Al Hirt - All Time Greatest Hits (1989)

This is the same torrent that was uploaded to Demonoid in September 2011.


Al Hirt - All Time Greatest Hits (1989)

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Includes:
Files by track, ripped at FLAC 8 using Easy CD-DA Extractor (www.poikosoft.com)
DVD-ROM: LG GDR816B
Tracks have full tags (including embedded thumbnail)
AMG Bio.txt
info.txt (which is simply these notes included in the torrent)

Biography from All Music (by Scott Yanow):

A virtuoso on the trumpet, Al Hirt was often "overqualified" for the Dixieland and pop music that he performed. He studied classical trumpet at the Cincinnati Conservatory (1940-1943) and was influenced by the playing of Harry James. He freelanced in swing bands (including both Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Ray McKinley) before returning to New Orleans in the late '40s and becoming involved in the Dixieland movement. He teamed up with clarinetist Pete Fountain on an occasional basis from 1955 on, and became famous by the end of the decade. An outstanding technician with a wide range, along with a propensity for playing far too many notes, Hirt had some instrumental pop hits in the 1960s. He also recorded swing and country music, but mostly stuck to Dixieland in his live performances. He remained a household name throughout his career, although one often feels that he could have done so much more with his talent. Hirt's early Audiofidelity recordings (1958-1960) and collaborations with Fountain are the most rewarding of his long career; he died at his home in New Orleans on April 27, 1999.

Taken from: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/al-hirt-p6749/biography

All Music Album Page:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-time-greatest-hits-vol-1-r180908

Amazon.com's page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002WCX

Track List:

01. Bourbon Street Parade
02. I Can't Get Started
03. Stranger In Paradise
04. Java
05. I Love Paris
06. Sleepy Lagoon
07. Tansy
08. Clarinet Marmalade
09. Fly Me To The Moon
10. Alley Cat
11. Up Above My Head
12. Out Of Nowhere
13. Cotton Candy
14. Three Little Words
15. Poor Butterfly
16. Fancy Pants
17. When The Saints Go Marching In
18. The Girl From Ipanema
19. Sugar Lips
20. Brotherhood Of Man