4. Louis Prima – The Wildest [1956]
You can probably tell by the cover this is a totally different ball game from the Sinatra album.
You get the impression that Louis would have been an awesome live act to see. The man is just a pure showman mixing comedy with jazz, this is like a party on a record. That's not to say it doesn't have it's faults. One song in particular 'The Lip' I found extremely irritating with it's random out of tune trumpet blasts that go on throughout the entire song, it's only 2.23 minutes long but feels 10 times that. Other than that the rest of the album is pretty good and at barely 35 minutes long doesn't outstay it's welcome despite that one song. Special mention to Keely Smith the vocalist of whom Louis apparently married despite being 20 years older than her.
You can't but help like the guy.
Rating 3.5 / 5
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