Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "A Taste Of Honey" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass "A Taste Of Honey" on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 7, 1965. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
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[@michaeltuz608]

Another reminder of how diverse and wonderful pop music was in the mid sixties!

[@gregdebaggis5032]

Absolutely!! Music that transcended the generation gap!

[@tonyanderton3521]

Exactly right, Michael. There was always something for everyone.

[@wesmcgee1648]

Yes. Herb started AandM records and later sold it for hundreds of millions of dollars. He's still working btw.

[@tonyanderton3521]

@@wesmcgee1648 Thanks for that, Wes; I didn't know he's still working. I understand that one of his parents was Ukrainian, so it's bound to be a difficult time for him currently.

[@davidjohnsom5412]

Yeah I'll bet black and ethnic musical groups had no problems playing in certain venues across the country. Why even Sammy Davis Jr was invited to play at Kennedy's inauguration...oh yeah, never mind.

[@davewanamaker3690]

They always sounded hip! Never goes out of style.

[@daniellaubach7544]

Very true!

[@paulkenneally789]

@@daniellaubach7544l apologise for thinking it was just easy listening..great talent and musicianship.

[@GoneDeadTrain1960]

I like the word hip!✌✌

[@wralford]

Back in the day, this was music the kids and parents could agree upon. Many a party thrown by the adults for the families had Herb Alpert & TJB playing in the background. Instantly brings back memories of good food, good company and good music.

[@kevingoins9858]

So true! My parents, siblings and I dug the TJB.

[@michaeldarmody9919]

Yes. My Dad bought all his albums and was pretty much the only music we could all enjoy. He couldn’t relate to Rolling Stones, let alone Pink Floyd. And can’t tell you how many hours I spent as 13 yr old trying to see thru the whipped cream and cotton on cover of Whipped Cream album...:)

[@Waldenpunk]

I never wanted to listen to the music my parents liked. And, thankfully, they hated it when I blasted the Sex Pistols and Clash.

[@Lwayte]

Exactly. First heard this because my dad bought their albums and I fell in love with it when I was about 8.

[@shkyrbty]

Yes, sound track growing up. And Stan Getz and Frank Sinatra playing music of Jobim, along w Wes Montgomery and John Fahey. Amazing times and music!

[@tamdurand1673]

I just saw Herb Alpert live in concert. He's still fabulous at 88!

[@JohnHoffman65]

Where was the venue?

[@tamdurand1673]

Portland Or.

[@nadinewilliams6465]

That is cool. Go Herb!!

[@kel13co]

I was there, too! What a treat!

[@jppitman1]

Likewise about seven years ago. Some are just bitten by the performing bug and continue to do so.

[@johnwagner4776]

Herb is one of the wealthiest musicians around, $850M. He and Lani oversee very active philanthropies. Bless 'em both

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

$850 billion? Holy shit!! Good for him. I hope he dropped a little off that on some Porsches. Then his quest would be compete. Cheers

[@drewwho4512]

He was a co-founder of A&M Records. It was a huge label that made him millions.

[@reiver569]

Not bad for a trumpet player! 💜

[@michaelcranstoun8296]

Being enormously talented didn't hurt either. Always liked their music, instrumentals are fantastic!

[@scottmccrea1873]

Wealthy because he's the A of A&M Records

[@jennifergirling6850]

As a teenager in the 70s we were so lucky to be gifted with all ranges of music from talented artists.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

:) Me too.

[@matandch]

It was nearing an end of a golden age of legendary entertainers and I too consider myself very lucky to be able to have experienced it in my early teens.

[@tendogman8222]

I would listen to this on 8 track. You’re so right and todays music isn’t even close to back then.

[@SteffanoDucati]

music ceased to exist for the most part in the early to mid 90s and individualism went right down the drain with it @@tendogman8222

[@angelaleishman1570]

Yes! I so want to go back...

[@cindyhamblin5673]

Thank you mom and dad for introducing me to the Brass when I was a teen! Excellent musicians, and talented!

[@OGeeSUSA]

In the 60s everyone was doing their own thing. Musically, culturally, fashionably and classily. Real classics 😎💎❇️🫶🏿

[@Sigma-INFJ.]

