Saturday, March 29, 2008

Al Hirt - Pete Fountain Bourbon Street - Trolley Car Records

Bourbon Street
Al Hirt - Pete Fountain



1972 Trolley Car Records TC 5012
Side A:
1. South Rampart Street Parade (Live)
2. Bugle Call Rag (Live)
3. Sensation Rag (Live)
4. That's A Plenty
5. Basin Street Blues

Side B:
1. Stormy Weather
2. Pitter Patter
3. Whipped Cream (special guest) Louis Armstrong
4. Tiger Rag
5. Sweet Georgia Brown


Liner Notes:

The title of this LP is "Bourbon Street" on the cover, the back cover and actual record is "Battle Royal" and has the same catalog number as the record "Battle Royal Pete Fountain vs Al Hirt" by Trolley Car Records. Both versions are hard to find. It has 5 tracks by Pete Fountain, 5 by Al Hirt, Louis Armstrong appears on one track. Mixture of live and studio music. The recordings are from the early part of Pete's career.

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