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Herb Alpert
American musician (born 1935)
"TJB" redirects here. For other uses, see TJB (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter, pianist, songwriter, record producer, arranger, conductor, painter, sculptor and theatre producer, who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (sometimes called "Herb Alpert and the TJB") in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss.
Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have appeared on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, five of which reached No. 1; he has been awarded 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums. Alpert is the only musician to have reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) and as an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979).
Alpert has sold an estimated 72 million records worldwide. He has received many accolades, including a Tony Award and eight Grammy Awards, as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alpert was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama in 2013.
Early life and career
Herb Alpert was born on March 31, 1935 and raised in the Boyle Heights section of Eastside Los Angeles, California. He was the youngest of three children (a daughter and two sons) born to Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert. His parents were Jewish immigrants to the U.S. from Radomyshl (in present-day Ukraine) and Romania.
Alpert was born into a family of musicians. His father, although a tailor by trade, was also a mandolin player. His mother taught violin at a young age, and his older brother, David, was a drummer. His sister Mimi, who was the oldest, played the piano. Alpert bega
HERB ALPERT BIOGRAPHY
1966: WHAT NOW MY LOVE AND S.R.O.
WHAT NOW MY LOVE SESSIONOGRAPHY
| JANUARY 11, 1966 | GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS |
|---|---|
| It Was a Very Good Year I'll Remember You | Herb Alpert--trumpet Chuck Berghofer--bass Nick Ceroli--drums Ervan Coleman--guitar, mandolin Bob Edmondson--trombone Tonni Kalash--trumpet Lew McCreary--trombone Lou Pagani--piano John Pisano--guitar Pat Senatore--bass Julius Wechter--marimba Jerry Williams--drums, percussion |
| JANUARY 14, 1966 | GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS |
|---|---|
| Red Plucky Part 1 | Herb Alpert--trumpet Chuck Berghofer--bass Nick Ceroli--drums Ervan Coleman--guitar, mandolin Bob Edmondson--trombone Tonni Kalash--trumpet Lew McCreary--trombone Lou Pagani--piano John Pisano--guitar Pat Senatore--bass Julius Wechter--marimba Jerry Williams--drums, percussion |
| FEBRUARY 7, 1966 | GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS |
|---|---|
| Sol's Tune #1 Shadow of Your Smile Sol's Tune #2 If I Were a Rich Man | Herb Alpert--trumpet Nick Ceroli--drums Ervan Coleman--guitar, mandolin Bob Edmondson--trombone Samuel Goldstein--drums Clifford Hills--bass Tonni Kalash--trumpet Lou Pagani--piano John Pisano--guitar Pat Senatore--bass Julius Wechter--marimba |
| FEBRUARY 10, 1966 | GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS |
|---|---|
| So What's New? | Herb Alpert--trumpet Carl Fortino--accordion |
| MARCH 1, 1966 | GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS |
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| Shadow of Your Smile It Was a Very Good Year Sol's Tune #1 | Herb Alpert--trumpet Emil Briano--violin Peter DeVoogdt Gareth Nuttycombe--viola George Poole--flute, violin Ernie Tack--trombone Darrel Terwilliger--violin, viola Irving Weinper--trombone Walter Wiemeyer--violin |
| MAY 19, 1966 | GOLD STAR RECORDING STUDIOS |
|---|---|
| Brasilia Plucky Freckles It Was a Very Good Year Memories of Madrid Five Minutes More Magic Trumpet | Robert Matthews--bass Sergio Mendes--piano Jose de Azerei Soares--percussion Howard Perry |
WHAT NOW MY LOVE HISTORY
Released in April 1966 on vinyl album, cassette, 8-track and open reel t 1979 single by Herb Alpert "Rise" is an instrumental written by Andy Armer and Randy 'Badazz' Alpert, first recorded in 1979 by trumpeterHerb Alpert. Released as a single from Alpert's solo album Rise, the song reached #1 on the Billboard charts. It is the instrumental sample for The Notorious B.I.G. hit "Hypnotize". "Rise" was written by Herb Alpert's nephew Randy, in collaboration with Andy Armer. The A&R representative at A&M Records, Chip Cohen, knew Randy Alpert was into funk and disco music. He asked Randy to rework Tijuana Brass hits as funk tracks. Herb Alpert recalls, "I think we started by playing ‘A Taste of Honey’ or ‘Tijuana Taxi'. And it just felt like the wrong approach. I didn’t feel comfortable playing that way." As Alpert and Armer were working on Cohen's assignment, they decided to write an original song for Herb as well. The result was "Rise". “Rise” was originally recorded as an uptempo dance number, however, while recording the master at A&M studios, the drummer on the session, Steve Schaeffer, strongly suggested that Herb and Randy try slowing the tempo down to 100bpm. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October of that year and remained in the top position for two weeks. Herb Alpert thus became the first artist to reach the top of the Hot 100 with a vocal performance ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) as well as an instrumental performance. "Rise" was also successful on other charts, peaking at number four on the R&B chart, number 17 on the disco chart and spending one week atop the adult contemporary chart. The recording also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Songwriters Armer and Alpert were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Rise" has been frequently requested as a sample by various artis
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