I'm from Tijuana. I am so proud that Herb Alpert decided to name his band The Tijuana Brass. This video has just reached 1 million views. It just goes to show not only the importance of Herb Alpert as an artist, but also of The Ed Sullivan Show as an archive of unique and historical performances.

[@leeoswald9799]

Maybe you can convince more of your fellow countrymen to stay there. Or is Mexico really that big of a sh*t hole?

[@Sigma-INFJ.]

@@leeoswald9799 From what I understand, most people crossing your border right now are caravans of people coming in from Venezuela and Central America.

[@drummhed83]

Grew up in Imperial Beach, used to go to the Bull fights with my parents when my father was not on a tour in the Navy. Grew up listening to Herb, great memories of both Herb and Tijuana. In the late 60's and all during the 70's, it was an awesome place to grow up and hang out. IB, Pacific Beach, just great times and memories...

[@glenjo0]

Brilliant musician, but also the man behind A&M records - founded on a handshake deal, and always good to his word! Thank you Herb!

[@richardwilliam9607]

Hello how are you doing and everyone around you?

[@peztopher7297]

Yup. He had to record a track and didn't have enough cash to pay the musicians scale. They did it anyway and then after it was a hit he paid them back what he owed them.

[@copp214]

Love this. Amazing sound by very talented musicians. Thanks for sharing a video that is sweet sounding to my ears. 😊

[@christinahagerman280]

Talk about exposure to all different styles of music, we boomers experienced it all. My father was a musician and he loved Herb Alpert. I was taking piano lessons when this song hit the charts and my Dad bought me the sheet music for A Taste of Honey. I immediately learned it and could play it from memory. I loved This Guy’s in Love With You and learned to play the many Burt Bacharach songs . We were truly the lucky ones.

[@patdonnelly9392]

Yeah, I'm 62. My Dad would bring me to Drum Corps competitions every summer. It opened my eyes to how dedicated and eager musicians were. And every kid on the block was learning an instrument, or in a garage band. Great times!

[@jodyculbertson5853]

Absolutely!!!

[@tsbrownie]

Ed Sullivan had all the greats and we'd watch him every week. Glad they are re-releasing them.

[@paul9156c]

Brings back loving memories of my Dad. Thanks 👍

[@LiliWhyte]

Same.

[@susanstukins2990]

Same here.

[@johnsellars2128]

yes it does

[@jacquelinedavis6607]

Wow! Mine, too! My brother had a silver trumpet in our high school band. Awesome times and lots of laughter!

[@thomassawicki3317]

Me too

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

Unlike so many shows, Sullivan had real live performances, not lip syncing to a track. If you are familiar with the original records, you can tell this is a unique performance.

[@kareninalabama]

Yep. I could tell right from the beginning that this was live. I saw they had mics and was hopeful, but that in and of itself doesn't always mean it'll be live. Came here from a different video that was very obviously canned. You could see him taking breaths and relaxing his embouchure during held notes. He even gave a very faint smile at one point during a phrase, as though he was amused by it all.

[@stephendiamond9893]

Russian and Romanian Jew. I always thought he was Latin.

[@williamjones4483]

There is one video on KZbin where it's plainly obvious Herb is lip synching. Another thing I learned a long time ago is these guys in this video did not play on the studio recordings. A session group called the "Wrecking Crew" played on all of the recordings. The gentlemen here did the tour stuff.

[@DeeDeeInTN]

Ed Sullivan Show was it!

[@msr1116]

@stephendiamond....I figured Herb to be either German or Austrian Jewish, from his name and his features.

[@glennschlegel7160]

When the trumpet 🎺 player is the "coolest guy" 😎 🆒️ in the room

[@davidjames6879]

Herb Alpert was the A in A&M Records

[@StephanieJeanne]

Haha!! That was cool! I felt my dad sitting here listening with me. He loved them and now I love them! Thanks for showing this! 👍😃

[@rugby8-Philadelphia]

Agree 100% Miss my Dad all the time...

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Not sure what I liked the most: Herb Alpert's music, or the album covers! 🥰

[@johncooper7663]

Going to see him live in May in Hamilton, Ontario

[@rugby8-Philadelphia]

@@johncooper7663 Very Cool!

[@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529]

@@johncooper7663 Herb Alpert is 'still' performing? That's cool. I was just wondering if he was still around.

