The Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass Discography


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SP4134 Album CoverHerb Alpert's Ninth
A&M Records LP-134/SP-4134

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Arranged by Herb Alpert
Billboard peak album chart position: 4 (debuted 12/30/67)
Weeks in Top 40 album chart: 18
RIAA certified Gold (12/8/67)
Album released 1967

Song Listing:

  1. A Banda {Chico Baurque De Hollanda} [2:10]
  2. My Heart Belongs To Daddy {Cole Porter} [2:00]
  3. The Trolley Song {H. Martin/R. Blaine} [2:39]
  4. The Happening {E. & B. Holland/L. Dozier/De Vol} [2:26]
  5. Bud {Bud Coleman/Eleanor Coleman} [3:38]
  6. Love So Fine {T. Asher/R. Nichols} [2:14]
  7. The Love Nest {O. Harbach/L.A. Hirsch} [1:59]
  8. With A Little Help From My Friends {Lennon/McCartney} [2:38]
  9. Flea Bag {Julius Wechter} [2:04]
  10. Cowboys and Indians {Sol Lake} [2:52]
  11. Carmen {Bizet--Arr. Alpert & Peter Matz} [3:39]

Not exactly classical music by any means, but ambitious nonetheless. Featured are Alpert arrangements of the Motown hit "The Happening", "Love So Fine", and "With A Little Help From My Friends". Featured is a tune called "Bud", dedicated to Ervan "Bud" Coleman, who had recently passed away from surgery complications. (He penned quite a few TJB hits, and was a member of Baja Marimba Band as well.) The closing track on this album is a whopper: an arrangement of Bizet's Carmen. What's unique is that this arrangement echoes the styles of "Taste Of Honey", "Spanish Flea", and "What Now My Love", and finishes with the tag ending lifted from "Tijuana Taxi", including the taxi horn!


SP4146 Album CoverThe Beat of The Brass
A&M Records LP-146/SP-4146

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Arranged by Herb Alpert
Billboard peak album chart position: 1, 2 weeks (debuted 5/18/68)
Weeks in Top 40 album chart: 28
RIAA certified Gold (7/19/68)
Album released 1968

Song Listing:

  1. Monday, Monday {J. & M. Phillips} [3:08]
  2. A Beautiful Friend {Sol Lake} [3:16]
  3. Cabaret {J. Kander/F. Ebb} [2:38]
  4. Panama {Julius Wechter} [3:36]
  5. Belz Mein Shtetele Belz (My Home Town) {J. Jacobs/Alex Olshanetsky} [2:14]
  6. Talk To The Animals {Leslie Bricusse} [2:14]
  7. Slick {H. Alpert/J. Pisano} [3:29]
  8. She Touched Me {Sol Lake} [3:51]
  9. Thanks For The Memory {L. Robin/R. Rainger} [2:05]
  10. The Robin {John Pisano} [2:22]
  11. This Guy's In Love With You {Bacharach/David} [3:55]

The Brass give us more trademark arrangements on this album, and this is the first album by Herb Alpert to spawn a Billboard number one single! "This Guy's In Love With You" was a first Number One for Herb Alpert, composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and the record label A&M. The single itself was credited only to Herb Alpert, due to his vocals and lack of TJB contribution; Pete Jolly provides the electric piano opening to this classic tune. This album coincided with a television special which featured the songs from this album, and reaction to the show's vocal opening tune was enough to convince A&M to release it as a single. The Pisano/Alpert song "Slick" is a great big band jazz workout tune, and one of the late Julius Wechter's best tunes, "Panama," can be found on this album. One rather interesting note is that in the stereo LP and (out of print) CD versions of this album, there are audible tape dropouts at the beginning of "Monday, Monday" during Edmondson's trombone introduction to the tune. And finally, this would be the final A&M album commercially available in both stereo (SP-4146) and monaural (LP-146) versions.


