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Al Hirt

Al Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme song to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included 'Jumbo' and 'The Round Mound of Sound'. Al was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009.

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The Definitive Collection [2017]

Song	Duration
Bill Bailey	3:16
My Baby Just Cares for Me	2:09
Mack the Knife	2:33

Al Hirt Plays Bert Kaempfert & Latin in the Horn [2013]

Song	Duration
Spanish Eyes	2:40
Danke Schoen	3:13
Strangers In The Night	2:43

Past Masters, Vol. 2 [2013]

Song	Duration
Begin the Beguine	2:06
September Song	2:49

Swinging Dixie [2013]

Song	Duration
Tiger Rag
St. Louis Blues
Stardust
Bill Bailey
Mack the Knife

Greatest Hits [TGG] [2011]

Song	Duration
Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)	3:31
After You've Gone	3:18

Lo Esencial de la Musica Instrumental Más Hermosa del Mundo [2011]

Song	Duration
Spanish Eyes [Ojos Españoles]	2:39
Strangers in the Night [Extraños en la Noche]	2:41

Ace Cannon & Al Hirt [2009]

Song	Duration
For the Good Times	4:31
Help Me Make It Through the Night	3:08

All Time Greatest Hits [2009]

Song	Duration
Tansy [From the Film No, My Darling Daughter]	2:25
Fancy Pants	1:56
The Girl from Ipanema	3:15

Souvenirs [2009]

Song	Duration
Mack The Knife	2:29
And The Angels Sing	3:04

An Introduction to Al Hirt [2006]

Song	Duration
Mack the Knife
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Stardust
Tiger Rag

Jazz A-La Carte [2006]

Song	Duration
After You've Gone	3:18
Gonna Fly Now	3:29
Wandering Star	2:26

New Orleans: My Home Town [2006]

Song	Duration
Green Hornet Theme	2:20
Keep the Ball Rollin'	2:18

Boy Meets Horn [2005]

Song	Duration
Bill Bailey	3:32
Mack the Knife	2:29

K-Tel Presents Country Love [2005]

Song	Duration
Always on My Mind	3:53

King of Bourbon Street [2005]

Song	Duration
Sleep Time Down South
Gonna Fly Now	3:29
Stardust

Most Requested Songs [2005]

Song	Duration
Mack the Knife	2:29
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	6:12
Stardust	4:38
Tiger Rag	3:31

The Best of Dixieland: Collectors Series [2005]

Song	Duration
Stardust	4:12

Tommy Bahama: Coconut Radio [2005]

Song	Duration
The Girl from Ipanema

Viva La Vivacious [2004]

Song	Duration
Just Because

Country Love [K-Tel] [2003]

Song	Duration
Always on My Mind	3:51

Hot N' Spicy [2003]

Song	Duration
Mack the Knife	2:29
When It's Sleepy Time Down South/Hello Dolly	3:56

New Orleans Jazz [2003]

Song	Duration
After You've Gone	4:10
While We Danced at the Mardi Gras	4:48

New Orleans Sound [2003]

Song	Duration
Gonna Fly Now	3:31

Golden Treasure Series: New Orleans Mardi Gras [2002]

Song	Duration
Ain't Misbehavin'	3:42
Bill Bailey	3:35
Farewell Blues	2:37
Mack the Knife	2:29
Rocky	3:29

Greatest Hits [2001]

Song	Duration
Fools Rush In	2:36
Easy to Love	2:49
Paper Doll	2:43
Fancy Pants	1:56
Tansy	2:25

Burt Bacharach: Magic Moments [2000]

Song	Duration
Promises Promises	2:46

Cocktail Hour [2000]

Song	Duration
Keep the Ball Rollin'	2:19
Fancy Pants	1:55
Danke Schoen	3:10
The Girl from Ipanema	3:15
Begin the Beguine	2:33
September Song	2:51

Memories [2000]

Song	Duration
Gonna Fly Now	3:31

Music to Watch Girls By [2000]

Song	Duration
Elmer's Tune	2:25
The Girl from Ipanema	3:15

RCA Victor: Greatest Hits [2000]

