What a master....Al Hirt did some amazing "double- tonguing" on this cut.......A type trumpet technique that took some serious chops to perform.....your a pro, Al
@brandoniog I found nothing "menacing" in the version the Ventures did. It was very nice, but doesn't really hold a candle to this, the original version, IMHO.
@brandoniog Your comment led me to check out the version by the Ventures. Seems like all the "menacing drive" in that version is laid down by the drums and base player. Unplugged, there's not much there. Here, all the energy (and driving rhythm) is between Al Hirt's lips.
God, he was the man back in the day. I know that a lot of you don't remember the show, but I grew up on it and the theme song. AL, WHERE ARE YOU? A blast from the past, keep them coming guys and gals!
What a truly amazing rendition of the Bee. Al Hirt does not get the recognition he deserves as one of the best all time trumpeters. I prefer James and Mendez but I can not help loving this piece it's right up there with the greats. I had the pleasure of hearing him play live on Long Island in New York some years befor he died.
Bravo Al, AAA+++ New Orleans is not the same without Al Hirt. Eddie In New York.
My Dad was friends with Al, and I was lucky enough to shoot an hour long interview with him shortly before he died, for the New Orleans FOX affiliate TV station. He gave me and the reporter one of his CDs as we were leaving his house in the Lakeview section of New Orleans. I tried playing the trumpet and I know it is not easy to learn, so I can't imaging how tough it must have been to play this piece!
Bruce Lee!!
polbandph11 3 weeks ago
Used to play the trumpet. This is tough to perform.
doc2skate 1 month ago
this song take back to 1964 that was the year the green hornet came out.
hildman5 1 month ago
@hildman5 Not quite....the TV show premiered in 1966.
ChrisC1 1 week ago
quisiera ejecutar co mo el,muy buen sonido
MrCalango1984 1 month ago
My favourite song, w/ Flight Of the Bumblebee.
vincenbastion 1 month ago in playlist Best Songs Vol 2
What a master....Al Hirt did some amazing "double- tonguing" on this cut.......A type trumpet technique that took some serious chops to perform.....your a pro, Al
oreokookie1000 2 months ago
THE BEST!!!!!
6754video 2 months ago
GREAT!!!
biblico7777 2 months ago
I prefer the Ventures version to this.I like this but it just doesn't have the menacing drive that Ventures lay down.
brandoniog 2 months ago
@brandoniog I found nothing "menacing" in the version the Ventures did. It was very nice, but doesn't really hold a candle to this, the original version, IMHO.
AdmiralCSN 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@AdmiralCSN a horn more menacing than a reverb guitar grind? We obviously have different ideas about what is menacing.
brandoniog 2 months ago
@brandoniog Your comment led me to check out the version by the Ventures. Seems like all the "menacing drive" in that version is laid down by the drums and base player. Unplugged, there's not much there. Here, all the energy (and driving rhythm) is between Al Hirt's lips.
Anyway, bit of an apples to oranges comparison.
danL1011 2 months ago
@brandoniog Obviously. And what is a reverb guitar without an amplifier? Answer: Nothing.
AdmiralCSN 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Remember Kill bill 1 Tokio Ecene (Y)
Userk200 3 months ago
the best green hornet trumpeteir ever!!!!!!! :-D
brizmarkie 3 months ago
I love the picture on the album cover!!!
AdmiralCSN 4 months ago
A true master of his craft, and a great personality...
TheWilcoxgarage 4 months ago
A true master of his craft, and a great personality...
TheWilcoxgarage 4 months ago
God, he was the man back in the day. I know that a lot of you don't remember the show, but I grew up on it and the theme song. AL, WHERE ARE YOU? A blast from the past, keep them coming guys and gals!
Lonewarrior6344 5 months ago
What a truly amazing rendition of the Bee. Al Hirt does not get the recognition he deserves as one of the best all time trumpeters. I prefer James and Mendez but I can not help loving this piece it's right up there with the greats. I had the pleasure of hearing him play live on Long Island in New York some years befor he died.
Bravo Al, AAA+++ New Orleans is not the same without Al Hirt. Eddie In New York.
Edtique 5 months ago
My Dad was friends with Al, and I was lucky enough to shoot an hour long interview with him shortly before he died, for the New Orleans FOX affiliate TV station. He gave me and the reporter one of his CDs as we were leaving his house in the Lakeview section of New Orleans. I tried playing the trumpet and I know it is not easy to learn, so I can't imaging how tough it must have been to play this piece!
ShelleyVideo 7 months ago
this song makes me feel like a spy...
ConAmorELLY 7 months ago 10
@ConAmorELLY somos 2 a mesma coisa acontece comigo rsrsrsr
FabruskMr 4 months ago
@FabruskMr
haha sim, eu também penso assim.
ConAmorELLY 4 months ago
@ConAmorELLY rsrsrs
FabruskMr 3 months ago
Wow!
fjccommish 7 months ago
Always reminds me of Kill Bill.
iwannabeanarchy 9 months ago
noboby can't play like him
mitoro65 11 months ago
@mitoro65 that's a double negative.
ltc139 9 months ago
MURSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
notoriousbarb 11 months ago
TRUMPET PORN!
yvdran 11 months ago 4
The green hornet when I was a school I saw first time
mcrl1957 11 months ago
Crap...now this song will run through my mind ALL night :)
kelly806 1 year ago 24
A great bit of triple tonguing marvelous
TALKSMITTY 1 year ago
@TALKSMITTY Because that doesn't sound sexual at all. THUMB UP!
SirTomathy 1 year ago
I STILL have this album
MarkusHeracles 1 year ago 5
@MarkusHeracles So do I, and it's one of Big Al's greatest. Wish they'd re-issue this on CD. Way better than the score for the new movie.
librarybob1958 10 months ago
@librarybob1958 I did not even go to the movie because I thought they would trash this song.
THIS is the theme for the Green Hornet. If you are going to make a movie then you have to use this song.
They did the same lame thing when they made a Lone Range movie in the 1980s.
Hollywood is populated by numskulls.
Laceykat66 10 months ago
He blew that OUT! It's so ballin!
WarriorBoy 1 year ago
MAN! Look at all that AIR!
allanscudder 1 year ago
man those triplets
kiaoraguy 1 year ago 2
I can remember watching this in prime time when I was a kid. He really could play that horn like no one else.
MrOongowa 1 year ago 2
Big Al at his best...and whatta nostalgia trip!
librarybob1958 1 year ago
i had this album. awesome
savage01100 1 year ago