Our Man in New Orleans explained
Our Man in New Orleans is an album by Al Hirt (RCA-LPM-2607) released by RCA Victor.[2] The album was conducted and arranged by Marty Paich and produced by Steve Sholes.[3]
The album landed on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1963,[4] reaching No. 44.[5]
Track listing
- "Clarinet Marmalade" (Henry Ragas, Larry Shields)
- "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael)
- "Panama" (William H. Tyers)
- "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown)
- "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton)
- "Wolverine Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton, Benjamin Franklin Spikes, John Spikes)
- "Oh Dem Golden Slippers" (James A. Bland)
- "When the Saints Go Marching In"
- "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René)
- "Muskrat Ramble" (Edward "Kid" Ory)
- "Dear Old Southland" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer)
Notes and References
- Book: Tom Lord. The Jazz Discography. 1992. Lord Music Reference. 978-1-881993-08-7.
- Book: Joel Whitburn. The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album That Made the Billboard 200 Chart. 15 April 2007. Record Research Incorporated. 978-0-89820-166-6.
- http://www.discogs.com/Al-Hirt-Our-Man-In-New-Orleans/release/1528310 Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans
- Billboard . Page One Albums: New Action LP's . 16 March 1963 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 34 . 0006-2510.
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/our-man-in-new-orleans-special-music-mw0000279639/awards Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Chart Position