[@antoniocruz1163]

This song just brought back so many childhood memories...Thank you

[@rhondawilkins_]

Mr. A, Herb Alpert who would go on to start A&M RECORDS HOLLYWOOD in the old Charlie Chaplin building on LaBrea Blvd. with Mr. M , Jerry Moss.Thus began A&M RECORDS in 1962 and my Uncle was employed there from 1969-1999. " The Carpenters were signed by A&M in 1969" ...and the musicians/singers A&M would sign would make Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss very wealthy, along with their talents on their record label. I'm so grateful during the Summers spent with my Uncle and Aunt, I got to roam the studios 🎙 and meet a lot of great entertainers.blessed!

[@kevingoins9858]

Hey Rhonda you're right about Herb co-founding the label with Jerry Moss but they did so in 1962! Starting with the Top 10 hit "The Lonely Bull" that year.

[@rhondawilkins_]

@@kevingoins9858 typo on my part! Thanks for catching it!

[@ChrisMezzolesta]

A&M was one fine record company...from giving garage bands a shot in the 60s to bringing over tons of great UK talent in the Island Records deal...and for one hot minute had The Sex Pistols, go figure (tho all that came out of it was one highly collectible 45). Not to mention bringing one of my favorite bands to the rest of the world, Japan's Yellow Magic Orchestra.

[@georgemusic4all4seasons]

Now if this doesn’t set the standard for the ultimate sound, vision, and performance in coolness, then you definitely didn’t see and hear what I did.

[@jamesw4623]

were they really playing? a lot of old tv performances were lipsynch

[@gregdolecki8530]

@@jamesw4623 Yes, that is 100% live.

[@mchaggis622]

@@gregdolecki8530 yep. Totally live. Perfectly imperfect. Listen to the tone of that bass drum! 👍

[@petersack5074]

@@mchaggis622 right.....very good '' thumpification ''' factor........not trumpification,= bs.....? McHaggis ? Scottish descent, eh ?

[@mchaggis622]

@@petersack5074 Definitely NOT trumpification. The world has suffered enough of that thank you very much. Thumpification now that’s something I can dig. As Beatdown Brown will attest. Aye. My kilt is in for service at the moment ;)

[@ABdancers]

Great song. Herb Alpert was definitely a cool dude back in the 1960s. Thank you for posting this clip.

[@bruschmidt9943]

Woah, spot-on perfection of a Live Performance! Just thinking only 4 years later, he signed on the Carpenters kids in 1969. Karen's exquisite vocals won him over!

[@bigbuck2720]

​@@BillSmith-rx9rmyou must be blind

[@wythetrumpet6419]

I started playing the trumpet in 1964 because of Herb Alpert and here I am 60 years later still playing the trumpet! Thank you Herb for inspiring me toward my love of music and the trumpet. 🎺🎵🎶👍

[@sablefisher]

Me too, but an industrial accident ended the playing about 15 years later.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

OMG where has the time gone???😢 I remember when this Aired!!😉 Timeless music and a reminder of what we saw as simplier days!!!💓 Hindsight is an AMAZING teacher!!!😘

[@josephwirtz8352]

I’m pretty sure Herb just put out a new album (in 2023) - which is 58 years after this performance! And he’s sounding just as good today! Bravo sir!

[@ivellbullock784]

One of my favorite Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass tunes. So many memories.

[@drumdude46]

God that Sound! The "Sound...of the swingin' 60's. And i love it!

[@user-oq2bg9pj6n]

Makes me think of Dad. He would have Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass playing all the time. Made me feel happy hearing it again.

[@laurabeissel498]

Same here - my dad loved the trumpet (he played it too) and Herb's albums were in his collection. Even as a little girl I thought Herbie was HOT!!!!

[@user-oq2bg9pj6n]

@@laurabeissel498 We all loved to hear dad's records.

[@derek5168]

I remember hearing this on the radio a lot when I was a small kid glad to finally see footage of it

[@nancyblumberg4612]

So many great memories with Herb Albert! My mom and I would dance together to all his songs. Wonderful memories.

[@richardwilliam9607]

Hello how are you doing and everyone around you?

[@mikef4776]

Loved hearing this as a kid in the sixties, dad used to play this album on sunday afternoons!!

