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  1. Basin Street Blues
  2. Sweet Georgia Brown
  3. New Orleans, My Home Town
  4. When the Saints Go Marching In]
  5. Bourbon Street Parade
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  1. Basin Street Blues
  2. Sweet Georgia Brown
  3. New Orleans, My Home Town
  4. When the Saints Go Marching In]
  5. Bourbon Street Parade
  6. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
  7. Stardust
  8. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
  9. Walkin'
  10. Java
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To the extent that "best of" equates to "greatest hits," this budget album does not justify its title, since none of the eight recordings, which EMI-Capitol licensed from Intersound, are among the chart singles Al Hirt recorded for RCA Victor in the 1960s. But it does feature well-recorded and well-performed versions of many of the New Orleans Dixieland standards with which the trumpeter is identified, such as "Basin Street Blues," "Sweet Georgia Brown," and "When The Saints Go Marching In," so some fans, especially jazz ...

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Best of Al Hirt [Cema Special Markets] 1998, CEMA Special Markets

UPC: 724381945728

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