You'll never mistake Al Hirt for Blue Mitchell, but Soul in the Horn is nevertheless a surprisingly genuine and expressive detour into soul-jazz that captures an energy otherwise absent from the trumpeter's ho-hum catalog.
The slinky "Harlem Hendoo" is the standout -- sampled by De La Soul for the Buhloone Mindstate cut "Ego Trippin Pt.
2"; it's also the reason why the record is so scarce and commands such high prices among crate diggers who wouldn't otherwise allow Hirt's records into their homes even as insulation.
No less soulful is the opening cover of Booker T.
& the MG's "Honey Pot" or the bluesy "Sweetlips" -- "Love Ya Baby" even gets funky, albeit in a forty-something white guy kinda way.
It's a shame Hirt never made another record quite like Soul in the Horn -- with the right material and the right intentions, his talent was fierce.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honey Pot | Al Hirt | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Mess Around | Al Hirt | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Calypsoul | Al Hirt | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Long Gone | Al Hirt | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Sweetlips | Al Hirt | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Girl | Al Hirt | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Love Ya Baby | Al Hirt | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Snap Back | Al Hirt | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Harlem Hendoo | Al Hirt | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Ludwig | Al Hirt | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Sunday - Goin' to Meetin' Time | Al Hirt | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 mins | 64 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hirt | Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |