An Interview with Herb Alpert, who's had a wonderful musical history. Starting with Herb Alpert the Tijuana Brass, Herb
Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry
executive, the "A" of AM Records, a recording label he and
business partner, Jerry Moss,
founded and eventually sold to Polygram.
Alpert has also created abstract
expressionist paintings
and sculpture over two
decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and 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.
As of 1996, Alpert had sold 72 million albums worldwide. His latest release is In the Mood.
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