This show changed my life. This waa most heartfelt passionate music my 9 year self had ever heard. I took a cheap tape player and pressed it to a speaker to capture every note and rushed around the house in elation hours after this closing number. i am 55, have been a semi-professional musician for several decades. Often I wonder why I play perform at bars, get home at the wee hours of the morning, why I felt at odds from my peers who listened to the hard rock that failed to touch me, thanks for this reminder.
I'm in total agreement with you. This has to be the most inspired musical performance I've ever seen and I'm 80 and music has been a huge part of my life! I wish I had this on vinyl or CD or something so I could play it loud at home every morning I woke up! No better way to start a day!!!
Same here. I like the music I play because it's fun to perform with my band.... but there is nothing like these two...Playing this music 45 years later...
@@me4play I love watching their facial expressions, how they react to each other, their body language, how much they enjoy and appreciate the other. And that synergy created a truly inspired performance! Wow. I bet I've watched this video 50 times and never get tired of it. And of course all the other musicians adding background and drama were hugely a part of it. I bet every one of those musicians on stage that night NEVER forgot it.
Same here. My buddies were all into Van Halen, Metallica, Krokus, and Foreigner, while I was into Goodman, Dorseys, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Ray Conniff, and many other bands.
An interesting phenomenon took place in the early to mid-60s when Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass were huge. Al Hirt's albums had "He's The King" in tiny print in between his first and last name.
Indeed, yes. The traditional jazz form is rooted in togetherness and teamwork. No ego....That's the TRUE New Orleans way. May we be able to defend and preserve that way.
They were the best of friends. Any rivalry was a friendly one (their clubs were fairly close to each other, would trade band members and one would show up at the other's place and they'd play).
Basin Street Blues ... Saw these greats when I just turned 13 in NOLA while in town to see King Tut with my Mom & her brother. Told Mr. Hurt I had a Doc Severinson Getzen trumpet and he told me I got robbed... Then he told me kid... Practice... And I did. Played for weddings and Taps @ Funerals... Mr. Fountain use to come to the Casinos in Mississippi & play all the time... GIANTS & GENTLEMEN OF THE INDUSTRY!! 🇺🇸🇬🇪
What brilliant musicians. What great Ambassador’s they were for American Jazz music. Thank you for posting. My Dad travelled from Sri Lanka to experience a childhood dream of experiencing Jazz music at its best. He hopped onto a gray hound and travelled across from Boston to New Orleans for an experience of a lifetime. He described it as “a child in a candy store”. Thanks to him I have some wonderful discs of Al Hurt and Pete Fountain which I listen to frequently. Thank you from Sri Lanka.
Pete lived about 2 miles from me in cedar point in bay st. Louis, i use to pass his pier from time to time and watch him relax at the end of his pier, i played clarinet in the high school band, pete was esteemed in my heart as the best in the world clarinettetest , he squalled the blues out of it like no one else could. A clarinette has its own blues squall that no other instrument on the planet can match. He got hidden sounds out of it that were silent and hidden from human ears until he picked it up and mastered it, he lived a full life in the lights of the entertainment world, pete was vintage to the vibe, you knew at his concerts you were going to be served a full plate of some of the best music anyone could hear, he was new orleans through and through, he was one of the main ingredients that helped popularize the city. New Orleans residents were proud of pete fountain. Out of new orleans comes some of the greatest musicians in the world.
I'll echo dipsy friday - pure joy indeed ! Listening to my CDs of their music this morning. Nothing brightens a grey Canadian winter day than a few hours of those two - I'll be jazzing through the chores ! Thanks for all that wonderful music !
You should have seen them talking to one another. Without their axes, they were nearly struck dumb - they were so used to talking through their horns! While I am kidding, of course, the way the two “parlayed” was a thing of beauty to behold! Almost all of what they did was utterly impromptu. They simply reacted to one another and the rest of the band kept up almost miraculously. Whether you play bebop, swing, Dixieland/trad Jazz, free jazz or whatever - it just doesn’t get much better than this. Consider the endless hours of practice went into their technical facility. Anyone who got to see them live was forever blessed!
Look up "monster trumpet player" in the dictionary and you will Al Hirt's picture there!!! He was just plain AWESOME!! R. I. P.....he's giving Joshua lessons, no doubt!!!!
I played jam sessions with many of the great jazz musicians over the years incl many who played with Pete Fountain, Al Hurt, Peanuts Hucko, Murphy Campo, Jack Jones, Jimmy Denham, Bob Cates & many others. I only played music as a sideline but I knew all these guys & Murphy Campo, & Peanuts Hucko would sit in with various jazz groups from time to time. Most of these guys have passed on now but I'll never forget them & the great talent they had.
