| JUMP , JIVE AND WAIL Originally written and performed in 1939 by jazz trumpeter, composer, & bandleader Louis Prima• The original title of the song was "Jump Jive N Then You Wail" The song was recorded by Prima a number of times, including a version in 1958 with his then wife Keely Smith. Louis Prima (7 December 1910 – 24 August 1978) was an Italian- American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven- piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s. In 1998 the song was covered and included on the Brian Setzer Orchestra's third album, "The Dirty Boogie" |
