Blowing one of the most potent horns since the Biblical Joshua led a septet outside Jericho, the late Al Hirt (1922-1999) has left us with a trumpet legacy characterized by a singular blend of power ...
NEW ORLEANS -- Al Hirt, whose power and technique made him ''The King of the Trumpet'' in the 1960s when he won a Grammy for his hit ''Java,'' died Tuesday. He was 76. Members of his family said he ...