[TPIN] Al Hirt recording recommendations

Paul Dhuse pdhuse at pacbell.net
Mon Sep 10 15:56:52 CDT 2007


It's not playable on a baroque trumpet, and wasn't written to be played on a 
baroque trumpet.  It was written to be played on a keyed trumpet.

Steve B wrote:
> And what would you do trying to play this on a baroque
> trumpet?
> 
> 
> --- Mark Deaton <mdeaton at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
>> Actually, some of might us recall Al's recording of
>> the Haydn Concerto in
>> which he did lip 
>> slurs instead of finger trills.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>> Oh man!  That is one of the funniest recordings I
>> have ever heard.  I
>> haven't listened to that in over 20 years, but when
>> I first heard it I
>> couldn't stop laughing.  I can't name a trumpet
>> player I'd rather hear
>> playing Dixieland than Al Hirt, especially on his
>> recordings from the 60s,
>> but I sure wish he hadn't recorded the Haydn. 
>> Thanks for the memory, Dave.
>> Gotta look that old album up, just for fun.  :-)
>>
>> Mark Deaton
>>
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