He's the King and His Band

He's the King And His Band
Studio album by Al Hirt
Released	1961
Genre	Jazz
Label	RCA Victor 2354
Producer	Steve Sholes
Al Hirt chronology
Swingin' Dixie at Dan's Pier 600 in New Orleans, Vol. 2 (1959) He's the King And His Band (1961) The Greatest Horn in the World (1961)

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He's the King And His Band is the first album by Al Hirt to be released by RCA Victor.^[2] The album was recorded at RCA Victor's Studio A in New York City.^[3]

The album reached No. 61 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1961.^[4]

Track listing

1. "I Love Paris" (Cole Porter)
2. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie)
3. "The Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller)
4. "Jazz Me Blues" (Tom Delaney)
5. "The King's Blues" (Gerard Purcell)
6. "Cornet Chow Suey" (Louis Armstrong)
7. "The Old Folks At Home" (Stephen Foster)
8. "Lover Come Back To Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
9. "Christopher Columbus" (Leon Berry, Andy Razaf)
10. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer)
11. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional)
12. "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar)

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