@@rasulaliev7551 On a Crystal OBrien at first then broke it. I repaired it but made him 3 more that were better. He played on a reed strength of about 2.25 at most. I could not play his set up but made reeds for him thru the 80s and on.......Great Clarinetist!
I'm a music lover...I just came across old albums of Fountain, Hurt, Hucko, Campo, J Jones...etc. What other guys should I look out for? (I also saw the Three Suns)
Maravilloso.tuve la suerte de oírlo personalmente en Nueva Orleans. Hace muchos años. Pero.son recuerdos q no se.olvidan . Ahora se los cuento.a mis nietos.
There are many great clarinetists and many great musicians in general, but what set Pete Fountain apart is that he had a great stage presence and personality and his sound was very identifiable because he had such powerful phrasing and tone.
Thank you for posting this. I am 49 and grew up listening to my parent's Al Hirt records. I was inspired by him and Herb Alpert to play the trumpet and it got me through high school and college. I also had a Pete Fountain record and to see them together like this is something I didn't think I would get to see since there is relatively little footage of Al on the net. This was precious.
That was recorded the year I graduated high school. My father was the chief of security to the Lawrence Welk orchestra at the Aragon Ballroom after the Korean War. He was listening to a group one night in a club. He told Pete Fountain, then unknown that the Lawrence Welk Orchestra was looking for a clarinet player. Later, he arranged for Pete Fountain to audition. Pete Fountain played Oh Henry and immediately got the job. All members of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra were required to have at least two unique talents. They had to sing and dance, or play an instrument and sing, etc. One evening, before a show, someone said to Pete Fountain, "The boss wants you to sing a number tonight." Pete Fountain said, "I don't sing." "What do you mean you don't sing? You sang at your audition." "No, I didn't. " Pete said. "I guess you're playing tonight." My dad lied and told someone in charge that Pete Fountain could sing and play the clarinet. Fountain played a "featured spot" until 1958. My Dad gambled that Pete would play so well they would hire him despite only having one talent. He was right. In 1991, my wife and I were in New Orleans, and I made a phone call to the Riverside Hilton Hotel, where Pete Fountain was playing at the legendary Pete Fountain Jazz Club. I got through to someone and explained who my father was and asked if there was any way to see his show, as I was only in town for a couple of days. We attended the show, and Pete Fountain had someone put a light on me, came to our seats, and he told that story the same way my father had told it all those years. Big band era swing music and Dixieland jazz was one of the few things my father and I had in common. I can't listen to Pete Fountain play without thinking of my father. Thank you for posting this video.
Gigantes del mejor tiempo de la musica instrumental, otro regalo que nos dio 6.20, que acertadamente repetia "La Musica que Llego para Quedarse", al inicio de cada melodia.
I was doing a Sunday jazz brunch in Orange Beach AL in the mid 90's. Playing with hangover and on auto pilot a guy came up to the band stand and said something I didn't really hear, I just said thanks and shook his hand. The band leader looked at me laughing and said "did you know who that was"? I said no, "that was Pete Fountian man! Great time foundered, live and learn.
I remember Pete and Al at separate times before this performance talking to Johnny Carson. Both had their separate Jazz Clubs in New Orleans. Johnny seemed to challenge them to do a concert together, similar to the way Bob Hope challenged Johnny Carson to move to LA. Johnny moved to LA and in 1979 this concert happend!
TH-cam needs a "WOW!" button!
TH-cam needs another button , The AWESOME Button.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
This show changed my life. This waa most heartfelt passionate music my 9 year self had ever heard. I took a cheap tape player and pressed it to a speaker to capture every note and rushed around the house in elation hours after this closing number. i am 55, have been a semi-professional musician for several decades. Often I wonder why I play perform at bars, get home at the wee hours of the morning, why I felt at odds from my peers who listened to the hard rock that failed to touch me, thanks for this reminder.
I'm in total agreement with you. This has to be the most inspired musical performance I've ever seen and I'm 80 and music has been a huge part of my life! I wish I had this on vinyl or CD or something so I could play it loud at home every morning I woke up! No better way to start a day!!!
Same here. I like the music I play because it's fun to perform with my band.... but there is nothing like these two...Playing this music 45 years later...
