Al Hirt Horn A-Plenty + Bonus Tracks

Description: Personnel: Al Hirt (tp), Billy May, Henri René (arr, dir), Frank Beach, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein (tp), Milt Bernhart, Bill Schaefer, Dick Noel (tb), John Kitzmiller (tuba), Ted Nash (as), Harry Klee, Jules Jacob (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Jimmy Rowles (p), Al Hendrickson (g), Ralph Peña (b), Irv Cottler (d), Lou Singer (perc) · Collector's Edition · Issued in Digipack · Includes Bonus Tracks · Original Cover Art and Liner Notes · Stereo Recordings · Newly Remastered in 24-Bit For years, jazz trumpet connoisseurs returned from New Orleans with glowing reports about Al Hirt, most finishing their enthusiastic accounts with the wish to hear Hirt’s vibrant, authoritative trumpet in the full-throated context of a big, swinging band, instead of the more traditional small groups which he normally led. Billy May, himself a former trumpet player, was the ideal arranger-conductor on Horn A-Plenty, where Al, surrounded by Hollywood’s brass elite, delivers the full swing and originality of Billy’s humor-tinged charts with staggering power, consistency and élan. His reaction to such a superb band says it all; “What a thrill to have top guys like this playing with me, and Billy writing for them!” He also had a big band, including four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, and a seven-man rhythm section (piano/vibes, bass, harp, as well as two guitarists and two drummers) for the final six tracks on this CD, drawn from the album The Greatest Horn in the World. For these arranger-conductor Henri René showcased him in front of the cream of New York’s studio musicians, and while the result might suggest a rugged test for your sound system, musically speaking it is considerably more than that. Tracklisting: 01. Holiday for Trumpet (Mario Ruiz Armengol) 2:16 02. That Old Feeling (Brown-Fain) 2:01 03. Easy Street (Alan Rankin Jones) 2:25 04. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (Warfield-Williams) 2:28 05. Till There Was You (Meredith Wilson) 2:16 06. Margie (Conrad-Robinson-Davis) 2:35 07. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional) 2:49 08. Theme from “Carnival” (Love Makes the World Go ‘Round) (Bob Merrill) 2:36 09. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me (Ellington-Russell) 2:46 10. Rumpus (Jones-Shurelon) 3:05 11. Memories of You (Blake-Razaf) 2:24 12. I’ll Take Romance (Oakland-Hammerstein II) 2:14 13. Stompin’ at the Savoy (Goodman-Webb-Sampson-Razaf) 2:36 14. Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter) 2:30 15. Let’s Do It (Cole Porter) 2:34 16. Sweet Sue-Just You (Young-Harris) 2:41 17. Undecided (Shavers-Robin) 2:17 Sources: Tracks #1-12, from the album “Horn A-Plenty” (RCA Victor LSP-2446) Tracks #13-18, taken from the alnum “The Greatest Horn in the World” (RCA Victor LSP-2366) Horn A-Plenty: Al Hirt, trumpet with Orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May Recorded at RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, August 1961 The Greatest Horn in the World: Orchestra arranged and conducted by Henri René Recorded at RCA Victor’s Webster Hall, NYC, March 1961 Liner notes: Leonard Feather / Bill Coss Original recordings produced by Steve Sholes Sound Engineers: John Norman (#1-12) and Bob Simpson (#13-18) Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

Price: 19.98 USD

Location: Lake Hughes, California

End Time: 2024-12-14T07:01:31.000Z

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