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Al Hirt
real name Alois Maxwell Hirt
New Orleans, United States · 1922-11-07 – 1999-04-27
Al Hirt is credited on 614 releases across 132 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
614
Credits
132
Albums
8
Decades active
114
In collections
Biography
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American trumpeter and bandleader, born 7 November 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died 27 April 1999 ibid.
Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009.
He received 21 Grammy nominations during his lifetime, including winning the Grammy award in 1964 for his version of "Java".
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
614 releases · 132 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 836
- Other credits · 42
- Engineering · 2
Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · RCA Studio A · Webster Hall · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Buhloone Mind State
1993

The Tipping Point
2004

In A Space Outta Sound
2006

Stereo Spectacular Demonstration & Sound Effects
1963

Live At Tramps, NYC, 1996
2004

Honey In The Horn
1963

The Horn Meets "The Hornet"
1966

"Pops" Goes The Trumpet (Holiday For Brass)
1964

Sugar Lips
1964

Cotton Candy
1964

Our Man In New Orleans
1963

Let Me Entertain You
1996

Goin' Back To New Orleans
1992

Great Moments Of Music: Latin Classics
1980

Harpin' The Blues
1975

Back Home For Christmas
1972

Al's Place
1970

Country
1970

Pops Varieties
1969

Soul In The Horn
1967

The Best Of Al Hirt
1965

Al Hirt
1965

The Sound Of Christmas
1965

Presenting Pete Fountain With Al Hirt - Bourbon Street
1962
Frequent collaborators
- Al (He's The King) Hirt
- Various
- Arthur Fiedler
- Pete Fountain
- Al (He's The King) Hirt And His Band
- Henry Mancini
- Al Hirt's Jazz Band
- No Artist
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