Our Man in New Orleans

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Our Man in New Orleans
Studio album by
Al Hirt[1]
Released1963
GenreJazz
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerSteve Sholes
Al Hirt[1] chronology
Honey in the Horn
(1963) 		Our Man in New Orleans
(1963) 		Beauty and the Beard
(1964)

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[edit]

  1. "Clarinet Marmalade" (Henry Ragas, Larry Shields)
  2. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
  3. "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael)
  4. "Panama" (William H. Tyers)
  5. "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown)
  6. "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton)
  7. "Wolverine Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton, Benjamin Franklin Spikes, John Spikes)
  8. "Oh Dem Golden Slippers" (James A. Bland)
  9. "When the Saints Go Marching In"
  10. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René)
  11. "Muskrat Ramble" (Edward "Kid" Ory)
  12. "Dear Old Southland" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer)

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 44

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tom Lord (1992). The Jazz Discography. Lord Music Reference. ISBN 978-1-881993-08-7.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn (15 April 2007). The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album That Made the Billboard 200 Chart. Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89820-166-6.
  3. ^ Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Retrieved April 10, 2013
  4. ^ "Page One Albums: New Action LP's". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 16 March 1963. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Chart Position Retrieved April 9, 2013



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