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The Greatest Horn in the World

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Released
  
1961

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Hallmark Records

Artist
  
Al Hirt

Producer
  
Stephen H. Sholes

Genre
  
Jazz

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The Greatest Horn in the World (1961)
  
At the Mardi Gras (1962)

Similar
  
Trumpet and Strings, Our Man in New Orleans, The Best of Al Hirt, Live at Carnegie Hall, They're Playing Our Song

The Greatest Horn in the World is the second album by Al Hirt to be released by RCA Victor. Like his previous album, Hirt covers some of the most famous jazz standards of his time.

Contents

The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart in 1961, reaching #21.

Track listing

  1. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson)
  2. "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter)
  3. "Let's Do It" (Cole Porter)
  4. "Sweet Sue Just You"
  5. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers)
  6. "I'm on My Way" (Traditional)
  7. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
  8. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
  9. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young)
  10. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell)
  11. "What's New" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
  12. "To Ava"

Songs

1Stompin' At The Savoy2:38
2Begin The Beguine2:31
3Let's Do It2:35

References

The Greatest Horn in the World Wikipedia