The Capitol Recordings [Box]

構成数 : 8枚
合計収録時間 : 09:21:01
Personnel: Louis Prima (vocals, trumpet); Sam Butera (vocals, saxophone); Keely Smith, Frank Sinatra, Gia Maione (vocals); Alton Hendrickson, Allan Seltzer, Robert Gibbons, Jack Marshall, William Pittman, Allan Reuss, Vincent Terri, Bob Bain (guitar); Kathyrine Julye, Verlye Mills (harp); David Sterkin (violin, viola); Gerald Vinci, Mischa Russell, Marvin Limonick, Felix Slatkin, Victor Bay, Erno Neufeld, Benny Gill, Al Belnick, Alex Murray, Murray Kellner, Alex Beller, Dan Lube, Marshall Sosson, Paul Nero, Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein (violin); Maxine Johnson, Paul Robyn, Stanley Harris, David Frisina, Alvin Dinkin (viola); Cy Bernard, Joseph Ditullio, Joseph Saxon, Irving Lipschultz, Ennio Bologinini, Victor Gottlief, Armand Karpoff, Naomi Benditsky, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin (cello); Lee Elliott (flute, saxophone); Alex Gershunoff, Sylvia Ruderman, Archie Wade, Haakon Berg, Harry Klee (flute); Morgan Thomas (saxophone, trumpet); Chuck Gentry, Fred Falensby, Jules Jacob, Little Joe Cook , Phil Sobel, Lue Freddie Simon, Jerold Kasper, Hammond Russum, Gene Cipriano, Jules Kinsler, Theo M. Nash, Justin Gordon, Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt, Wilbur Schwartz, Buddy Collette (saxophone); Manny Klein, Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo , Clarence Sherok, George Seaberg, Pete Candoli (trumpet); Tom Pederson , Lou Sineaux, Simon Zenther, George Roberts , Pullman Pederson, Francis Howard, James Blount, Eddie Kusby, Paul Tanner, Juan Tizol, Murray McEachern, Si Zentner, Kenny Shroyer, Jimmy Priddy (trombone); William Hinshaw, James A. Decker, Arthur Frantz, Richard Perissi, Vincent DeRosa, John Cave (horns); Paul T. Smith, Robert J. Carter, Willie McCumber, Jr., John Nagy, Milt Raskin, Ray Sherman, Bill Miller (piano); Frank Flynn , Larry Bunker (drums, percussion); John Vincent Faraci, Dick Shanahan, Frank Carlson, Harvey Lang, Paul Ferrara, Bill Richmond, Robert Morris, Lou Singer, Alvin Stoller, Irving Cottler, Roy Harte (drums); Chico Guerrero (congas, bongos). Audio Mixer: Larry Walsh. Liner Note Author: Billy Vera. Recording information: Capital Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Casbar Theater, Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Casbar Theatre, Las Vegas, NV (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Chicago, IL (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, CA [Live] (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); New York, NY (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Sahara Main Room, Las Vegas, NV (04/19/1956-12/20/1962); Sahara, Main Room, Las Vegas, NV (04/19/1956-12/20/1962). Photographers: R.A. Andreas; Brad Benedict. Arranger: Louis Prima. In the mid-1950s, vocalist/trumpeter Louis Prima developed a Las Vegas stage act that showcased his winning chemistry with his wife, singer Keely Smith. Backed by saxophonist Sam Butera and his band, the Witnesses, the Prima/Smith show, which featured swinging music, sassy songs, and plenty of humorous asides, proved so successful that it garnered the whole ensemble a contract with Capitol Records. This massive eight-disc box set collects not only Prima, Smith, and Butera's '50s and '60s studio work for the label, but also live recordings and solo outings by the three entertainers. Among the nearly 200 assembled tracks are energetic numbers that mix jump blues, jazz, and early rock & roll to utterly charming effect; classics like "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody," "Jump, Jive, An' Wail," and "Oh Marie" stand alongside Crescent City standards like "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" and "Bourbon Street Blues." Although many fans will be content with CAPITOL COLLECTORS SERIES, the whittled-down version of this release, this comprehensive set is essential for true Prima diehards.
録音 : モノラル／ステレオ (Studio)