[@tonyginnetti5828]

What's really important, especially for today's generation, is that back during those years, nearly every singer, pop/rock group, and/or instrumental band would perform their "hits" by syncing to their pre-recorded versions. This, my friends, was performed LIVE! They were that good!!!!!!

[@57highland]

Another commenter said the lip-synch factor depended on where the bands were playing. Some TV shows were done in studios that had inferior acoustics, so the bands were advised (or required) to lip-synch. The Ed Sullivan studio had excellent acoustics, so everyone played "live" there.

[@tabletopwarrior]

Just wondering if you noticed that the electric guitars were not plugged in. Must of had wireless technology back then. It's prerecorded played in the studio and editing for camera angles

[@wongnaichungrd]

@@tabletopwarrior Look closely you can see the guitar leads and amps. Definitely sounds live too!

[@thomastimlin1724]

@@tabletopwarrior No way are those trumpets mimicking to the record....I've been a trumpet player and music teacher all of my life. The guitar players both have wire hanging from them if you look more closely...it appears the amplifiers are hidden and probably mic'd. They are all playing live in that band.

[@billthestinker]

The only thing fake is Herb’s hair 😂

[@williamscott3444]

I've decided I want this LIVE performance of this fantastic song played at my funeral. This would make a happy send-off.

[@jeffpelkey6077]

It sure would... Good Luck to ya. I hope you live a long life though

[@merlinwilliams9286]

Alpert is the only artist to have both pop song and an instrumental number #1 hits at the same time.

[@lauranowak3632]

I grew up on this kind of music, born in 1969. I couldn’t be more grateful to my mother for exposing me to music from the roaring 20’s, big band, jazz, Sinatra, the 60’’s, all through the 70’s and I took it from there on. Both of her brothers were huge music fans, and her youngest had to be the biggest Beatles fan in the family. I learned so much, and listened to WLS / WCFL with Larry Lujack that I wanted to be a DJ when I grew up, but that didn’t happen. Herb Alpert will always have a special place in my heart. Such talent, and an eye for new talent as well. Thanks for your phenomenal trumpet ability, and your philanthropy! 🎶🎺🎶

[@nomadpi1]

The Tijuana Brass was a band that performed major chord, harmonious "pop" music. It was the "Swing" of their generation. They were jazzy, harmonious, unique in their genre, and cool. There was a uniqueness to their jazzy instrumental ballads that few Latin-tinged bands could mimic. I think nearly every song they performed came to be in the top twenty. Their crispness was sharp and always on the keys. I liked everything they did. Why they disappeared so quickly was disappointing to me. I'm nearing my eighth decade and I still run the LONELY BULL thru my mind.

[@donalddodson7365]

One very special album cover, too. ;-)

[@stanleycostello9610]

My Mom was a member of the Columbia Record Club. I was ten years old in 1965 when "Whipped Cream" came out which my Mom bought. It still am a bit shocked when I see the cover...

[@donalddodson7365]

@@stanleycostello9610 I think there was an article about the trouble they had getting the suds just right. I think it was laundry detergent, not actual whipped cream.

[@Keyboardman88]

@@donalddodson7365 It's not how nice the package is wrapped, rather the present inside LOL LOL LOL

[@trallfraz]

"Disappeared so quickly"?? they were still winning top chart hits and grammys in the 80's with "this guys in love", "Rise", etc.!!

I still pass by, to this day , Herb Alpert's formerly owned A&M recording studios on LaBrea Blvd here in Hollywood, Ca on my way to work at Warner Bros.Television. I had many of his 45 singles and his Greatest Hits.

[@brucekuehn4031]

The old Chaplin studio bought by Charlie in 1917 and owned by him until 1953. In his autobiography - “At the end of the Mutual contract, I was anxious to get started with First National, but we had no studio. I decided to buy land in Hollywood and build one. The site was the corner of Sunset and La Brea and had a very fine ten-room house and five acres of lemon, orange and peach trees. We built a perfect unit, complete with developing plant, cutting room, and offices.”

[@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529]

_"I still pass by, to this day , Herb Alpert's formerly owned A&M recording studios..."_ I passed by "Terrytoons" cartoon studio that produced "Mighty Mouse" on my way to junior HS. I never knew what it was until I reached adulthood.

