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Numero Cinco said:Another possibility: For as long as the TJB was a phantom unit, "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass" could refer to a sound, rather than a group that did not then exist. Once it was formed, "Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass" was more accurate.
One way to test my hypothesis would be to see if the name-change appeared on the discs after H.A. had assembed a core of sidemen to back him.
Rudy said:For Bullish, it wasn't even billed the same: the cover reads "Herb Alpert" / "Tijuana Brass". That was a major point of that album. I don't recall what it shows on the LP label--I'd have to dig it out.
That stuff has facinated me- how could they slip?Harry said:And let's not forget the unintended name usage of:
HERB ALBERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS
on both GREATEST HITS (spine) and some single 45's of "Sandbox".
Harry
...fearing how that must really grate on Herb, online...
Chatsworth Steve said:That stuff has facinated me- how could they slip?
bob knack said:Bullish should have been "Herb Alpert and the Electricians" because there weren't any other musicians on it.
Captain Bacardi said:bob knack said:Bullish should have been "Herb Alpert and the Electricians" because there weren't any other musicians on it.
There were a couple of musicians on it other than Herb: John Barnes and Derek Nakamoto on keyboards, Paulinho Da Costa on percussion, Kevin Brandon on acoustic bass, Charles Fearing on guitar, plus Randy Badazz and Andy Armer doing everything on "Struttin' On Five".
Capt. Bacardi
lgarvin said:Back to the subject of different TJB names, yet another group name appeared in the mid 1970s with the "You Smile..." and "Coney Island" LPs. Here the group was "Herb Alpert and the T.J.B." I never really knew why Tijuana Brass is abbreviated as TJB instead of just TB. Well, then again, maybe I just answered my own question. "TB" stands for something else, but we won't go there! Anyway, most of the 1970s was probably the worst time for Herb commercially, but the music was still good. Many new styles were attempted by Herb during that decade before the "urban pop" solo career seemed to resonate with the public. Of course, we original TJB fans think "A Banda" would stand up to "Rise" anytime.
lgarvin said:I never really knew why Tijuana Brass is abbreviated as TJB instead of just TB.