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I couldn't agree more I saw those on youtube too and sadly I was either in the womb or a newborn at the time they aired but I wouldn't be surprised of my birth mother was watching them ( me being adopted it would figure lol) it could have set the stage for me being a fan who knows? But just a guess on my part and Yes Herb Did Host at least 2 of the episodes of Hollywood Palace he did bring much needed life to the show keep in mind at the time ABC was always The lowest rated network until 1969 when a certain Game show moved from NBC to ABC and turned their daytime schedule around and Made ABC the #1 daytime network for the first time ever for a few years. And some of their shows used Herb's TJB songs as theme music just a little extra tidbit for funIf anyone remembers the old variety show, The Hollywood Palace, the TJB appeared several times. One show was all A&M talent. My memory is getting bad, but I think Herb actually hosted the show a couple times. Speaking as a kid who usually watched since the adults were in charge of the only television, Herb's appearances vastly improved that show.
I'm very curious to know what you mean. Did she like the TJB version? Dislike it? Did she laugh at it? Did she exclaim "Argh! They murdered the opera!" Or what?I told her I was familiar with the music from Carmen, and played her the TJB version.
The look on her face... priceless.
I always thought it was supposed to sound like a car horn, referring to "Tijuana Taxi".Hearing it played at a very fast upbeat clip, and then with the bicycle horn at the end... yeah, it was kind of along the lines of "they murdered it".
I was just reading this thread for first time. My opinion is that "A Taste Of Honey" is the TJB's most iconic song, and that choosing a song for newbies would be something different. If I were to choose a song for a newbie I might choose either "Shades Of Blue" or "The Sea Is My Soil". I'm thinking that either of those two songs may perhaps have a less dated sound than some of the others.See: ironically, like the group the TJB "paralleled" in the '60s (THE BEATLES), their sound *changed* over such a relatively short time..."confining it" to ONE moment in their growth would be a DIS-service to their talents.
I mean: no one would "define" the Beatles based-on I Want to Hold Your Hand(?); just as, likewise: to limit Herb/the TJB to, either, the Wrecking Crew recordings or the "Ameri-achi" ('62-'65) stuff...reduces them to sounding like a "lounge act" (to the uninitiated/casual listener) and ignores the fact that: THIS was once even considered "Progressive JAZZ" (by no-less-than VARIETY, in 1967).
I think Herb used A mix of different musicians on the recordings to get the sound he wanted which did include some members of the touring group such as John Pisano Bob Edmondson & Nick ceroli as well as assorted studio musicians Julius played on All TJB albums from the beginning until the Coney island Album although He was uncredited until the second TJB group formed in 74 Herb has repeatedly said that The Tijuana Brass was more of a Sound rather than An Actual Group. So There were some regulars on the albums including the Late Guitarist Ervan "Bud Coleman who was like julius was also uncredited on the albums and played on all the sessions until his untimely passing in late 1967. I hope this answers your question.I was just reading this thread for first time. My opinion is that "A Taste Of Honey" is the TJB's most iconic song, and that choosing a song for newbies would be something different. If I were to choose a song for a newbie I might choose either "Shades Of Blue" or "The Sea Is My Soil". I'm thinking that either of those two songs may perhaps have a less dated sound than some of the others.
I have a question that I hope this group can definitively answer for me. The touring TJB was formed prior to the !!Going Places!! album. How much did the new touring band actually play on the records going forward starting with that album? I've been under the impression that Herb continued to play all the trumpet parts (with the exception of the background trumpets on "Casino Royale", which was basically a Herb cameo on a Burt Bacharach recording), and that there was some combination of touring TJB members and Wrecking Crew members playing on the TJB albums starting with !!Going Places!!. To be honest, at times I'm not sure if I'm hearing Nick or Hal on drums. I might add that I do think Bob played most or perhaps all of the trombone parts and that John played most or all of the guitar parts. Beyond that, I've thought that most of the other parts were played by the Wrecking Crew. It wouldn't bother me in the least to find out that I have been mistaken about this and that the TJB (and Julius) were playing all the parts on those recordings. I'd just like to know for sure.
Thank you in advance for your help.
You're Very Welcome Glad I Can HelpYes, thank you! Your answer confirmed my thoughts, plus you mentioned "Bud" Coleman whom I had read a little about, but forgot to mention in my post. I've often wondered what it must feel like to be a full-time member of a touring band who is expected to yield his/her position to a session musician for recordings (which happens all the time for country bands who record in Nashville).
My apologies for going off-topic with this question. In my initial post in this thread I quoted someone else's response that mentioned the earlier Wrecking Crew recordings, and decided to go ahead and post my question here. Thank you again for your answer!