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Al Hirt

Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt, born on November 7, 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is an American trumpeter and bandleader. At age six, he received his first trumpet and began playing professionally by sixteen, often with friend Pete Fountain. Hirt studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and served as a bugler in the United States Army during World War II. Post-war, he performed with various swing big bands, including those led by Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Ina Ray Hutton. Hirt's career took off in the 1950s when he became first trumpet and featured soloist ...