@@me4play I love watching their facial expressions, how they react to each other, their body language, how much they enjoy and appreciate the other. And that synergy created a truly inspired performance! Wow. I bet I've watched this video 50 times and never get tired of it. And of course all the other musicians adding background and drama were hugely a part of it. I bet every one of those musicians on stage that night NEVER forgot it.
Same here. My buddies were all into Van Halen, Metallica, Krokus, and Foreigner, while I was into Goodman, Dorseys, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Ray Conniff, and many other bands.
The hear and soul of NO, even before this performance. Grew up in Baton Rouge, loving this. Thank you.
As aTrumpet player myself. I believe Al Hirt was the best and most gifted Trumpeter of all time !
An interesting phenomenon took place in the early to mid-60s when Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass were huge. Al Hirt's albums had "He's The King" in tiny print in between his first and last name.
@@ApartmentKing66 Two totally different trumpet players. Herb Alpert was essentially a producer. He was not remotely close to Al Hirt in talent.
Wynton Marsalis is at least as good and like Al Hirt can play everything from Jazz to Classical.
The two finest musicians ever from New Orleans, hands down!
ABSOLUTELY! BAR NONE!
Even including Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet?
@@thegreatdominion949 Would throw in Fats Domino as the third in this triple threat.
Bob Havens was no slouch either!
A beautiful example of how two Master Artists without ego help each other to rise to new heights. Pete has been my hero for 65 years.
Indeed, yes. The traditional jazz form is rooted in togetherness and teamwork. No ego....That's the TRUE New Orleans way. May we be able to defend and preserve that way.
They were the best of friends. Any rivalry was a friendly one (their clubs were fairly close to each other, would trade band members and one would show up at the other's place and they'd play).
Two staples of my past... God Bless them both.
Soundtrack of my youth 🎼🖤
Basin Street Blues ... Saw these greats when I just turned 13 in NOLA while in town to see King Tut with my Mom & her brother. Told Mr. Hurt I had a Doc Severinson Getzen trumpet and he told me I got robbed... Then he told me kid... Practice... And I did. Played for weddings and Taps @ Funerals... Mr. Fountain use to come to the Casinos in Mississippi & play all the time... GIANTS & GENTLEMEN OF THE INDUSTRY!! 🇺🇸🇬🇪
I love the way they complement each other and not compete against each other. That’s true New Orleans Jazz.
There are many many good ones out there now, but there will never be any better than these two were together.
The two greatest jazz musicians of all time.....bar none.
This is the soul of NO, from one who admired as she grew up in Baton Rouge. I took up clarinet in 5th grade owing to Pete. Love this, thank you!
Two greats having a conversation in music, man they loved to talk! So fine.
Al and Pete will always be the best friends that time never fully appreciated. They left us with a great gift to remember them by in these videos.
Doesn't get any better than this!!
What brilliant musicians. What great Ambassador’s they were for American Jazz music. Thank you for posting. My Dad travelled from Sri Lanka to experience a childhood dream of experiencing Jazz music at its best. He hopped onto a gray hound and travelled across from Boston to New Orleans for an experience of a lifetime. He described it as “a child in a candy store”. Thanks to him I have some wonderful discs of Al Hurt and Pete Fountain which I listen to frequently. Thank you from Sri Lanka.
That is an incredible story!
P⁰0⁰000000000
I watched that concert on TV back then and I was in awe!
You can't teach this kind of sound, you either have it or you don't. Those two certainly had it for many many years.
Two of the best of our New Orleans musicians!
Don't forget Louis Armstrong & Fats Domino.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
OMG. Two of the greatest together. I'm older than dirt. Love this.
Nothing short of legendary.
I well remember when my mom had a 1972 Ford “Maverick” with a huge bunch of her favourite music of Al Hirt! So much fun!
Scary good! The best of New Orleans jazz.
It doesn't get any better than that!!
Both New Orleans boys!!
Nothing on this planet 🌍 that can compare to this 👍🏼👏🇺🇸🥲😎🇺🇸🎉😄💕 Bravo Brothers R.I.P. Amen and Amen
Pete lived about 2 miles from me in cedar point in bay st. Louis, i use to pass his pier from time to time and watch him relax at the end of his pier, i played clarinet in the high school band, pete was esteemed in my heart as the best in the world clarinettetest , he squalled the blues out of it like no one else could. A clarinette has its own blues squall that no other instrument on the planet can match. He got hidden sounds out of it that were silent and hidden from human ears until he picked it up and mastered it, he lived a full life in the lights of the entertainment world, pete was vintage to the vibe, you knew at his concerts you were going to be served a full plate of some of the best music anyone could hear, he was new orleans through and through, he was one of the main ingredients that helped popularize the city. New Orleans residents were proud of pete fountain. Out of new orleans comes some of the greatest musicians in the world.
