Interview With Pete Fountain and Al Hirt 1979

This is the interview with Pete Fountain and Al Hirt during intermission of the Pete Fountain/Al Hirt concert at Wolf Trap in 1979. It starts with a history of Jazz in New Orleans and the roots of Jazz that came from and out of New Orleans.

[@thomasdobbs4615]

Wow!! These guys are awesome.!! RIP you guys! May the Angels never get tired of listening to your music.

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

Thank you for posting this. I had never really heard Al interviewed and I found it interesting.

[@karlhelm875]

My dad likes jazz. Swing from the 30s and 40s, and dixieland.

[@markkleindorf4151]

New Orleans Best!

[@langleybryant8641]

Dixieland jazz wasn't just white jazz. It was actually started by black people. White people just recorded it first