Hirt with the Japanese singing twins The Peanuts at the 1966 Grand Gala du Disque in the Netherlands

Al Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme song to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included 'Jumbo' and 'The Round Mound of Sound'.^[1] Al was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in November 2009.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al Hirt
• Al Hirt on www.findagrave.com