Yes I'm listening again to these two GREAT musicians!!!!!
Saw these two stars often in NOLA. They really liked each other and ruled Mardi Gras
The ultimate CLIMAX OF DIXIELAND. , performed in perfection by 2 of the best musicians of JAZZ!
You said it!
I grew up listening to these Masters. They each gave their music such joy. Thanks.
Still the greatest, and unsurpassed.
What a treat to hear this never will they be again.
I'll echo dipsy friday - pure joy indeed ! Listening to my CDs of their music this morning. Nothing brightens a grey Canadian winter day than a few hours of those two - I'll be jazzing through the chores ! Thanks for all that wonderful music !
True talents. Must be having some jam session now to make up for lost time. Rest in Peace
What a performance! And what a crowd too! They were just begging for more!
Stirs my local New Orleans sensibilities...so deeply satisfying from two local boys!
SWEET... The BEST of the BEST ! ....in this world.
Amazing! Love these guys. I miss them.
They are a perfect duo.
I'm hooked. Can't stop listening to this and admiring their skill. Sheer class.
Two of the all-time greats!!!!
I wish New Orleans still had artists like this...
Legends at there craft it will never pass this way again!!!!!!!!
I can't get enough of Pete Fountain. I love the guy. I only wished I had seen him live.
Johnny Carson had both of these guys on at one time or another, thank you Johnny for exposing us to a wide variety of music.
You should have seen them talking to one another. Without their axes, they were nearly struck dumb - they were so used to talking through their horns!
While I am kidding, of course, the way the two “parlayed” was a thing of beauty to behold! Almost all of what they did was utterly impromptu. They simply reacted to one another and the rest of the band kept up almost miraculously.
Whether you play bebop, swing, Dixieland/trad Jazz, free jazz or whatever - it just doesn’t get much better than this.
Consider the endless hours of practice went into their technical facility. Anyone who got to see them live was forever blessed!
Real talent ! A little toast with that jam.
Look up "monster trumpet player" in the dictionary and you will Al Hirt's picture there!!! He was just plain AWESOME!! R. I. P.....he's giving Joshua lessons, no doubt!!!!
Fantastic! Both of these great musicians are among my LP albums...treasures!
I played jam sessions with many of the great jazz musicians over the years incl many who played with Pete Fountain, Al Hurt, Peanuts Hucko, Murphy Campo, Jack Jones, Jimmy Denham, Bob Cates & many others. I only played music as a sideline but
I knew all these guys & Murphy Campo, & Peanuts Hucko would sit in with various jazz groups from time to time.
Most of these guys have passed on now but I'll never forget them & the great talent they had.
What mouthpiece uses Pete?... it's great
@@rasulaliev7551 On a Crystal OBrien at first then broke it. I repaired it but made him 3 more that were better. He played on a reed strength of about 2.25 at most. I could not play his set up but made reeds for him thru the 80s and on.......Great Clarinetist!
I'm a music lover...I just came across old albums of Fountain, Hurt, Hucko, Campo, J Jones...etc.
What other guys should I look out for? (I also saw the Three Suns)
Wow, what an experience. These two are my favorites, but who was the most fun to play for?
The best duo ever!
Two of the greatest. Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
These guys are so the real deal. Professional French hornist for years, but now play trumpet and absolutely LOVE Al Hirt!
Faith in humanity restored.
He's a legend. He'll live on forever just like Benny, Artie, Miles, Lee, Luis, Chet...
Thanks for posting this. Pete Fountain and Al Hirt are two of my all time favorites
Two great artists. Two great human beings. Beautiful!
That's the definition of "Jammin"
Al will always be the "KING".....
Before, during, and after 'Elvis'.
when they are trading... holy shit... actually just holy shit 100% of time.
no shit. no other two people on the planet could have done this
An AMAZING PERFORMANCE!!!
How fortunate we are to have enjoyed the likes of these guys!!
Two greats!!!!!
Miss you, Al. Pete, you are the best. Rest well, brother.
AMEN!
just the great two guys playing ==great performance
Maravilloso.tuve la suerte de oírlo personalmente en
Nueva Orleans. Hace muchos años.
Pero.son recuerdos q no se.olvidan .
Ahora se los cuento.a
mis nietos.
Two greats!! It doesn't get any better than this!
