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| Greatest Hits |
| Al Hirt |
| első megjelenés éve: 2001 |
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| 4.476 Ft
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| 1. | Java
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| 2. | Fools Rush In
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| 3. | Cotton Candy
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| 4. | Sugar Lips
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| 5. | Walkin' With Mr. Lee
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| 6. | I Can't Get Started
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| 7. | Clarinet Marmalade
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| 8. | Rumpus
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| 9. | Easy to Love
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| 10. | Paper Doll
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| 11. | Fancy Pants
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| 12. | Tansy
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| 13. | Milano
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| 14. | When the Saints Go Marching In
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Jazz / Dixieland, Dixieland Revival, New Orleans Jazz Revival
Al Hirt - Trumpet
Bill Lacey Audio Restoration
Buzz Ravineau Compilation
Chet Atkins Producer
Colin Escott Liner Notes
Dennis Ferrante Digital Transfers
Frank Harkins Art Direction
Jim Foglesong Producer
Marty Manning Conductor, Arranger
Marty Paich Adaptation, Conductor, Arranger
Paul Williams Producer
Steve Sholes Producer
Al Hirt was a popular jazz and pop trumpeter who took pains to distance himself from jazz. He seldom improvised and, particularly in the '60s, gravitated toward pop-oriented tunes with prominent fixed melodies. In that sense, he was a bit like a horn-blowing version of Floyd Cramer or Lenny Dee. Greatest Hits has 14 cuts in various styles, from the bubblegum of "Sugar Lips" to the romantic "I Can't Get Started." The latter features a mixed chorus singing under Hirt's solos, while "Sugar Lips" adds gimmicky kissing noises. Hirt returned to his Dixieland roots on "Clarinet Marmalade" and "When the Saints Go Marching In," but the anthology's centerpiece is "Java," a Top Five hit from 1964 and an instrumental pop classic. Hirt recorded much of his music in Nashville with Chet Atkins, and it shows, particularly on "Cotton Candy" and Hirt's rendition of the Floyd Cramer hit "Fancy Pants." All of the recordings were made during Hirt's peak years of 1962-65. Greatest Hits is not a true greatest-hits anthology, since only a handful of actual hits are included. Hirt had more than enough easy listening chart hits to fill the disc, but it is a representative sampler of singles and album tracks. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide
Al Hirt
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Nov 07, 1922 in New Orleans, LA
Died: Apr 27, 1999 in New Orleans, LA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Dixieland, Dixieland Revival
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.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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