Our Man in New Orleans is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor. The album was conducted and arranged by Marty Paich and produced by Steve Sholes. The album landed on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1963, reaching No. 44. Tracks 1 Clarinet Marmalade (Henry Ragas; Larry Shields) 2:23 2 Ol’ Man […]
Trumpet and Strings is an album by Al Hirt released on RCA Victor. The album was arranged by Marty Paich. The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart in 1962, reaching #96. Tracks 1 Stranger In Paradise (George Forrest, Robert Craig Wright) 2:442 Poor Butterfly (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) 2:273 Fools Rush In (Johnny Mercer, […]
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 song to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included “Jumbo” and “The Round Mound of Sound”. […]