I was already about 50 years old culturally when I was born: my musical tastes tend toward classical, jazz and Tin pan Alley over Rock, country and rap. People ask my what my favorite band is and I tell them "the TJB". "The what?" "The Tijuana Brass". That's as hep as I get. ("What's hep?"). Here's a great artcile about the band's founder, Herb Alpert:
Herb Alpert: ‘I was rich, I was famous and I was miserable’
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I thought I'd create a thread of my favorite TLB numbers and then mix in some from another artist on the A&M Label that I've always liked, Sergio Mendes:
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