Song	Duration
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	2:55
Man With a Horn	2:58
The Girl from Ipanema	3:15
Diga Diga Doo	1:59
Dear Old Southland	2:59

The Legend at His Best [2000]

Song	Duration
Man with a Horn	2:58
Tansy	2:26
Night Theme	2:04
Theme from a Dream	2:23
Fancy Pants	1:55
Danny Boy	2:32
Stardust	2:56
Over the Rainbow	3:13
You Took Advantage of Me	2:58
The Girl from Ipanema	2:03
(Back Home Again In) Indiana	2:20
September Song	2:10

1961-1966 [1999]

Song	Duration
Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)	2:21
Personality	3:15
Bill Bailey	3:17
Row, Row, Row	2:24
Just Because	2:44
My Baby Just Cares for Me	2:09
(I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My) Sister Kate [#]	2:57
Everybody Loves My Baby	2:15
Mack the Knife [#]	2:33

Cotton Candy/Sugar Lips [1999]

Song	Duration
The Girl from Ipanema	3:14
(Back Home Again In) Indiana	2:13
September Song	2:51

Honey in the Horn/Our Man in New Orleans [1999]

Song	Duration
Man With a Horn	2:58
Tansy	2:25
Night Theme	2:04
Theme from a Dream	2:22
Ja-Da	2:43
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	4:01
Dear Old Southland	2:57

Honey in the Horn/That Honey Horn Sound [1999]

Song	Duration
Man With a Horn	2:58
Tansy	2:26
Night Theme	2:04
Theme from a Dream	2:23
Fancy Pants	1:55
Danny Boy	2:32
Stardust	2:56
Over the Rainbow	3:13
You Took Advantage of Me	2:58

Best of Al Hirt [Cema Special Markets] [1998]

Song	Duration
Basin Street Blues	7:08
Stardust	4:13
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	6:15

High Flyin' Jazz [1998]

Song	Duration
Begin the Beguine	2:06

The Best of Dixieland [Delta Box] [1998]

Song	Duration
Someone to Watch over Me [Live]	2:26
You'll Never Know [Live]	2:14
I'm Getting Sentimental over You [Live]	1:48
St. James Infirmary [Live]	5:02

Batmania: Songs Inspired by Batman TV Series [1997]

Song	Duration
Batman Theme	2:13

Country Collection [Madacy] [1997]

Song	Duration
Always on My Mind	3:49

The Al Hirt Collection [1997]

Song	Duration
Fancy Pants	1:55
Personality	3:13
Bill Bailey	3:16
My Baby Just Cares for Me	2:08
Everybody Loves My Baby	2:15
Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)	2:20
Row, Row, Row	2:22
Just Because	2:40
Keep the Ball Rollin'	2:18
The Green Hornet Theme	2:20

Brassman's Holiday [1996]

Song	Duration
Begin the Beguine	2:02
Dear Old Southland	1:34

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? [1996]

Song	Duration
St. James Infirmary	4:12

Live on Bourbon Street [1996]

Song	Duration
Someone to Watch over Me
You'll Never Know
I'm Getting Sentimental over You
St. James Infirmary

To Mom, With Love [1996]

Song	Duration
Strangers in the Night	2:42
Spanish Eyes	2:39

Dixieland Parade [Box] [1995]

Song	Duration
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	2:22

Dixieland Parade: Sweet Georgia Brown [1995]

Song	Duration
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	2:22

For the Good Times [1995]

Song	Duration
Always on My Mind	3:49
Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)	2:59
For the Good Times	4:20

The Fabulous Danny Boy Album [1995]

Song	Duration
Danny Boy

Dixieland's Greatest Hits [1994]

Song	Duration
Tiger Rag	4:49
Stardust	4:10
The Sheik of Araby	5:13

Dixieland's Greatest Hits [Disc 3] [1994]

Song	Duration
Stardust	4:12

Dixieland's Greatest Hits [Intersound 1990] [1994]

Song	Duration
The Sheik of Araby	5:13
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	6:12
Basin Street Blues	7:07

