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Herb Alpert Announces 60th Anniversary Edition Release of His Seminal Album Whipped Cream & Other Delights

herb alpert whipped cream picture disc

In the span of my previous professional incarnation as a music journalist, I was privileged to meet and interview many music legends. But perhaps the greatest meeting I had with any musician had nothing  to do with an interview, but rather an art exhibit of his abstract sculptures, and that musician/artist was Herb Alpert. I grew up in the ’60s,  listening to my parents’  now-classic albums by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, which are full of so many pop songs I grew to love. To meet Alpert in person was, for me,  like meeting one of the Beatles. I still love Herb’s music and I’m very excited to be attending his concert at Lincoln Center on April 1, but here’s more exciting news.
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Herb Alpert: Totems & Deities at ACA Galleries

Herb Alpert Bronze Totem Red Background
All Photos By Gail

Do you like Herb Alpert? I sure do, My parents had his records with the Tijuana Brass playing all the time in our house, so I have loved his music since I was about five years old.  Just being serious.

But did you know that Herb also makes art? This I did not know this until Geoffrey and I stumbled upon one of his art shows that opened Thursday January 16th at ACA Galleries in Chelsea. The show is called Totems & Deities: The Sculpture of Herb Alpert and Anita HuffingtonHuffington being a fellow artist who is a successful dancer.

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Happy Birthday, Herb Alpert!


Herb Alpert, co-founder of A&M Records and trumpet player extraordinaire, was born on this day, March 31st in 1935. Let us celebrate Herb’s Birthday by enjoying this 1966 video of Herb and the Tijuana Brass performing “A Taste Of Honey” on the beach! It starts rocking at the 19 second point, so hang in there. Happy Birthday, Herb!

Gail and Herb Alpert
Me and Herb from 2013