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<\/p>\nIt\u2019s only a slight overstatement to call trumpeter Herb Alpert the king of 1960s easy listening music. Alpert, of course, led the staggeringly successful Tijuana Brass; if you\u2019ve ever been in a thrift shop, you\u2019ve seen Whipped Cream and Other Delights<\/i>, the record with that famously racy cover photo. Alpert is the rare artist who topped the charts as both an instrumentalist and a singer (the latter was a rare vocal turn for 1968\u2019s \u201cThis Guy\u2019s in Love With You\u201d).<\/p>\n
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And as the \u201cA\u201d in A&M Records, Alpert co-founded the world\u2019s largest independent record company, releasing music by artists as diverse as Paul Williams, Joe Jackson, the Carpenters, Peter Frampton, Cheech & Chong, the Tubes, Supertramp, Janet Jackson, Gin Blossoms, Soundgarden and Robyn Hitchcock.<\/p>\n
Alpert is best known, however, as the man who brought a kind of pop-jazz into the homes of millions; as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass; that \u201cband\u201d (actually Alpert backed by the ubiquitous L.A. session aggregation known as the Wrecking Crew) released 11 albums between 1962 and 1968; six of those LPs went to #1 on the Billboard<\/i> charts. At one point, records by the TJB even outsold the Beatles. Alpert\u2019s chirpy, uptempo style was effectively the soundtrack for a certain segment of the \u201860s lifestyle. (And speaking of soundtracks, he recorded the memorable theme song for the original Casino Royale<\/i> James Bond film in 1967.)<\/p>\n
After the Tijuana Brass years, Alpert largely left the south-of-the-border style behind, moving toward a smoother mainstream jazz sound. His 1979 single \u201cRise\u201d hit the #1 spot on both the pop and Adult Contemporary charts. To date Alpert has released nearly 50 albums, 29 of which went Gold or Platinum.<\/p>\n
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Way back in 1973 Alpert married singer Lani Hall; Hall had been the vocalist in one of A&M\u2019s popular acts, S\u00e9rgio Mendes & Brasil ’66; their \u201cMas Que Nada\u201d was a hit in 1966 and earned renewed popularity when it was featured on the soundtrack of Mike Myers\u2019 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery<\/i>. Hall has yet another spy movie connection: as a solo artist, she sang the theme song to 1983\u2019s non-canonical 007 film Never Say Never Again<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Today at age 83, Alpert is active as an abstract expressionist painter and philanthropist. And he remains a vital onstage presence. Appearing in concert together since 2006 and backed by an instrumental trio, Alpert and Hall perform a set of songs that draws upon both of their celebrated musical careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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