[Dixielandjazz] Al Hirt: Not jazz?

[John McClernan]

Despite what the blurb from the CD says, Al was a delight to play  
with. Very musical and his jazz was a helluva lot better than mine.
I worked on Bourbon St. for 6 months in 1971 and Al's club was two  
doors down and on the opposite corner. After the regular show was  
over, his band frequently played in the side bar that was accessible  
from the adjacent St. Louis Street. Many nights jam sessions sprang  
up, with all manner of musicians from other clubs stopping by after  
hours. He was also a gentleman and very helpful and complimentary to  
this 22 year old tuba player. Those nights are some of my best  
memories of that 6 months in the Crescent City.

On Jan 23, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon wrote:

> This, from a blurb from a new Hirt CD (http://www.worldsrecords.com/ 
> cgi-bin/storeR.cgi? 
> cart_id=01-23-07.wrnr1.13019&specific=itemcode&phrase=60077):
>
> "This CD assembles selections from Al Hirt's four-decade career and  
> celebrates the joy in music. Al Hirt was an insturmental pop  
> phenomenon during the 60's - a pop, commercial musician, and had a  
> succesful format. He is not a jazz trumpet and never was a jazz  
> trumpet."
>
> Maybe not ONLY jazz, but not jazz at all?  Would Mr Hirt agree with  
> this?,
>
> --
> Etc,
>
> Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general
> North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Utrecht Succession)
> Archdiocese of California
> www.naorc.org
>
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