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Trumpeters · 1922–1999

Al Hirt

American trumpeter and bandleader (1922–1999)

Born: 7 November 1922
New Orleans
Died: 27 April 1999
New Orleans
Country: United States
Record labels: Audio Fidelity, Monument Records
Discography: 54 albums

Biography

Al Hirt was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Al Hirt was born on 7 November 1922 in New Orleans and died on 27 April 1999 in New Orleans. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Audio Fidelity and Monument Records. The discography here lists 54 albums, from “Swingin' Dixie! (At Dan's Pier 600" New Orleans)” (1958) to “Down On Bourbon Street” (2016).

Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme music to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound". Colin Escott, an author of musician biographies, wrote that RCA Victor, for which Hirt had recorded most of his best-selling recordings and for which he had spent most of his professional recording career, had simply dubbed him "The King." Hirt was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009. He received eight Grammy nominations during his lifetime, including winning the Grammy award in 1964 for his version of "Java".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Swingin' Dixie! (At Dan's Pier 600" New Orleans) 1958

Swingin’ Dixie, Volume 3 1958

Swingin' Dixie! (At Dan's Pier 600 New Orleans), Volume 2 1959

Bourbon Street 1960

Blockbustin' Dixie 1961

The Greatest Horn in the World 1961

At The Mardi Gras 1962 · Live

Horn-A-Plenty 1962

Trumpet and Strings 1962

Honey in the Horn 1963

Our Man in New Orleans 1963

Beauty and the Beard 1964

Cotton Candy 1964

Sugar Lips 1964

Al Hirt 1965

Live at Carnegie Hall 1965 · Live

That Honey Horn Sound 1965

The Sound of Christmas 1965

The Happy Trumpet 1966

The Horn Meets the Hornet 1966

They're Playing Our Song 1966

Al Hirt Live at the Al Hirt Club 1967 · Live

Music to Watch Girls By 1967

Soul in the Horn 1967

Unforgettable 1967

Al Hirt Now! 1968

Al Hirt Plays Bert Kaempfert 1968

Help Me Make It Through the Night 1969

Floatin' Down to Cotton Town 1970

Viva Max! 1970

Have a Merry Little 1972

For the Good Times 1987

Super Jazz I 1988

Jazzin' at the Pops 1989 · Live

Bourbon Street Parade 1991

Al Hirt Live on Bourbon Street 1996 · Live

Cotton Candy / Sugar Lips 1999

Honey in the Horn / Our Man in New Orleans 1999

Have a Merry Little Christmas 2000

Memories 2000

The Best of Dixieland 2001

Latin in the Horn 2002

Boy Meets Horn 2005

King Of Bourbon Street 2005

Pops Goes the Trumpet 2014

Struttin’ Down Royal Street 2014

The Greatest Horn In the World 2015

Down On Bourbon Street 2016

27 Greatest Trumpet Hits Of All Time

Al Hirt's Greatest Hits

Here In My Heart

In a Blue Mood

Swingin’ Dixie, Vol. 4

That's a Plenty

Historic 78 rpm records

BEGIN THE BEGUINE AL HIRT · HORACE HEIDT and His Musical Knights · Cole Porter archive.org ↗
MELANCHOLY RHAPSODY AL HIRT · HORACE HEIDT and His Musical Knights · Cahn · Heindorf archive.org ↗
LOVER COME BACK TO ME Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights · Al Hirt · Hammerstein II ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Al Hirt play?

Al Hirt is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Al Hirt born?

Al Hirt was born 7 November 1922 in New Orleans.

What are Al Hirt's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Swingin' Dixie! (At Dan's Pier 600" New Orleans) (1958), Swingin’ Dixie, Volume 3 (1958), Swingin' Dixie! (At Dan's Pier 600 New Orleans), Volume 2 (1959), Bourbon Street (1960) and Blockbustin' Dixie (1961).

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