Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt 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 Records, for which Hirt had recorded most of his best-selling recordings and for which he had spent much 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.
"Undecided" is a popular song written by Sid Robin and Charlie Shavers and published in 1938.
"Al di là" is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricist Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis. The English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on 18 March 1961, after Curtis had won the 1961 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival on 2 February 1961, which served as the Italian national selection from 1958 to 1966.
"You Took Advantage of Me" is a 1928 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, for the musical Present Arms (1928), where it was introduced by Joyce Barbour and Busby Berkeley as the characters Edna Stevens and Douglas Atwell. The characters were formerly married, but still have romantic feelings for each other. On opening night, Berkeley forgot the lyrics and had to scat and hum the entire second verse. Berkeley also claimed that his nonsense lyrics for the improvised second verse left Hart "almost apoplectic", but the audience was amused and Hart later forgave him. The song was subsequently included in the 1930 film Leathernecking, an adaptation of Present Arms.
"I'm Moving On" is a 1950 country standard written by Hank Snow.
"Music to Watch Girls By" was the first Top 40 hit by Bob Crewe using his own name, recorded by his group The Bob Crewe Generation. The music was composed by Sidney "Sid" Ramin.
"Java" is an instrumental adaptation from a 1958 LP of piano compositions, The Wild Sounds of New Orleans, by Tousan, also known as New Orleans producer/songwriter Allen Toussaint. As was the case of the rest of Toussaint's LP, "Java" was composed at the studio, primarily by Toussaint.
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"Cotton Candy" is an instrumental written by Russ Damon and was recorded by Al Hirt for his 1964 album, Cotton Candy. The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1964.
"Fancy Pants" is a song written by Floyd Cramer and was recorded by Al Hirt for his 1965 album, That Honey Horn Sound. The song reached #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1965.
The Greatest Horn in the World is the second album by Al Hirt to be released by RCA Victor. Like his previous album, Hirt covers some of the most famous jazz standards of his time.
Cotton Candy is an album by Al Hirt that was released in 1964 by RCA Victor. The album features the Anita Kerr Singers.
Horn A-Plenty is a big band album by Al Hirt that was released in 1962 by RCA Victor. The album was arranged and conducted by Billy May and performed by a group of top Hollywood session musicians.
Honey in the Horn is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes. The Anita Kerr Singers provided the vocals for the album. The backing band on the album consisted of saxophonist Boots Randolph, bassist Bob Moore, guitarists Ray Edenton and Grady Martin, and pianist Floyd Cramer.
Our Man in New Orleans is an album by Al Hirt (RCA-LPM-2607) released by RCA Victor. The album was conducted and arranged by Marty Paich and produced by Steve Sholes.
Beauty and the Beard is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor in 1964. Ann-Margret was featured on the album. The album was arranged by Marty Paich and produced by Steve Sholes.
The Best of Al Hirt is a compilation album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor in 1965. The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
Live at Carnegie Hall is a 1965 live album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor recorded at Carnegie Hall. The album was produced by Jim Foglesong arranged by Gerald Wilson.
They're Playing Our Song is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor in 1965. The album was produced by Jim Foglesong. It was recorded at Webster Hall in Manhattan, New York City.
Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One is a 1965 studio album by Stan Getz arranged by Eddie Sauter of their music for the soundtrack of the 1965 film Mickey One. The pair had previously collaborated on Getz's 1961 album Focus.
