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Herb Alpert
Biography
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American jazz musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram. Alpert also has created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. He and his wife, Lani Hall, are substantial philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation. Alpert's musical accomplishments include five No. 1 albums and 28 albums total on the Billboard Album chart, nine Grammy Awards, fourteen platinum albums, and fifteen gold albums. He has sold 72 million records worldwide. Alpert is the only recording artist to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968), and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
The Wrecking Crew
as Self - Recording Artist Producer
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Player in Dance Band (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
as Self
The Joy of Easy Listening
as Self
Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
as Self
Herb Alpert, Tijuana Brass and Other Delights
as Himself
