http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3845&rws=%2Fal-hirt%2Fmusic-videos.rssNew Orleans native and trumpet virtuoso Al Hirt wowed modern audiences with Dixieland music, becoming a popular Pop-Jazz recording artist on the level of Herb Alpert. Highly respected by his jazz peers, Hirt was one of the few post-'50s crossover stars to hold onto sound that brimmed over with notes, rather than streamlining it into a simpler style. Such Hirt hits as "Java" and "Fancy Pants" are still played on AM easy listening stations, and the album <i>Beauty and the Beard</i>, a collaboration with Ann-Margret, is a sought-after collector's item for the Cocktail music set. - Nick DedinaTraditional Jazz/Dixielanden720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3845&rws=%2Fal-hirt%2Fmusic-videos.rss New Orleans native and trumpet virtuoso Al Hirt wowed modern audiences with Dixieland music, becoming a popular Pop-Jazz recording artist on the level of Herb Alpert. Highly respected by his jazz peers, Hirt was one of the few post-'50s crossover stars to hold onto sound that brimmed over with notes, rather than streamlining it into a simpler style. Such Hirt hits as "Java" and "Fancy Pants" are still played on AM easy listening stations, and the album <i>Beauty and the Beard</i>, a collaboration with Ann-Margret, is a sought-after collector's item for the Cocktail music set. - Nick Dedina