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Al Hirt was the King of Bourbon Street and New Orleans Jazz. Al Hirt was always a bigger than life figure, weighing nearly 300 pounds. Affectionately known as Jumbo by his friends, he was gregarious and loved New Orleans cuisine.
Oct 19, 2005 · A phenomenally proficient trumpet player, Al Hirt was one of the most successful instrumental recording artists of the 1960s. Perhaps modeling his genial stage personality after Louis Armstrong, Hirt was a tremendously popular performer, easily capturing the center of attention with his massive 300-pound, 6-foot-2 frame (among his nicknames ...
Apr 28, 1999 · Virtuoso jazz trumpeter Al Hirt died in New Orleans Tuesday at the age of 76 after along illness. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Hirt recorded more than 50 albums, was nominated for...
Apr 28, 1999 · Al Hirt, the legendary Dixieland trumpeter with a giant sound, died Tuesday in New Orleans at the age of 76. In a career that ranged over 50 years, the 6-foot-6, 300-pound Hirt recorded more...
Al Hirt. AL HIRT (b. Nov. 7, 1922 – d. April 27, 1999): The son of a New Orleans police officer, Alois Maxwell Hirt got his first trumpet at age six and by age sixteen, he was playing professionally. Two years later, he began studying at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
More about. JAZZ PURISTS tend to scorn success and although the trumpeter Al Hirt came from New Orleans, the very cradle of jazz, his world-wide acclaim placed him outside the pale as far as...
May 16, 2022 · A trumpeter of remarkable technical virtuosity and power, Al Hirt excelled in classical, jazz, and popular genres. Though he saw himself as a “crowd pleaser” rather than a “trailblazer,” Hirt was honored with twenty-one Grammy nominations; he won one award for the bestselling song “Java” in 1964.