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

How cool is this?! Will look that up on my next trip!

[@cynthianolder4579]

If you get a chance, watch Herb Alpert Is doc. Really good. He is a stellar human

@@cynthianolder4579 I sure will! Thanks for the tip!

[@Cha-y412]

My Dad loved Herb Alpert and the TJ brass and had every album they made in the 60s. He would come home from work and relax listening to one of their records playing on a big cabinet stereo system in the livingroom before dinner. It wasnt until I was an Adult that I found out that Herb Alpert was Jewish and the TJ brass members were mostly Italian Americans , I thought they were Spanish - Mexican and they sold that image pretty well Love Herb Alpert & the TJ Brass thankyou for posting this live version that Ive never seen --- It is truly wonderful. PS: I love at 2:10 how the trombone player reacts! He knows that they just killed it live on NATIONAL TV.

[@billentsminger3360]

I saw Herb and the TJB perform live around this time...Great memory...those cats could play...

[@evelynwinchester4726]

I always loved Herb Albert and the TJB. Will NEVER go out of style, IMHO. And live on the ED show, great, thank you.

[@Hklbrries]

There is so much good music in the world - rock, folk, country, alternative, classical, jazz… Certain music carries me back to a time and place. Listening to this reminds me of a happy time when I and the world were still young. Brings back memories of happy times with family and friends around the swimming pool on warm summer nights. I loved them then and still love them now. Thanks for sharing. 💕

[@leahstagno1219]

I had every vinyl album! I would play the Lonely Bull endlessly. Classic music, pure talent ♥️

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

I saw this on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s. So much great bands and music firsts on the Ed Sullivan Show since the early 1960s. The Sunday night Ed Sullivan Show was the entertainment highlight of the TV week. Ed Sullivan had Elvis, the Beatles, Doors, Jacksons, Supremes, endless great groups on his show.

[@alastairwest5200]

Good music is timeless and eternal - and this is good music... 👍🤠😎

[@DharaGrace]

Anybody who is watching this probably understands this: We had a Buick Electra with an 8 track player. We were livin' the high life, lol. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass was one of our favorite travel tapes. Mom jad also bought Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band because she'd heard The Beatles "Michelle" and figured it would be music like that. It wasn't, but us kids loved it. Mom and dad were classical, opera, "jazz" (like Nat King Cole) and musical theater musicians, so any "modern" or "contemporary" music was a sweet treat. Herb Alpert was something we all could agree on and enjoy. Aaahhhh. Memories. 😊

[@Draconisrex1]

My grandmother had so many of his albums... And we all loved his music even though we otherwise had different musical tastes.

[@tfunk6077]

Always enjoyed these guys they had a string of great hits in the 60s when America WAS great 🙂

[@melvalyde8833]

Still enjoy Herb as much as I did in my youth. Thanks for the lovely memories.

[@TimMonbrod]

Great‼️My dad had Herb Alpert albums when we were kids‼️👍🌞🎶🎵🎼

[@johnkavy]

My parents had Herb Albert albums as well. Used to listen to them back then. I still have them today.

[@kensellers4082]

It is something that the World War II generation and the young rock & roll generation could both enjoy Herb Alpert’s classy music.

[@brianogden1789]

I am a kid again in the 60's listing to my Dad's music on our record player, Dad love Herb Alpert. I played Dad some of his music 🎶 the night before he died. This music will always bring a tear to my eyes. safe travels 🙏 💕 Dad, see you at Saint Peter's Gate.

[@jeffpelkey6077]

I bet that made his day. What a great memory to give to both of you. Rip. Dad

[@krissygirl333]

Back when there was real music

[@Johnlock19]

YAAAAAA

[@petersack5074]

For sure, Jay and the Americans, Association, Fifth Dimension, Byrds, etc etc Nancy Sinatra, Petula Clarke, Dave Clark 5, etc etc. Snoopy band guys, etc etc Platters, Hollies, Strawberries,

[@23vespid]

No matter what the song, decade, or era, there's always someone that makes this post. Ok, except perhaps for Nickelback 🙂

[@petersack5074]

@@23vespid 5 c piece,....mostly noise......

