Captain Bacardi
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It's definitely a clarinet on "Marjorine", just as it is on "Butterball".
Capt. Bacardi
Capt. Bacardi
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Mike Blakesley said:I just noticed this morning, the artwork on the CD itself says
THE BEAT OF THE BRASS
STARRING
HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS
...must be from some promotional ad for the TV show.
jazzdre said:in the liner notes for THE BEAT OF THE BRASS remastered edition,herb says that the television special of the same name was made for NBC.however,from what i understand,in reading about the tv special from other sources,the special was actually made for CBS! he also said this in the liner notes for definitive hits.the second showing,however was for NBC,as he and jerry had signed a deal for all future TJB specials to be shown on NBC.he also did the first brass special(the singer one)for CBS as well.did herb's experiences with CBS leave him with a bad feeling for the network,or maybe herb forgot?the other special for NBC was of course THE BRASS ARE COMIN'.
blackhawks92 said:My favorite track is The Robin, but it's like anything by the TJB: You don't really know why you like it, you just do.
I remember seeing the Brass's TV special in 1968, "The Beat of the Brass," and I remember part of the track was the TJB's cover of "La Bikina," yet they never released it, which has always disappointed me. I thought it might be on the new Lost Treasures CD, but they left it off again.
Captain Bacardi said:I think it has more to do with exhaustion than anything else. He was putting out 2 albums a year, constant touring, TV appearances, in the studio producing others, and keeping A&M - which was still a young company - above water. That's a lot of pressure for a young man at the time, and it led to his "retirement" at the end of 1969. He did say later that he developed bad habits playing his horn during this time. He probably didn't have a lot of time to practice properly (my guess anyway).
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reechie said:I voted "Monday Monday". As was often the case, Herb's version was the first one I heard, I didn't get to know the Mamas & Papas version until years later.
reechie said:I recall hearing a DJ once outro "Thie Guy's In Love With You" by calling it "...pretty good for a guy who can't sing." I never figured that out, Herb wasn't Sinatra, but he wasn't Mrs. Miller either. I thought he did just fine then, and I think so now as well.
Gertbak said:Am I turning into a sentimental, old man, or is it just like a fine red wine, matured by the years??