SP4166 Album CoverThe Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Christmas Album
A&M Records SP-4166

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Arranged by Herb Alpert
Voices and strings arranged by Shorty Rogers
RIAA certified Gold (12/16/68)
Album released 1968

Song Listing:

  1. Winter Wonderland {D. Smith/F. Bernard} [3:05]
  2. Jingle Bells {Arr. Alpert/Pisano} [3:03]
  3. My Favorite Things {Rodgers/Hammerstein} [3:00]
  4. The Christmas Song {M. Torme/R. Wells} [4:25]
  5. Las Mananitas {Arr. Julius Wechter} [2:56]
  6. Sleigh Ride {L. Anderson/M. Parish} [3:54]
  7. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle {Bacharach/L. Kusik} [2:53]
  8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow {S. Cahn/J. Stein} [3:40]
  9. Jingle Bell Rock {J. Beal/J. Boothe} [1:50]
  10. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring {J.S. Bach--Arr. Shorty Rogers} [3:24]

A collection of familiar Christmas songs, pulled out of Santa's sack and thankfully rejuvenated! There are new TJB twists on everything on this album--"Jingle Bells", "Winter Wonderland", "My Favorite Things"...you name it. Its refreshing look at holiday music is what makes it special, and it's been a family favorite of ours since it was released back in the late 60's. The strings and vocals were arranged by jazz "giant" Shorty Rogers. If you're tired of the same old Christmas music, give this album a spin! This one is a perennial favorite of many music lovers, not just Tijuana Brass fans.


SP4190 Album CoverWarm
A&M Records SP-4190

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Arranged by Herb Alpert
Orchestrations by Shorty Rogers
Billboard peak album chart position: 28 (debuted 7/19/69)
Weeks in Top 40 album chart: 7
RIAA certified Gold (3/26/70)
Album released 1969

Song Listing:

  1. The Sea Is My Soil {Dori Caymmi/Nelson Mota} [4:30]
  2. WIthout Her {Harry Nilsson} [3:22]
  3. Marjorine {Sol Lake} [3:04]
  4. Girl Talk {Neal Hefti/Bobby Troup} [2:49]
  5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da {Lennon/McCartney} [1:50]
  6. Zazueira {Jorge Ben} [3:13]
  7. The Continental {Herb Magidson/Con Conrad} [2:06]
  8. Pretty World {A. Adolfo/T. Gaspar/A. & M. Bergman} [3:45]
  9. Warm {Julius Wechter} [2:31]
  10. To Wait For Love {Bacharach/David} [2:55]
  11. Sandbox {John Pisano} [3:17]

Inspired by Rio de Janeiro, Warm is a drastic change from what we're used to hearing from Herb Alpert. From the opening notes, picked on a solo acoustic guitar, and even to its lush album cover, you knew this album was going to be different. In fact, judging from the different sound and "feel" of this album, it could almost be considered Alpert's first solo album. The first track on the album, "The Sea Is My Soil", is probably one of the favorite tracks of many TJB fans. Penned by Dori Caymmi, its lush strings, Brazilian guitar accents and gorgeous melody make it a standout. While Alpert continues supplying unique arrangements, the mellower instrumental setting places them in a new light. Bobby Troup's "Girl Talk" features Alpert on quadruple-tracked trumpet. Edu Lobo's "Zazueira" features Portugese(?) vocal verses along with the rhythmic arrangement. Orchestrations were penned by Shorty Rogers. The only clinkers, for some listeners, are the two vocal numbers, Harry Nilsson's "Without Her" and the Bacharach/David tune "To Wait For Love". (Ironically, both of these vocal tracks were released as singles.) This is one of the finest albums in the Tijuana Brass catalog, and a listener favorite.


SP4245 Album CoverGreatest Hits
A&M Records SP-4245

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
RIAA certified Gold (4/12/71)
Album released 1970

Song Listing (refer to albums above for track details):

  1. Lonely Bull (from The Lonely Bull)
  2. Spanish Flea (from !!Going Places!!)
  3. Getting Sentimental Over You (from !!Going Places!!)
  4. Love Potion #9 (from Whipped Cream & Other Delights)
  5. Never On Sunday (from The Lonely Bull)
  6. Mexican Shuffle (from South Of The Border)
  7. Taste of Honey (from Whipped Cream & Other Delights)
  8. Tijuana Taxi (from !!Going Places!!)
  9. South Of The Border (from South Of The Border)
  10. America (from Volume Two)
  11. Whipped Cream (from Whipped Cream & Other Delights)
  12. Zorba The Greek (from !!Going Places!!)

The first collection of TJB hits, this spans only the first five albums. Pictured here is a rare half-speed-mastered A&M Audiophile edition (catalog number SPJ-4245).