[@Johnlock19]

@@23vespid well I like the 40s 50s 60s 70s and 80s but the last 30 Years is garbage 🗑

[@cheesecakepie1]

One of my favorite songs of all times.

[@jrbaskind]

That was really cool! I’m glad that they got to perform the song live on the show!

[@williamtyler2557]

Hello how are you doing and everyone around you?

[@ralphsanchico2452]

This song will NEVER get old!

[@blackholeentry3489]

Yes...even in the future after we have established a colony on Mars, this will be a standard work song as men work to broaden and lengthen the canals there.

[@blackholeentry3489]

Yes...even in the future after we have established a colony on Mars, this will be a standard work song as men work to broaden and lengthen the canals there.

[@carmenrodriguez8814]

Even at 5 years, I loved and love this band. It's the stuff my Father listened to❤️🙏🌹

[@spyderlogan4992]

The most recorded drummer in history, session drummer Hal Blaine's famous and original recorded Bass Drum Kick part in history: played right here...

[@gregdolecki8530]

That is Nick Ceroli here, not Hal Blaine. Blaine played on the studio version.

[@spyderlogan4992]

@@gregdolecki8530 I do know that, my point is that this drum part was originally played on the studio recording by Hal Blaine. Sorry if you misunderstood my comment.

[@gregdolecki8530]

@@spyderlogan4992 Not a problem. Carry on.

[@matts9064]

Grammar !

[@drlock978]

So true,happy you mentioned it. Loved hearing Hal always telling the story of it,about the timing and how it came to be.

[@chippower5467]

When I since the childhood, on the album, Greatest Hits!!!!!

[@franksantos3418]

I feel in love with this song as a kid in the late 60’s because my dad would play it on the record player. What’s sad is if this great classic song came out today it would get any air play. Sadly music sucks today. Well not all but about 90%.

[@alfredogomez5241]

Yes

[@Irene-qe5hu]

99% sucks!!! 😮

[@tamdurand1673]

Same here!...But, I just saw Herb Alpert live at a sold out concert. He's still fabulous!

[@johngreen6783]

Best album cover of all time!

[@kareninalabama]

Definitely iconic; it seemed a bit risque at the time. As a kid, I remember looking at it and wondering how much whipped cream it took to cover her. 😂

[@brianarbenz1329]

This Tijuana Brass version of A Taste of Honey was my favorite pop song when I was 10. I’d hear it in the morning on radio and it not only stirred my energy for school, it inspired me with its magic sound. Thanks, Herb, for all those great mornings

[@artvandelay0073]

Absolutely love Herb Alpert & the TJB! Mom used to play all of the vinyl LP's back in the day, cranked up on her little phonograph. She told me I was always movin' and be-boppin' whenever I heard this one! 😀👍🇺🇸

[@janiceriley7209]

I was age 1 when this aired. I grew up listening to Herb Albert still love everything he did so blessed to have him. Pure genius one of a kind.

[@gregdolecki8530]

So was I.

[@marvinlusk7303]

This was the "heaviest metal" music in my parents' album collection. Brings back amazing memories of lying on top of the stereo cabinet, listening to this and Tom Jones, the Ray Coniff Sungers. Thank you for this!

[@GentedeSucessoVIP]

My band

[@lanaarcher1547]

I had my own Herb Alert albums as a n adult. LOL. I love me some Tijuana brass, since childhood.

[@MostlyBrenda]

"A Taste of Honey" was a 1958 British play. Americans Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow wrote this instrumental theme for the 1960 Broadway version. The song won a Grammy Award. Lyrics were not added to "Taste of Honey" until 1961. There were some minor hits and even a cover by the Beatles. The catchy melody also found it's way into the acts of many club performers, but the big hit for the song didn't come until this version in 1965. A single from their "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" album. Herb Alpert arranged the song with a long intro, but even an elite crew of studio musicians had trouble starting precisely on time. Finally, drummer Hal Blaine suggested that he just count it off and then they take that part of his track out of the final mix. However, when the producer listened to the playback, he called Alpert over to hear it and they kept the Boom-Boom Boom-Boom in the arrangement. Blaine's count-off remains a signature for the song, even today.

