How self-serving can one musical genius be to have a label he co-founded release a collection of his best-loved songs? But this is not just any self-serving genius. This is the guy who brought the world Dolores Ericson covered in shaving foam. This is the self-serving genius who scored the best James Bond film that wasn't really a James Bond film ever. This is the self-serving genius who set the music to elevators and waiting rooms around the world. This is Herb Alpert. From the opening charge ...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Picture disc! Whipped Cream and Other Delights was the best-selling album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, spending eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts and an incredible 141 weeks in the Top 40. It features the single "A Taste of Honey" and the title track, which became famous as the theme song for The Dating Game. And then there's the eye-catching cover, which defined the era as much as the music on Whipped Cream did. Shout! Factory is proud to reissue this classic album as a ...   [ read more ]

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They finally couldn't keep the man away from the recording studio, or from owning a record label. Alpert is back in fine playing form on this part-mellow, part-funky set, blowing his trumpety heart out over a steady set of radio-ready grooves built up by keyboards player Jeff Lorber. It's intriguing to listen to the set, in fact, because there's a tendency for flourishes to come slapping out of left field, unexpected little touches that belie the formality of the construction and structure. ~ Steven ...   [ read more ]

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