Dixieland: Greatest Hits [1994]

Song	Duration
Stardust	4:10

Mardi Gras Parade Music from New Orleans [1994]

Song	Duration
While We Danced at the Mardi Gras	4:47

The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 3 [1994]

Song	Duration
Sleepy Time Down South	2:18
Stardust	4:35

A Rainy Night in Georgia [1993]

Song	Duration
Dream Baby	3:28
A Rainy Night in Georgia	3:59
Why Me	2:58
You'll Never Know	2:47
Dream a Little Dream of Me	2:46

Christmas Classics, Vol. 3 [RCA] [1993]

Song	Duration
Sleigh Ride	2:09

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [1992]

Song	Duration
Sleigh Ride	2:10
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	2:24
The Christmas Song	3:08

Have a Merry Little Christmas [1992]

Song	Duration
Sleigh Ride
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The Christmas Song

Our Man in New Orleans [Jive/Novus] [1992]

Song	Duration
Ja-Da	2:39
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	3:58
Dear Old Southland	2:55

Our Man in New Orleans [Special Music] [1992]

Song	Duration
Ja-Da	2:39
Dear Old Southland	2:55

The Best of Al Hirt [Intersound] [1992]

Song	Duration
Stardust	4:10
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	2:20
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	6:12
Unforgettable	2:25

The Sound of Christmas [1992]

Song	Duration
Sleigh Ride	2:12
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)	3:08
Santa Claus is Comin' To Town	2:27
The Christmas Song
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Al's Place [1991]

Song	Duration
Keep the Ball Rollin'	2:29

Raw Sugar, Sweet Sauce [1991]

Song	Duration
You'll Never Know	2:46
Why Me	2:58
Dream a Little Dream of Me	2:45
Rainy Night in Georgia	2:55
Dream Baby	3:28

Al Hirt's Greatest Hits [1990]

Song	Duration
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	6:16
Basin Street Blues	7:08
Stardust	4:13

All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [1990]

Song	Duration
Tansy	2:23
Fancy Pants	1:53
The Girl from Ipanema	3:13

Cotton Candy [Pro Arte] [1989]

Song	Duration
Basin Street Blues	7:07
Stardust	4:10

Jazzin' at the Pops [1989]

Song	Duration
Spanish Eyes	2:18
Unforgettable	2:25
East of the Sun	3:11
I'll Be Seeing You	2:39
Stardust	4:10
Strangers in the Night	2:18
Deep Purple	3:00

That's a Plenty [1988]

Song	Duration
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	6:12
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	2:20

Help Me Make It through the Night [1987]

Song	Duration
Help Me Make It Through the Night	2:58
Hey! Baby	2:34

Al Hirt Plays Bert Kaempfert [1968]

Song	Duration
Spanish Eyes
Danke Schoen
Strangers in the Night

Live At the Al Hirt Club [1965]

Song	Duration
Strangers in the Night	2:52
Man With a Horn	4:43

That Honey Horn Sound [1965]

Song	Duration
Fancy Pants	1:52
Danny Boy	2:31
Stardust	2:53
Over the Rainbow (From The Mgm Film "The Wizard Of Oz")	3:08
You Took Advantage of Me	2:55

Sugar Lips [1964]

Song	Duration
The Girl from Ipanema	3:10
(Back Home Again In) Indiana	2:08
September Song	2:42

Honey in the Horn [1963]

Song	Duration
Man With a Horn	2:54
Tansy	2:22
Night Theme	2:02
Theme from a Dream	2:18

Personalities [1963]

Song	Duration
Personality	3:15
Bill Bailey	3:15
My Baby Just Cares for Me	2:09
Everybody Loves My Baby	2:15
Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)	2:21
Row, Row, Row	2:23
Just Because	2:43
Mack the Knife	2:33
(I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My) Sister Kate	2:57

At the Mardi Gras [1962]

Song	Duration
Basin Street Blues	3:27
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?	3:05
Diga Diga Doo	2:02
While We Danced at the Mardi Gras	2:13
When It's Sleepy Time Down South	2:21