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Augustus Pablo: The Mystic World of Augustus Pablo - The Rockers Story

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
January 23, 2009

Augustus Pablo The Mystic World of Augustus Pablo - The Rockers Story Shanachie 2008 Jorge Luis Borges wrote The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim in 1936. On first reading, it's a book review of a detective novel by an obscure Indian lawyer. Except that there was no such book; the “review" is ...

Frank Macchia: Saxolollapalooza

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
December 14, 2008

Way in the background on some classic big band recordings, there is a high-pitched aural glow, a sustained, ethereal, almost liturgical hum coming from somewhere in the reeds section. Duke Ellington's “There Shall Be No Night," from the great Blanton/Webster Band box set (Bluebird, 1990), has it. Partly it's the recording technology of the time, sufficiently ...

Al Hirt: King Of Bourbon Street

By Al Hirt

Label: Tomato Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Stardust/Man With A Horn; Java; Boy Meets Horn; And The Angels Sing; Oh Marie, Marie; Rhapsody In Blue; Gonna Fly Now; Oh Mein Papa/Wonderful By Night; Ciribiribin; A Night In Tunisia; Boy Meets Horn Reprise; Tenderly; Gospel Of No Name City; After You've Gone.

Al Hirt: King Of Bourbon Street

by Elliott Simon
October 19, 2005

Al Hirt King Of Bourbon Street Tomato Records 2005 Blowing one of the most potent horns since the Biblical Joshua led a septet outside Jericho, the late Al Hirt (1922-1999) has left us with a trumpet legacy characterized by a singular blend of power and precision. A master of myriad ...

Brassman's Holiday

By Al Hirt

Label: Hindsight
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1.Royal Garden Blues 2.Yellow Dog Blues 3.I Can't Get Started 4.South Rampart Street Parade 5.Brassman's Holiday 6.Second Chance 7.The Tin Roof Blues 8.Just A Closer Walk With Thee 9.The Birth Of The Blues 10.Begin The Beguine 11.Blues In The Night 12.Dear Old Southland 13.Frankie & Johnny 14.Cornet Chop Suey 15.New Orleans 16.Battle Hymn Of The Republic

If you know and like the crisp, high-flying sound of the Al Hirt trumpet, I suggest you add this CD to your collection. If on the other hand you are not sure what dixieland music is or if you'll even like it, I challenge you to buy this CD for you are in for a treat. Al Hirt was one of those rare musicians who could play any style of music and do it with technical ease, This CD is a supreme example, truly amazing !

Al Hirt: Brassman's Holiday

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 2000

In memory of the late great Al Hirt who left us last April,1999, I present this CD Brassman's Holiday I like everything about this CD including the cover which shows Al all decked out with his etched art deco Leblanc horn in front of the paddle boat the “Mississippi Queen". This is Al in his prime ...

Super Jazz

By Al Hirt

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1999

Al Hirt & Pete Fountain: Super Jazz

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 1999

This CD is Dixieland Jazz at it's finest ! But then if you know anything about New Orleans type jazz, you know that the names Al Hirt & Pete Fountain are synonymous to all for Traditional New Orleans/ Dixieland music and also with the trumpet and clarinet respectively. Amen and Amen. I just checked at one ...

The Al Hirt Collection

By Al Hirt

Label: Razor & Tie Entertainment
Released: 1997

Super Jazz 1

By Al Hirt

Label: Audio Fidelity
Released: 1988