First Name |
Herb
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Last Name |
Alpert
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Full Name at Birth |
Herbert Alpert
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Alternative Name |
Herb Alpert, Dore Alpert, Tito Alpert
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Birthday |
31st March, 1935
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Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Jewish
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Fairfax High School, CA in 1952
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University |
University of Southern California, CA
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Occupation Text |
Trumpeter, composer, arranger, songwriter, singer, record producer, record executive, painter, sculptor
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Occupation |
Trumpeter
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Claim to Fame |
Trumpeter/band leader who had numerous top-40 hits with his band, The Tijuana Brass.
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Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Latin, Funk, Pop, R&B
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Music Genre |
Easy Listening
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Year(s) Active |
1957‒present, 1957–present
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Music Style |
Pop/Rock, Instrumental Pop, Jazz, Jazz-Pop, AM Pop, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Trumpet/ Easy Listening
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Music Mood |
Soothing, Sophisticated, Laid-Back/Mellow, Happy, Sensual, Gentle, Sentimental, Romantic, Carefree, Amiable/Good-Natured, Summery, Producer
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Instrument |
Trumpet, Arranger
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Instrument (text) |
Trumpet, Piano, Vocals
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Record Label |
A&M, Verve, Almo Sounds, Shout! Factory, Herb Alpert Presents
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Associated Acts |
The Tijuana Brass, The Baja Marimba Band, Los Norte Americanos, The Mexicali Brass, Al Tijuana & His Jewish Brass, Black Sombrero Brass, George Garabedian, Sotelúm & The Minarete Brass Orchestra, Nashville Marimba Band, Richard Davis & The Tequila Brass, Janet Jackson, The Carpenters
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Official Websites |
herbalpert.herbalpertpresents.com/, www.onamrecords.com/Herb_Alpert.php, http://herbalpertpresents.com/, http://herbalpert.com/
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Father |
Louis Alpert (taylor, musician)
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Mother |
Tillie (née Goldberg)
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Brother |
David Alpert (drummer)
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Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American jazz musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram. Alpert also has created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall, are substantial philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation.