Category Archives: Al Hirt

Here’s another Al Hirt video.  This is his version I would listen to over and over when I was about 11 years old.  This is probably the best Al Hirt video I have seen.  If any of us tried ever … Continue reading →

When I was a kid in 1963 and had just started playing the trumpet, this was just out.  Al Hirt made it sound so fun and easy.  I fell in love with his sound.

http://youtu.be/f_a71RgIPc4 Al Hirt was a great trumpet player from New Orleans who was my first inspiration, and I wanted to be a trumpet player from the age of 8 on.  He made it sound fun, easy, and his sound was … Continue reading →