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Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter, pianist, songwriter, record producer, arranger, conductor, painter, sculptor and theatre producer, who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (sometimes called "Herb Alpert and the TJB") in the 1960s.
The Lonely Bull, released in 1962, is the debut album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It was produced to follow up on the success of the band's first single The Lonely Bull (El Solo Torro) . Most of the tracks on the album were geared toward the TJB's Mariachi sound.
Julius Wechter was a percussionist in Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, most notably on marimba. "Spanish Flea" was one of several songs he wrote for the group. It was released as an instrumental on the B-side to the single "What Now My Love" from their 1965 album Going Places.
Whipped Cream & Other Delights is a 1965 studio album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, called "Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass" for this album, released on A&M Records.It is the band's fourth full album and arguably their most popular release.
South of the Border enjoyed sustained popularity. It appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart for a total of 163 weeks. For the week ending May 21, 1966, South of the Border, at No. 17, was one of five Tijuana Brass albums listed in the top 20 of Billboard Magazine’s chart of Top LP’s.
"Tijuana Taxi" and "Spanish Flea" were included as part of the "Carmen" medley on the Herb Alpert's Ninth album. The B-side of the "Taxi" single, "Zorba the Greek", was edited for length and was augmented by live-concert sound effects. "A Walk in the Black Forest" was a cover of a better-known version of the song that same year by Horst Jankowski.