[@StephanieJeanne]

We played that album over and over at my house growing up. Thanks for sharing this info! 🙌😊

[@that70sgirl90]

I always loved this ! Thank you for sharing! 💖

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@that70sgirl90 I cheated 😁 I have Brenda's version on my channel and did the research on the song years ago, so it was quick cut, paste, edit for me. Check it out if you want to hear the lyrics or just hear Brenda speak Japanese.

[@that70sgirl90]

@@MostlyBrenda That's alright 👍 you're aloud to cheat here and there ! Don't let anyone know I said, "it was alright!" 😄 I just may stop by and check that out! Thanks for the invite. 💖

[@pgcicca]

you forget to mention the 1961 British Tony Richardson's film adapted from the play by the author herself that won many awards, best actress, best actor, 4 BAFTA etc .....

[@steveprasuhn9361]

Great memories from the 70's! I listened to Pink Floyd and Dad listened to Herb Albert!

[@johnmarlin7269]

Oh, the memories. Herb Alpert was a boyhood hero of mine, and I think it was in 1966 my father took me to see him live at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Looks like the same lineup of musicians. I played trumpet and by the time I was 12 I think I had half the TJB book memorized, all of the greatest hits. It was cool that a trumpet player was topping the charts, 'cuz I was a trumpet player.

[@RetNemmoc555]

We had a trumpet player in the family, and I always loved hearing him play those songs. There was a Tijuana Brass cover band in my town (circa 1968) called the Border Patrol that played in local clubs. I would have loved to see TJB live.

[@tijuanabrassman]

Awesome!! Audio seems much better than last time it was on you tube!! I wish they would Ed’s intro and conversation with Herb!

[@JaimeNegron-hd3ev]

Music was so good those days 🎉❤😊

[@barbaragalletta3030]

My mom had all his albums. This is for our memories Mom.

[@mkruup]

We love you Herb.

[@edwinsalau150]

How can you beat this?

[@Maxid1]

I was 6 years old when this song became popular. But this song was everywhere! Herb Alpert is a really big deal. It wasn't music I listened to but you couldn't avoid this song once it exploded, Everyone covered it. And Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss formed the company that turned into A&M records. Alpert & Moss (so now you know what the initials mean). Yeah, he is a big deal. But not just this song either. Just about everything you heard with a horn in it back then was Herb Alpert. His music was show themes and commercials and in movies. Until now, I really hadn't realized the extent of his influence.

[@kkrauter1]

Herb Alpert is the very definition of COOL...!

[@MikeSmithEnterprises]

Now that Sinatra has passed, the coolest man in America.

[@user-lz7uy7cd8i]

Class, style and smooth as silk. They and he make this look effortlessly. Always loved Herb Alpert. A much better time to live in America.

[@donr5593]

Done live on stage that was The Ed Sullivan Show.👏

[@williamcmaylo6597]

My Mom was the one who introduced me to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. All these comments that I read here, I believe that I am in agreement with them all. It's just excellent music. Mom got a kick out of the horn on the taxi song. She's gone now, at 95, 4 years ago. That alone says something about Herb's music.

[@rjn6953]

We used to play this song in high school band. Love Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass!

[@jimlips]

I was six when this came out - I remember my mom & dad having the album - they also had THE LONELY BULL album (still one of my favorites). I wore their records out, playing them so much! Fantastic stuff! Did you know that Herb Alpert was the one who discovered the Carpenters? Originally, Karen Carpenter only wanted to play the drums. They played one of their songs for Herb Alpert, and he asked her to try singing it in a lower octave. The rest is history.

[@kensellers4082]

Requiem aeternam, Ms. Karen Carpenter. She is greatly missed.

[@gunnarMyTube]

I'm thinking of "This Masquerade" on A&M LP "Now & Then"

[@BuffaloBeatle]

Yeah that’s live, no wrecking crew required

[@user-fb7ji2bm2b]

Not true! Their recordings were largely played by members of The Wrecking Crew!

[@ChrisMezzolesta]

@@user-fb7ji2bm2b Yes, but not needed for a live TV shot, the live band made it happen on their own.

[@williamjones4483]

@@user-fb7ji2bm2b He said live. Most of us know the Wrecking Crew did the studio recordings. Learn to comprehend what someone else says.

[@Baribrotzer]

Not sure, but I think he may have recruited his live band from second-call and third-call Wrecking Crew players.

