PhatmonB6

I know all his hits...and love his style...but I have a question I went to the thrift store yesterday and bought an album... Herb Alperts Ninth...I cannot play it (no turntable) but a friend of mine at work will record it onto cd for me, does a really great job. I do not recognise any of the song titles except for ...With A Little Help From My Friends....is that the Joe Cocker song??? I only spent a buck and the album is in great shape. HAve any of you heard this album and how is it. : Oh yhea Herb Alperts birthday is next month born... 3/31/1935

Tootsall

It should be fairly easy to find out (or at least get a strong idea).... what is the date of the recording? Does it predate Joe Cocker's recording? Or is it most likely a "cover"?

PhatmonB6

I am looking at the album right now and song 2 side 2 is W A L H F M F.. John Lennon and Paul McCartney. I cant find a date anywhere on this album!!!

Soarlips

With a Little Help was a Beatles tune before the definitive Cocker version.

LFRoberts5

Herb Alpert is the reason I took up trumpet 38 years ago.
I love his tone and style.

bilboinsa

All things Alpert and Moss...http://www.amcorner.com/forum/

Eclipsehornplayer

Oh Yeah I love Herb Alpert and the TJB...

So does Ms. Alex our Georgia peach as she's being called.

I agree, his tone and style were/are inspiring.

Here's info on the album;
http://www.tijuanabrass.com/

Looks like your album was released in 1967 so I'd have to say since I believe that pre-dates the Joe Cocker version and me for that matter, this has to be a take off of the Beatles...

My .02

Best wishes,
John

Time to fire up some Herb I just went out and bought the definative hits a few weeks ago. Time to revisit....

Alex Yates

I have an original 45 record hanging on my wall of Herb's "Rise". It was his big mainstream hit in the early 80's. Another song I liked from that time was ironically called "1980". We even played a marching band version of it at our high school.

Oh yeah, John - TJB rules! So go ahead and fire up some Herb. (snicker, snicker)

Solar Bell

I'm old enough to have grown up with the TJB.

Remember the Baja Marimba Band also.

It was a good time for school trumpet players with his popularity.

When RISE came out I thought it was so cool to hear Herb doing those things with reverb and echo. (stereo delay I think he used)

Yeah, I was a fan!

-cw-

PhatmonB6

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...6760939?n=5174


I see that ReWhipped will be released 3/6. With new solos played by Herb...first off I thought I had read somewhere that he does not play anymore....and also in the review the critics say the title trak was the theme song for the dating game??? I thought it was Spanish Flea. Can someone enlighten me. Nice album cover though..atleast they did not have to go thru alot of whipped cream like the orginal cover.