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Collector's Checklists
LOUIS PRIMA CDs
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
Louis Prima and His Orchestra / Louis Prima and Keely Smith / Louis Prima
Acrobat (E) ACRCD321, Louis Prima: On the Radio
Bear Family (G) BCD 15 776 HI, The Cap Recordings: LP / K Smith / Butera 8-CDs •
Buddha Records 99614, Louis Prima & His Orch: Say It With A Slap, 1999 •
Cap 42771-2-2 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap 75937, The Las Vegas Centennial Coll: LP & Keely Smith: Live From Las Vegas •
Cap 95266, Jump, Jive an’ Wail: The Essential Louis Prima, 2007 •
Cap 509995-00013-23 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap Advance CD, Keely Smith: The Essential Capitol Collection, 2007 Prima •
Cap Advance CD, Louis Prima: Jump, Jive An’ Wail: The Essential Louis Prima •
Cap DPRO-11181 – see under “Various Artists”
Classics (Fr) 1048, The Chronogical LP and His N Orleans Gang 1934 – 1935, 1999 •
Classics (Fr) 1077, The Chronogical LP and His N Orleans Gang 1935 – 1936, 1999 •
Classics (Fr) 1146, The Chronogical LP and His N Orleans Gang 1937 – 1939, 2000 •
Classics (Fr) 1201, The Chronogical LP and His Orchestra 1940 – 1941, 2001 •
Classics (Fr) 1273, The Chronogical LP and His Orchestra 1944 – 1945, 2002 •
Classics (Fr) 1374, The Chronogical LP and His Orch 1945, 2004 •
Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-1019-2, LP and his O: Plays Pretty For The . . . , 2001 •
Collectors’ Choice Music CCM2170, LP: rarities & Hits!: A Centennial C, 2010 •
Col CK 65259, Breaking It Up!: Louis Prima with Keely Smith, 1994 •
Echo J EJCD 16, Louis Prima, 1990
Hip-O Records HIPD-40160, Louis Prima: Beepin’ & Boppin’, 1999 •
IAJRC CD1003 – see under “Joe Venuti”
Jasmine (E) JASCD 325, Louis Prima & Keely Smith: Together, 1993 •
Jasmine (E) JASCD 326, Louis and Keely!,1993 •
Jasmine (E) JASCD 327, Louis Prima: his Greatest Hits, 1994 •
Jasmine (E) JASCD 330, Return of The Wildest: Louis Prima & Keely Smith, 1994 •
Jasmine (E) JASCD 331, On Stage: Louis Prima & Keely Smith, 1994 •
Jasmine (E) JASCD 334, K Smith & LP: Twist with KS / Doin’ The Twist With LP •
Jasmine (E) JASCD 339, LP: Pretty Music / Prima Style: Vol 1 and 2, 1998 •
Jass Records J-CD-3 – see under “Various Artists”
Jass Records J-CD-623 – see under “Various Artists”
LaserLight 15 765, The Jazz Collector Edition: Louis Prima Orchestra, 1991 •
Living Era (E) CD AJA 5599 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA Spec Prod MCAD-20481, LP And His Orchestra: Wonderland By Night, 1988 •
Mosaic MD6-217, The Comp Br & Voc Rec’dings Of LP And W Manone (1924-1937) •
Pickwick PK 540 – see under “Various Artists”
Prima 1 38981, Angelina: This album is . . . Louis Prima, 2002 •
Prima 1 38982, The Golden Hits of Louis Prima, 2002 •
Prima 1 38983, The New Sounds of the Louis Prima Show, 2002 •
Prima 1 38984, Prima Show in the Casbah: Louis Prima with Gia Maione, 2002 •
Prima 1 38985, Louis Prima with Gia Maione . . . The Wildest ’75, 2002 •
Prima 1 38986, The King Of Clubs: Louis Prima . . . 2002 •
Prima 1 38987, Just a Gigolo: LP / this is ….. Gia, 2002 2-CDs •
Prima 1 38995, The Prima Generation ’72: Live new sounds of LP . . . , 2002 •
Radio Archives RA079 – see under “Various Artists”
Radio Archives RA082 – see under “Various Artists”
Radio Archives RA163 – see under “Various Artists”
R Dig S208B – see under “Various Artists”
Reflections (Den) 8104, L Prima in the 1930’s: Vol 1: 1934/39 Broadcasts, 1999 •
Reflections (Den) 8105, L Prima & His Big Band: Vol 2: 1940’s Broadcasts . . . •
Reflections (Den) 8106, L Prima Live!: Vol 3: Just A Gigolo: 1950’s/60’s Broadcasts •
Request Records 3-8004, Live Jazz From Club 15: L Prima / Pete Fountain, 2005 •
Rhino R2 79998 – see under “Various Artists”
Savoy Jazz ZDS 4420, Louis Prima Plays Pretty For The People, 1989 •
See For Miles (E) SEECD 716, Louis Prima: The EP Collection, 2000
See For Miles (E) SEECD 736, Louis Prima: The EP Collection Vol 2, 2002
Simitar 54602, Louis Prima and His Orchestra: Jump ‘n Boogie, 1998 •
Simitar 56662, Louis Prima and his orchestra: Swing ‘N Jive, 1999 •
Soundcraft SC-5017/18 – see under “Various Artists”
Soundcraft SC-9000, Keely Smith with LP On Ed Sullivan’s TV show Jan 5, 1964 •
Sounds of YesterYear (E) DSOY2142, LP . . . Baby! I'm The Greatest, 2019 •
Time-Life R139-39 – see under “Various Artists”
V-Disc, V-Disc: A Musical Contribution By America’s Best . . . Louis Prima, 1998 •
Varese Sarabande 302 066 294 2 – see under “Various Artists”
Varese Sarabande 302 066 405 2 – see under “Various Artists”
Viper’s Nest VN-155, Louis Prima and His O: Feat Keely Smith: Angelina, 1994 •
Vista 60406-7, Let’s Fly With Mary Poppins: LP and Gia Maione Sing tunes from . . . •
Louis Prima Jr.
Warrior Records WR16532, Blow: Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses, 2014 •
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