Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert has always been underrated as a jazz musician. This is what happens when a musician broke into the pop charts for 27 years, selling over 13 million albums in one year (1966), paves the way for numerous innovations and manages his own record label – and while the label sells for more than 500 million.
With this kind of CV – 15 gold albums, 14 platinum albums and eight Grammy – who care about how people see? ( Read Herb Alpert more... )

Retro Valentine! Date Night with Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

RetroRoadhusband, the dear, just surprised me with a fabulous Valentines gift – 2 tickets for us to go see Herb Alpert (of The Tijuana Brass) and Lani Hall (his wife and ex-lead singer of Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66.) These are two of my fave easy listening / jazz 1960′s music groups and I can’t wait to see the show at the historic Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA next Friday! ( Read Herb Alpert more... )

Herb Alpert @ Preservation Hall, circa 1968!

Back in 1968, Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass Band filmed a TV special in New Orleans titled The Beat of the Brass. Shot during Mardi Gras, the special features Mr. Alpert and his group riding and playing in a Mardi Gras parade, on the Delta Queen riverboat, and... at Preservation Hall! ( Read Herb Alpert more... )

Herb Alpert savoring the freedom of improv on new album, tour

For more than 50 years, Herb Alpert has made his mark on the music business, as a trumpeter and the "A" in A&M Records. This week, he released his first studio recording with his wife, Lani Hall, a collection called "I Feel You."

The songs on the album cover several reinterpreted classics spanning four decades, including Van Morrison's "Moondance" and Peggy Lee's "Fever," as well as two Beatles tunes, "Here Comes The Sun" and "Blackbird." All the songs on "I Feel You" are filled with unique and innovative arrangements, and skilled improvisations give them fresh life. Also on the CD is a reinvented version of the Tijuana Brass hit "What Now My Love." The album was recorded in Los Angeles. ( Read Herb Alpert more... )

Music Scene: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

Herb Alpert has always been underrated as a jazz player. That’s what happens when a musician bursts onto the pop charts at age 27, sells more than 13 million albums in one year (1966), paves the way for many recording innovations and manages his own record label –– and then sells that label for more than $500 million.

With that kind of resume –– 15 gold albums, 14 platinum albums and eight Grammys –– who’d care about how people view him? ( Read Herb Alpert more... )

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