Al Hirt - The Best Of Al Hirt [Intersound] (1992) (2 CDs)

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


Al Hirt - The Best Of Al Hirt [Intersound] (1992) (2 CDs)

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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)
Has cover art only.
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/r177817

Amazon.com's page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000E5WO

Track List:

Disc 1:

01. Bourbon Street Parade
02. Cotton Candy
03. That's A Plenty
04. Java
05. Stardust
06. South Rampart Street Parade
07. When It's Sleepytime Down South
08. Echoes Of Harlem
09. Walkin'
10. Trumpeter's Lullaby
11. Struttin' With Some Barbeque
12. Muskrat Ramble
13. Royal Garden Blues
14. Mama's Gone, Goodbye
15. I'll Be Seeing You
16. Strangers In The Night
17. Spanish Eyes

Disc 2:

01. Sweet Georgia Brown
02. Wolverine Blues
03. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
04. Unforgettable
05. Sugar Blues
06. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
07. New Orleans
08. Birth Of The Blues
09. Deep Purple
10. East Of The Sun
11. Hindustan
12. Poor Buttefly
13. Sugar Lips
14. Red Roses For A Blue Lady
15. Imagination
16. When The Saints Go Marchin' In