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In the US, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass recorded a brass version of the song (as "Zorba the Greek") for their 1965 album Going Places. [17] Issued as an edited single with live audience dubbed in, the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Easy Listening chart. [18]
"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.
Herb Alpert was born on March 31, 1935 [3] and raised in the Boyle Heights [4] section of Eastside Los Angeles, [5] California. [6] He was the youngest of three children (a daughter and two sons) [7] born to Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert. [8]
Alpert, now 88, has not slowed down over the last decade, touring with his wife and releasing nine albums, including his 49th studio album last year. Herb Alpert speaks about his music career ...
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.
Mikis Theodorakis, the celebrated Greek composer of “Zorba the Greek,” “Z” and “Serpico” and among the most politically active of all 20th-century composers, died Thursday at his home ...
Each volume contained the prominent works of a selected A&M artist. Volume 1 was the hits of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Tracks ranged from their first single, "The Lonely Bull" in 1962, to "Jerusalem" in 1971. All tracks were originally produced by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.
A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature is a 1966 animated short film featuring two songs from the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album Going Places. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1967. [1] [2] [3] It was written and directed by John and Faith Hubley, who had previously won for Moonbird and The Hole.