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Herbert Alpert is an American musician who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss.
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Born 31 March 1935 · Q344822
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“is that the thing in my hands is just a piece of plumbing. The real instrument is me, the emotions, not my lip, not my technique, but feelings I learned to stuff away—as a kid who came from a very unvocal household. Since then, I”
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Yahoo: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Whip It Good at the Hollywood Bowl, Returning After 59 Years for a Great Sugar Rush of a Show: Concert Review
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An AllMusic review concluded: "Ultimately, Steppin' Out represents not just the third album in a trilogy, but a loving creative partnership that, for Alpert and Hall, spans a lifetime." As of 2026, the couple still perform together.
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Released album “Christmas Time Is Here”.
To celebrate the landmark Whipped Cream and Other Delights album
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Released album “50”.
Forbes: Herb Alpert Award In The Arts Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Hollywood Reporter: Herb Alpert Foundation Reveals the 10 Winners of the 30th Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (Exclusive)
Released album “Wish Upon a Star”.
Forbes: 2023 Herb Alpert Awards In The Arts: ‘You Are The Instrument’
Released album “Sunny Side of the Street”.
Released album “Catch the Wind”.
Released album “Glamour Jazz Nights”.
Released album “Herb Alpert Is…”.
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Alpert bestowed an additional $9
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Released album “Over the Rainbow”.
Released album “Music, Volume 3: Herb Alpert Reimagines the Tijuana Brass”.
“Ending the Agony: Access to Morphine as an Ethical and Human Rights Imperative”
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Released album “The Christmas Wish”.
Released album “Music, Volume 1”.
Released album “Human Nature”.
Alpert's foundation also bestowed a $10
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Released album “Come Fly With Me”.
Released album “In the Mood”.
Released album “Steppin’ Out”.
Alpert released Steppin' Out, which won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album
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The school's building was renamed the Herb Alpert Center
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In 2013, the school's building was renamed the Herb Alpert Center.
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The foundation granted more than $5 million to the Harlem School of the Arts, which allowed the school to retire its debt, restore its endowment, and create a scholarship program for needy students
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Released album “I Feel You”.
“Drugs and the Meaning of Life”
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Released album “The Essential Herb Alpert”.
Released album “Anything Goes”.
Alpert and his wife donated $30 million to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2007 to form and endow the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as part of the restructured UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
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“Never get busted again, Vol. 1: Traffic Stops”
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To form and endow the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as part of the restructured UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
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Awarded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2006).
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Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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In partnership with his daughter Eden, Alpert opened Vibrato, a jazz club and restaurant located in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles
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Jazz: Herb Alpert: Definitive Hits
Released album “Definitive Hits”.
Released album “Colors”.
Awarded Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award (1997).
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Awarded Grammy Trustees Award (1997).
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Released album “Passion Dance”.
Released album “Second Wind”.
Released album “Midnight Sun”.
Released album “The Very Best of Herb Alpert”.
Released album “North on South St.”.
Released album “A&M Gold Series”.
Philips subsidiary PolyGram announced its acquisition of A&M Records for $500 million
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Released album “My Abstract Heart”.
Released album “Under a Spanish Moon”.
Released album “Compact Hits”.
Released album “Keep Your Eye on Me”.
Released album “Classics, Volume 20”.
Released album “Wild Romance”.
“MDMA: Designer drug faces regulation”
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Released album “Blow Your Own Horn”.
Released album “Fandango”.
Released album “Magic Man”.
Released album “Beyond”.
Released album “Rise”.
Five years after his last chart hit with the Tijuana Brass, Alpert attempted a disco album of rearranged Tijuana Brass hits
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Released album “Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela”.
Released album “Main Event: Live”.
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1977).
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For his contribution to the recording industry, Alpert was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6929 Hollywood Boulevard
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Released album “Just You and Me”.
Alpert married Lani Hall, once the lead singer of A&M group Brasil '66
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Released ep “This Guy's in Love With You”.
The Tijuana Brass performed Burt Bacharach's title cut to the first movie version of Casino Royale
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A short animated film by John and Faith Hubley called "A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature" was released; it won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1967
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Alpert and his new business partner Jerry Moss formed Carnival Records with "Tell It to the Birds" as its first release, distribution outside of Los Angeles being done by Dot Records
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Began his recording career as a vocalist at RCA Records under the name of Dore Alpert
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Alpert teamed up with Lou Adler, another burgeoning lyricist, as a songwriter for Keen Records
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Appeared in an uncredited role as "Drummer on Mt
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And raised in Boyle Heights, an Eastside neighborhood of Los Angeles
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Born 1935-03-31.
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