I think that Herb Alpert is one the few old time jazz musicians who didn't get "stuck" in the era he was in when he was in his prime. He has always strived to be contemporary-and has done a good job at it, I might add! Once the TJB broke up, although they were a great group, Mr. Alpert didn't try to continue that same sound but moved on. Case in point, the RISE album. What was all the rage when he recorded it? Disco. What did he do? He made RISE a Disco-sounding record to keep up with the times. He made all his 1980s albums sound like 1980s jazz-at least to my ears. My dad bought 1996's SECOND WIND, and it sounds like mid-'90s jazz.
I think that if he were to do one more album, he'd succeed in continuing to achieve that goal. He'd probably use synthesizer programming and contributions, no doubt from today's top jazz musicians like Rick Braun, Peter White, and Dave Koz.
I think that if he were to do one more album, he'd succeed in continuing to achieve that goal. He'd probably use synthesizer programming and contributions, no doubt from today's top jazz musicians like Rick Braun, Peter White, and Dave Koz.