[Dixielandjazz] E. Hobsbawm, J. Levinson, Louis PRIMA

[Nancy Giffin]

>  From: Stephen Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Eric Hobsbawm & Joe Levinson

>  PS. According to Barbone Street guitarist Sonny Troy, the master of put
>  on, the eternal jokester, was Louis Prima with whom he spent several
>  Las Vegas years.

Hi, Steve,

Regarding Louis Prima: Yesterday, I saw a TV ad for the new Disney "JUNGLE
BOOK" movie (animation). Sounds like it will have a jazz soundtrack similar
to the first one. I said to my daughter, "It could never be as good as the
first movie, with Phil Harris as the bear and Louie Prima as King Louie, the
orangutan, singing "I Wanna Be Like You."

My daughter said she'd never heard of Louie Prima, so "he couldn't be all
that great." As a teenager, she won't take my word for it, but maybe a few
of you can post something about him, or write to me and Bonnie off-list.

Exposing younger kids to jazz via Disney movies can be good for OKOM, so I
hope the movie does well.

Love and hugs,
Nancy