He's the King and His Band explained
He's the King and His Band |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Al Hirt |
Cover: | He's the King and His Band.jpg |
Released: | 1961 |
Genre: | Jazz |
Label: | RCA Victor |
Producer: | Steve Sholes |
Prev Title: | Swingin' Dixie at Dan's Pier 600 in New Orleans, Vol. 2 |
Prev Year: | 1959 |
Next Title: | The Greatest Horn in the World |
Next Year: | 1961 |
He's the King and His Band is the first album by Al Hirt to be released by RCA Victor. The album was recorded at RCA Victor's Studio A in New York City.
The album reached No. 61 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1961.[1]
Track listing
- "I Love Paris" (Cole Porter)
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie)
- "The Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller)
- "Jazz Me Blues" (Tom Delaney)
- "The King's Blues" (Gerard Purcell)
- "Cornet Chow Suey" (Louis Armstrong)
- "The Old Folks At Home" (Stephen Foster)
- "Lover Come Back To Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "Christopher Columbus" (Leon Berry, Andy Razaf)
- "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer)
- "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional)
- "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar)
Notes and References
- Web site: Al Hirt's He's the King And His Band Chart Position . 2023-09-25 . AllMusic . en.