[@williamjones4483]

@@Baribrotzer None of these guys were ever a part of the Wrecking Crew. There were however, some famous names that were members of the Wrecking Crew, Glenn Campbell and Leon Russell come to mind.

[@dianadarrell1905]

Love love loved their music !!!

[@williamtyler2557]

Hello how are you doing and everyone around you?

[@marystaggs9525]

When we were kids (the 60's) my older brother played the trumpet and this song was on his playlist. Great song, great memories.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

I have always loved this group! Herb Alpert was more than a great musician: He gave a lot of musicians their big break! He was one hell of a guy!

[@joeromack6188]

"is"

[@kensellers4082]

Yes, Mr. Alpert discovered and signed the phenomenal Karen and Richard Carpenter and also the great Sergio Mendes for A&M Records. I still play all their fabulous records/cds today as I drive along the beautiful New Jersey shore.

[@daveed1750]

He’s still recording and performing at 86.

[@johnheinrich6907]

Shorty Rogers and Bill Pitman of the Wrecking Crew gave Herb Alpert his big break into the business…watch the Wrecking Crew (2008) Herb Alpert and more, a comment from Bill Pitman

[@ladyrachel13]

My parents had their albums. I remember hearing these songs on the record player.

[@thelmaconnolly6002]

Sound great, love instrumentals, especially Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass

[@alherman1279]

Herb Alpert and the Brass were the first albums I bought as a young teen and I still enjoy them 50 + years later.

[@kennichols336]

❤I saw the brass when Brazil 66 started for them. Talk about a show!🎉

[@johnnytoobad7785]

A classic from "Whip Cream and Other Delights". I remember my neighbors used to try to hide the record from me and their 12 year old son. We always managed to find it 😁. There's a utube interview out there somewhere with Herp and Lou Adler talking about the music 🎵 and the album cover👌. There's also an interview with Hal Blaine (rip) talking about his classic drum intro.

[@Petemonster62]

L.O.L!!!!!!

[@anthonykobiec8569]

I LOVED that woman on the cover. I might of tried to lick the whipped cream off the cover, I can’t remember and that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

[@kensellers4082]

@@anthonykobiec8569 Who was that lovely and decidedly zaftig young woman on that album cover? She reminded me of the beautiful Nova in “Planet of the Apes.”

[@Shaken_AND_Stirred]

Man, America was so much better back then. I really miss those days growing up as a kid with my mom and dad. I come from a small town in Texas and in those days all of the local businesses were people that grew up and went to school together and then hung out and had parties together.

[@Captainoftheheart]

When I was a kid, the radio played all of the hits. So everyone heard Herb Alpert, Jim Morrison, basicay whomever was a hit at the time. How wonderful it was. It introduced us to all types of music.

[@fw0756]

Class ,never gets old or forgotten .

[@passqualecaiazza7728]

Love his music. Own most of his vinyl albums

[@margaretn.9851]

I remember hearing Herb Alpert &The Tijuana brass when I was young. I wasn't born yet but when I saw them on TV. in 1976. It was so cool. I loved it and I still do.❤

[@gregmiller9710]

ole Ed had the best variety show ever.. i saw the beatles play for my 1st time and then and there decided to play guitar...

[@eliot7964]

What a classic! So much music from such a small band…the sign of intelligent musicians and composition.

[@31415seattle]

Good music is good music. Period. Apart from the fact that he built A&M records and helped usher in so many musical icons, he is to this day the sound that puts a tap in the step from 8 to 80

[@rugby8-Philadelphia]

I miss those 1960s days - I was just a kid (10 in 1966) ....Little League, Cub Scouts.....it was all so simple for kids then .....sigh

[@user-ru5ic1mc8g]

Born in 1960 my Dad loved Herb Albert. Remember the album playing and still love this band! Timeless!! ❤❤❤

[@Nigelrathbone1]

I think most people think of this group as 60s kitsch-pop elevator music. As a brass player myself and a music teacher of some 34 years I marvel at how tasteful and musically they played as an ensemble. So technically sound and tight with their rhythmic feel. They swing. Superb intonation and tone. 2 trumpets, 1 tbone, and a rhythm section. No distracting stage choreography. Just simply elegant and superb in their stylistic interpretation. Timeless.