Today marks Herb Alpert’s birthday. At 72 years young, he’s busier than ever! One of his most recent interviews is featured in April 2007 edition of the Smithsonian magazine, having donated to support Jazz Appreciation Month. His Signature Series CD reissues are also still selling well, and there are more releases due in the future–”Rise” is due out at the end of May, in fact. Happy Birthday from all of us here at tijuanabrass.com!

Among dozens of other candidates, Herb Alpert (and the Tijuana Brass) is nominated as an entrant in the Hit Parade© Hall of Fame. Visit the site to cast your vote, and don’t forget to vote for a few of your other favorite artists!

Herb Alpert is one among a group of luminaries who have been elected to the honorary board of the Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. Actor, musician and composer Clint Eastwood heads up the board, which also includes such popular figures as filmmakers George Lucas and Ken Burns; TV producer Norman Lear; musicians Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis; and other figures from music and movies. The Institute contains more than 1 million items associated with Brubeck and will be the repository of all of his manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and private recordings. Read more about the Brubeck Institute in this Washington Post article.

On May 29, 2007: Shout Factory begins their next wave of CD reissues in the Herb Alpert Signature Series with the bestselling album “Rise”. In addition to the full-length album, two new bonus tracks have been added to the disc. Read more information in Shout Factory’s press release…
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Volume 2, Warm and The Brass Are Comin’ are now available for download on iTunes, sporting the Signature Series artwork for the covers. Also, the landmark Herb Alpert solo album Rise is being reissued with two bonus tracks in May. Visit our forum for further details.

We have redecorated and reconfigured the TijuanaBrass.com site! We still host the same discographies we’ve had for years, but have rearranged and cleaned up our content and pages to make them easier to access and read. This new site format also allows us to add breaking news to our site much faster than before. You should be able to find everything you need here at the site, including our convenient Herb Alpert/TJB Store, which lists everything that is currently in print. Thanks for visiting, and we hope you enjoy the new site!