Al Hirt
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 dubbed him with another moniker: "The King." Hirt was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009. He received 21 Grammy nominations during his lifetime, including winning the Grammy award in 1964 for his version of "Java". |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 7, 1922 (New Orleans), Died April 27, 1999 (New Orleans)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955 - 1961
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 12560 | 10/1/1956 | Farewell blues | Pete Fountain's Dixieland All Stars | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12561 | 10/1/1956 | March of the Bob Cats | Pete Fountain's Dixieland All Stars | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12562 | 10/1/1956 | At the Jazz Band Ball | Pete Fountain's Dixieland All Stars | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12563 | 10/1/1956 | Jazz me blues | Pete Fountain's Dixieland All Stars | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12580 | 12/29/1955 | After you've gone | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12581 | 12/29/1955 | Over the waves | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12582 | 12/29/1955 | While we danced at the Mardi Gras | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12583 | 12/29/1955 | Breeze | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12584 | 12/29/1955 | Toot, toot, tootsie goodbye | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12585 | 12/29/1955 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12586 | 12/29/1955 | Loveless love | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12587 | 12/29/1955 | Floatin' down to cotton town | Al Hirt and his New Orleans Jazz Band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12649 | 10/12/1961 | March of the Bobcats | Al Hirt | instrumentalist, trumpet | |||
Decca | L 12650 | 10/12/1961 | Jazz me blues | Al Hirt | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hirt, Al," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/321431.
Hirt, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/321431.
"Hirt, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Hirt, Al, 1922-1999 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91062938
Wikidata: Al Hirt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q658636
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54337519
MusicBrainz: Al Hirt - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d14ab1ae-0400-4345-9f5b-6083110a5c7a
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