There are many great clarinetists and many great musicians in general, but what set Pete Fountain apart is that he had a great stage presence and personality and his sound was very identifiable because he had such powerful phrasing and tone.
He played on large bore clarinet and had a great cystal mpc to go with it. Of course, his clarinet was not ordinary at all.
Thank you for posting this. I am 49 and grew up listening to my parent's Al Hirt records. I was inspired by him and Herb Alpert to play the trumpet and it got me through high school and college. I also had a Pete Fountain record and to see them together like this is something I didn't think I would get to see since there is relatively little footage of Al on the net. This was precious.
The GREATEST!! I REALLY MISS YOU TWO!!
WOW. Two musical giants. Amazing! Thank. you for posting this.
Brilliant! 😳 💖
So SWEET
A clarinet is a great and gritty instrument. I love this.
Phantastic,awesome,super...
Just doesn't get any better than this.
This is beautiful, it's a shame more people don't love this video.
The best of the best!
That was recorded the year I graduated high school. My father was the chief of security to the Lawrence Welk orchestra at the Aragon Ballroom after the Korean War. He was listening to a group one night in a club. He told Pete Fountain, then unknown that the Lawrence Welk Orchestra was looking for a clarinet player. Later, he arranged for Pete Fountain to audition. Pete Fountain played Oh Henry and immediately got the job. All members of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra were required to have at least two unique talents. They had to sing and dance, or play an instrument and sing, etc. One evening, before a show, someone said to Pete Fountain, "The boss wants you to sing a number tonight." Pete Fountain said, "I don't sing." "What do you mean you don't sing? You sang at your audition." "No, I didn't. " Pete said. "I guess you're playing tonight." My dad lied and told someone in charge that Pete Fountain could sing and play the clarinet.
Fountain played a "featured spot" until 1958. My Dad gambled that Pete would play so well they would hire him despite only having one talent. He was right. In 1991, my wife and I were in New Orleans, and I made a phone call to the Riverside Hilton Hotel, where Pete Fountain was playing at the legendary Pete Fountain Jazz Club. I got through to someone and explained who my father was and asked if there was any way to see his show, as I was only in town for a couple of days. We attended the show, and Pete Fountain had someone put a light on me, came to our seats, and he told that story the same way my father had told it all those years. Big band era swing music and Dixieland jazz was one of the few things my father and I had in common. I can't listen to Pete Fountain play without thinking of my father. Thank you for posting this video.
The truly GREAT ... PETE FOUNTAIN!
Pete joined Al today in the NOLA wing of Heaven!
There's one helluva jazz band up there, ya no?
+Sharon Cathcart you have no idea
Patrick Mannio
My friend, NOLA IS heaven!
Gigantes del mejor tiempo de la musica instrumental, otro regalo que nos dio 6.20, que acertadamente repetia "La Musica que Llego para Quedarse", al inicio de cada melodia.
Could n't be any more "together" if they had been born twins. Same key, same tempo, and do anything that comes to mind...that is jazz, baby !!
dwonderful music. I'm sure they're still at it
Unfortunately they have both passed away
I was going through my dad’s record collection and saw these two. Wow - just wow. This music is so beautiful and pure - brings tears to my eyes.
Oh, man - two of the greatest ever in the genre!!
Viene la pelle d'oca, musica divina che ti entra nell'anima.GRANDI IMMORTALI
Also Jack Sperling -super drummer!
WOW at about 3:50 when they both take off, that's dixieland at it's best.
+Robert Wiggs amen to dat
My Dad would say something like "take your gloves off!"
Brilliant!!!A dúo that can’t be matched
Winderful!😃💖
amazing .....
I was doing a Sunday jazz brunch in Orange Beach AL in the mid 90's. Playing with hangover and on auto pilot a guy came up to the band stand and said something I didn't really hear, I just said thanks and shook his hand. The band leader looked at me laughing and said "did you know who that was"? I said no, "that was Pete Fountian man! Great time foundered, live and learn.
LEGENDS
The best that's ever been or will ever be
Wow. Just wow.
Exquisite!
Amazing
Seeing and hearing is disbelieving.
I remember Pete and Al at separate times before this performance talking to Johnny Carson. Both had their separate Jazz Clubs in New Orleans. Johnny seemed to challenge them to do a concert together, similar to the way Bob Hope challenged Johnny Carson to move to LA. Johnny moved to LA and in 1979 this concert happend!
2 greatest, ever jazz musicians. There will never be anyone to take b
Eiher's place.