Al Hirt "Holiday For Trumpets & Till There Was You" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Al Hirt "Holiday For Trumpets & Till There Was You" on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 10, 1961. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdS...
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[@phil1720]

I was a professional trumpet player for over 25 years. All things considered, Al Hirt was hands down the best.

[@TptDavid]

My favorite trumpet player of all time.

[@JohnnyOKinnedy]

Oh my gosh, the memories are all coming back and I'm so glad.

[@user-yg4wi6zr8x]

God given Talent. Never to be duplicated.

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

Just fantastic playing by this powerhouse. As loose as he can be with the Dixieland numbers, he can also be very controlled and precise in his playing of ballads and charts like Holiday for Trumpets. Thank you for posting this!

[@randysteele6741]

This is amazing! This performance is from 1961. His album, "Horn a Plenty," arranged and conducted by Billy May with his orchestra, was released in 1962 and 'Holiday" is the first cut on side 1. It's virtually the same arrangment. It's a great album, one of Big Al's finest. Meredith Wilson's "Till There Was You," from his Broadway smash, "The Music Man," is also on the album. Thanks so much for posting this unforgettable music from my childhood!

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

Guys like al hirt get over looked because you see there albums everywhere nowadays but thats just a testament to how many liked and enjoyed there music and hoe popular his music was

[@KevinWilliams-rn8tr]

If I could bring one person back to life, other than mom and dad, it would be Jumbo Al Hirt. A lifetime fan I heard him play 3 times and met him once in Dallas very late in his career.

[@JazzFan76]

An amazing jazz trumpet player. So overlooked by a lot of jazz fans. Louis Armstrong is my first favorite and Al Hirt is my second favorite. No one can come close to playing like Al.

[@gregoryquint7653]

Wow. I remember listening to Al Hurt's albums with our parents when we were children. I believe my favorite song was Sugar Lips.

[@eleven57icare]

Thanks for sharing these gems, particularly his "Holiday For Trumpets!" What amazing chops!

[@jfmax2000]

Nice !!! One of My Musical Heros... The Big Hirt Puttin on The Big Hurt.... Awesome Talent 😎👊💯💯

[@lonestarfriend]

Great trumpet playing.

[@anthonymongelli5567]

Great music 🎼 MAN 👏🎼💕👍🏻👏😁!!! R.I.P. AL

[@jairo1616]

Meu saudoso papai excelente Trompetista Brasileiro, completo em tudo, duplo, triplo estacato, vibrava nas mãos e nos lábios e tocava o carnaval todo no agudo e super agudo. Dizia que o Arturo Sandoval era o melhor do mundo. Eu discordava dele, sem ser músico. Eu dizia que o Al Hirt era o melhor do mundo, completo em tudo!!!

[@michelmotta4339]

Al Hirt the best

[@rosajohnson5212]

Till there was you is beautiful!

[@micheldalcourt2345]

Fantastic…what a SOUND ❤️

[@guapo2772]

Al Hirt fantastic trumpeter. Magic sound

[@safetydave720]

Yes! I Love it!

[@JoseRodriguez-hx6wk]

You the man Al.🎺

[@garylsmalley]

Wow. Where did you find this video? This is rare to find such good audio and video. This guy was my inspiration as a kid, before Doc. Never heard a more powerful player, in person, than AL Hirt. Than you so much for posting this bit of history.

[@Telboy555]

Nice one !

[@mikekaupa9190]

It’s ‘ music minus one’ that he’s playing with. I love the stooges to his right faking it. Also, I ❤️ Al Hirt!

[@sergeypozdnyak7021]

Спасибо.

[@curtislikins9619]

I al Hurt music he good trumpet

[@mikekaupa9190]

It’s a Martin Committee

[@user-sz1dk4tw2o]

None of that "well, let me go ahead and pre-record this and pretend I'm playing the piece." Nope, he played that piece live. Not too sure about the rest of the brass, especially with that goofy "face the other brass players" on that spiral staircase, but let's be aware that Al played that piece from memory.