30 original arrangements, styled and newly recorded by American trumpeter and bandleader Al Hirt. He is probably best remembered for his million-selling hit “Java” which features here. This record plays homage to the brass greats, with covers of songs made famous by the likes of Harry James, Eddie Calvert, Charlie Spivak, Clyde McCoy, Louis Prima, Tommy Dorsey, Chuck Mangione, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Herb Alpert. First released in 1979, this double record sees it’s first vinyl reissue in over four decades.

Tracklist:

1. I Can’t Get Started
2. Memories of You / You Made Me Love You
3. Stardust / the Man with the Horn
4. Wonderland By Night / Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)
5. Stardreams
6. Rhapsody in Blue
7. A Trumpeter’s Lullaby / Bugler’s Holiday
8. Hot Lips / Sugar Blues
9. Oh Marie / Marie
10. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from “Rocky”)
11. Java
12. Tuxedo Junction<