SP4228 Album CoverThe Brass Are Comin'
A&M Records SP-4228

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Arranged by Herb Alpert
"Sunny" and "Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine" orchestrated by Shorty Rogers
"You Are My Life" and "Moon River" orchestrated by Dave Grusin
Billboard peak album chart position: 30
Album released 1969

Song Listing:

  1. The Brass Are Comin' (The Little Train of Caipira) {Villa-Lobos} [2:06]
  2. Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine {Irving Mills/Alexander Roth} [2:36]
  3. Country Lake {Sol Lake} [2:56]
  4. I'll Be Back {Lennon/McCartney} [3:15]
  5. Moon River {Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer} [2:55]
  6. The Maltese Melody {Bert Kaempfert/Herbert Rehbein} [2:13]
  7. Sunny {Bobby Hebb} [3:11]
  8. I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) {Johnny Mercer} [2:38]
  9. Anna {William Engvick/R. Vatro/F. Giordano} [2:39]
  10. Robbers And Cops {Julius Wechter} [2:13]
  11. Moments {John Pisano} [2:43]
  12. You Are My Life {Peter Sarstedt} [3:23]

Coinciding with another television special, this is the unofficial "last ride" of the original TJB. Some trademark arrangements are featured on this album, including Henry Mancini's "Moon River", "Sunny", and the Lennon/McCartney tune "I'll Be Back"). "Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine" has to be one of the best TJB tracks on record, and the last truly Mexican-flavored song they would ever record. Most of the originals have a bouncy country & western flavor to them, perfect for punctuating barroom brawls and Brass riding into town.


SP4314 Album CoverSummertime
A&M Records SP-4314

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Album released 1971

Song Listing:

  1. Hurts So Bad {Teddy Randazzo/Bobby Wilding/Bobby Hart} [2:20]
  2. Jerusalem {Herb Alpert} [2:33]
  3. Martha My Dear {Lennon/McCartney} [2:07]
  4. If You Could Read My Mind {Gordon Lightfoot} [2:39]
  5. Darlin' {Brian Wilson/Mike Love} [2:50]
  6. Summertime {George Gershwin/Dubose Heyward} [2:10]
  7. The Nicest Things Happen {Julius & Cissy Wechter} [3:12]
  8. Montezuma's Revenge {Sol Lake} [2:41]
  9. Catch A Falling Star {Paul Vance/Lee Pockriss} [3:00]
  10. Strike Up The Band {George & Ira Gershwin} [2:33]

While billed as a TJB album, once again this album sounds more like another Alpert solo album. Obvious TJB tracks are arrangements of "Hurts So Bad", "Darlin'", and the Gershwins' "Strike Up The Band". What's different are the quiet arrangements of "Martha, My Dear", Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind", and the Wechter(s)-penned "The Nicest Things Happen". "Summertime" is a bit jarring at first, especially if you know the original Gershwin arrangement and melody; here, it is given a "jazz" arrangement inspired by Miles Davis, Lambert/Hendricks/Ross, and Ahmad Jamal. (Also note that it is the first Alpert or TJB track to feature Lani Hall on vocals.) After this album, Herb Alpert would take a break from recording and concentrate on producing other artists' music and running A&M Records.


SP4341 Album CoverSolid Brass
A&M Records SP-4341

Produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
Album released 1972

Song Listing (see album descriptions for track details):

  1. The Work Song (from S.R.O.)
  2. This Guy's In Love With You (from The Beat of The Brass)
  3. Slick (from The Beat of The Brass)
  4. The Maltese Melody (from The Brass Are Comin')
  5. So What's New? (from What Now My Love)
  6. Jerusalem (from Summertime)
  7. Flamingo (from S.R.O.)
  8. What Now My Love (from What Now My Love)
  9. Without Her (from Warm)
  10. Casino Royale (from Sounds Like...)
  11. A Banda (from Herb Alpert's Ninth)
  12. Summertime (from Summertime)
  13. Acapulco 1922 (from The Lonely Bull)
  14. Wade In The Water (from Sounds Like...)

The second compilation of TJB tracks, apparently chosen as favorites rather than chart-topping hits, and pulling most tracks recorded after Going Places!. One outstanding feature is the emphasis on songs penned by TJB members.


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