Artist:  Al Hirt

Title:  At Dan's Pier 600 in New Orleans

Date:  1958

Label:  Audio Fidelity Records   AFLP 1877

Notes:  Playing since he was eight years old, Al Hirt has become a piece of the American experience. It's hard to think of Dixieland music without thinking of New Orleans and the people who play the music there. Included in the dozen tunes presented here is one of my all time favorites, the Ellington standard "Caravan". I never tire of hearing this tune in all its iterations. This is a nice find for the N'Orleans jazz fans among us. I'm not certain who "Dan" is, but if that's him on the cover then he looks like a mighty happy feller, and who can blame him?

Line Up:

Al Hirt: trumpet
Bob Havens: trombone
Paul Edwards: drums
Bob Coquille: bass
Harold Cooper: clarinet
Ronnie Dupont: piano
 

Track Listing

Side 1

Caravan
Tiger Rag
And the Angels Sing
Fidgety Feet
Tailgate Ramble
Hindustan

Side 2

Floatin' down to Cottontown
Missippi Mud
I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man
St. Louis Blues
New Orleans
Saints