Trumpet and Strings
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{{Infobox album
| name = Trumpet and Strings
| type = Album
| artist = Al Hirt
| cover = Trumpet and Strings.jpg
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| released = 1962
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| genre = Jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=32|s=30}}
| label = RCA Victor
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| prev_title = Horn A-Plenty
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Honey in the Horn
| next_year = 1963
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=trumpet-and-strings-mw0000910613}}
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Trumpet and Strings is an album by Al Hirt released on RCA Victor. The album was arranged by Marty Paich.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/trumpet-and-strings-mw0000910613 Al Hirt, Trumpet and Strings] Retrieved April 8, 2013
The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart in 1962, reaching #96.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/trumpet-and-strings-mw0000910613/awards Al Hirt, Trumpet and Strings Chart Position] Retrieved April 8, 2013
Track listing
- "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest)
- "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
- "Fools Rush In" (Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom)
- "Sleepy Lagoon" (Eric Coates, Jack Lawrence)
- "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld)
- "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman)
- "Sleepless Hours" (Albert VanDam)
- "True Love" (Cole Porter)
- "I'll Never Smile Again" (Ruth Lowe)
- "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman)
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin)
- "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter)
Chart positions
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!Chart (1962) !Peak |
| Billboard Top LPs
|align="center"|96 |