We’re ready for another Sixties Saturday as we pick up on last Wednesday’s “Green Hornet” theme to visit the 1966-67 TV series!
The "Monster" Trumpet
Here’s the great Al Hirt with the theme from the series on RCA Victor:
Al Hirt could play as many notes as anybody since Harry James, so he was the perfect choice for this updated, Flight of the Bumblebee inspired theme. And with backing by the great Billy May, what could be better? Billy’s arrangements always have that extra "punch" that suits a superhero theme perfectly.
The King of the 60s Dial
And I feel the need to listen to Al’s big hit recording of Java from 1964:
It’s got that catchy, finger-snapping rhythm that made it a massive hit.
Al's propensity for pumping out tons of notes while still keeping the rhythm and melody puts him on my list of idiosyncratic trumpet players of which I'm a fan, joining Bubber Miley, Clyde McCoy, Sonny Dunham, et al.
Between the Hornet and Java, you can hear why they said: He's the King!
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