Trumpeter Al Hirt casts a long shadow at the state dinner for the National Governor's Conference in New Orleans, La., in this June 11, 1975, photo. Hirt, whose power and technique made him ``The King of the Trumpet'' in the 1960s when he won a Grammy for his hit ``Java,'' died at his home in New Orleans, La., on Tuesday, April 27, 1999. He was 76. (AP Photo)