issued in any form. Recorded in 1958 during the act's long-running stint at the Sahara's Casbah Theater and featuring superb editing that retains much of the stage banter and the pair's often humorous antics, it offers listeners the spontaneity and feel of a single live set in the moment. The sound is simply stellar; warm, full, and immediate, its presence gives one the impression of being in the room. As evidenced here, Prima and Smith often worked out new material in front of their nightly audiences. Mistakes are left in, making this all the more prescient. The track list ranges from the familiar, like "Buona Sera" (Prima), "Robin Hood" (Prima), "Autumn Leaves" (Smith), and "Greenback Dollar Bill" (Butera), to a debut recording of "Nothing Can Replace My Man" (Smith) and killer renditions of "White Cliffs of Dover" (Prima), "Too Marvelous for Words" (Prima), and "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Smith). These collaborative performances are one of a kind. They underscore that while the studio recordings were of high merit artistically, it is as a live act that the pair established their legendary reputation. In fact, what is presented here lends a lot of weight to the claim that Prima and Smith virtually invented the Vegas lounge act. Live from Las Vegas is a hip and unceasing swingfest from top to bottom, with great humor, inspired singing and musicianship, and hipster vibes. For those who checked out Prima during the lounge revival, this is one for your next bash. For those who have been longtime disciples, this is the Holy Grail.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Pinkard, ComposerLyricist - Andy Razaf, Author - Tauber, ComposerLyricist - Tracey, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fats Waller, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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ARTHUR FREED, ComposerLyricist - NACIO HERB BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Gaskill, ComposerLyricist - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - HENRY NEMO, ComposerLyricist - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera & The Witnesses, MainArtist - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Reynold Richards, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Prevert, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Kosma, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Nat Burton, Composer - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - WALTER KENT, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sammy Fain, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Shapiro, Composer
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Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Composer, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marti Stanley, Composer - Neal Stanley, Composer - Robert Miketta, Composer
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HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Lerner, Author - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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George Gershwin, Composer - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy DeSylva, Author - Ballard McDonald, Author - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mack Kay, ComposerLyricist - Frederick Patrick, ComposerLyricist - Ted Eddy, ComposerLyricist - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera & The Witnesses, MainArtist - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harmon Jones, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard A. Whiting, ComposerLyricist - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Stone, Translator - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
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Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Peter De Rose, ComposerLyricist - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
Jerome Kern, Composer - Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oscar Hammerstein II , Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER GROSS, ComposerLyricist - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
Traditional, Composer - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
Unknown, Composer - Keely Smith, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Louis Prima, Trumpet, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Butera, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Sineaux, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Antony 'Tony' Liuzza, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - William 'Willie' McCumber, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob 'Bobby' Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Catalog
Album review
Of all the recordings in Capitol's Live from Las Vegas series, this set by Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera & the Witnesses is a standout. For Prima fans, it's a treasure trove since only six of the disc's 19 tracks have been previously issued in any form. Recorded in 1958 during the act's long-running stint at the Sahara's Casbah Theater and featuring superb editing that retains much of the stage banter and the pair's often humorous antics, it offers listeners the spontaneity and feel of a single live set in the moment. The sound is simply stellar; warm, full, and immediate, its presence gives one the impression of being in the room. As evidenced here, Prima and Smith often worked out new material in front of their nightly audiences. Mistakes are left in, making this all the more prescient. The track list ranges from the familiar, like "Buona Sera" (Prima), "Robin Hood" (Prima), "Autumn Leaves" (Smith), and "Greenback Dollar Bill" (Butera), to a debut recording of "Nothing Can Replace My Man" (Smith) and killer renditions of "White Cliffs of Dover" (Prima), "Too Marvelous for Words" (Prima), and "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Smith). These collaborative performances are one of a kind. They underscore that while the studio recordings were of high merit artistically, it is as a live act that the pair established their legendary reputation. In fact, what is presented here lends a lot of weight to the claim that Prima and Smith virtually invented the Vegas lounge act. Live from Las Vegas is a hip and unceasing swingfest from top to bottom, with great humor, inspired singing and musicianship, and hipster vibes. For those who checked out Prima during the lounge revival, this is one for your next bash. For those who have been longtime disciples, this is the Holy Grail.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:13
- Main artists: Louis Prima Keely Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Humour/Spoken Word
© 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
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