As a world renowned musician, bandleader and a true icon of New Orleans' music scene, Al Hirt made his name by being one of the best trumpeters in the jazz universe. So surprised were it's... more

One of the great trumpet virtuosos of the big-band and Dixieland scenes moved to instrumental pop in the '60s, and a long streak of hit singles and LPs followed. Here are 23 of the finest of those... more

The trumpet star closed out the '60s—a decade that was very good to him—with this 1969 LP. He plays "The Best Things in Life Are Free," "I Talk to the Trees," "I'm on My Way," "The First Thing You... more