Definitive Hits

At last, a career-spanning collection from pop-jazz pioneer Herb Alpert! Includes The Lonely Bull; Mexican Shuffle; Whipped Cream; Lollipops and Roses; A Taste of Honey; Spanish Flea; Tijuana Taxi; Zorba the Greek; What Now My Love; So What’s New; The Work Song; This Guy’s in Love with You; Casino Royale; Route 101; Fandango; Rise; Rotation; Diamonds (with Janet Jackson); Keep Your Eye on Me , and Making Love in the Rain .In an era when elaborate wordplay and adventurous production were the order of the day, Herb Alpert made an impact barely uttering a word or breaking a mold, other than expanding the commercial parameters for pop instrumentalists. Dashing trumpeter Alpert and his Tijuana Brass scored five top-20 hits between 1962 (when “The Lonely Bull” climbed to No. 11 in the U.S.) and 1968 (when the vocal-driven “This Guy’s in Love with You” cracked the top 10), racking up five No. 1 albums over the same period. The group’s patented “Ameriachi” sound made up in south-of-the-border sprightliness what it lacked in innovation; the likes of “Spanish Flea” and “Casino Royale” possessed the kind of unshakable hooks that fit perfectly on top-40 radio sandwiched between Nancy Sinatra and the Mamas & the Papas. This 20-track overview serves up 13 selections from the Tijuana Brass’s heyday and is rounded up with seven Alpert solo selections, including comeback hits from 1979 (“Rise”) and ’87 (“Diamonds”). –Steven Stolder

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