Herb Alpert - 1979 Rise

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Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M; Records (a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to Polygram). The multi-talented Alpert has also created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are on occasion publicly exhibited; and he and his wife are substantial US philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation. Alpert's musical accomplishments include five number one hits, 28 albums on the Billboard charts, eight Grammy Awards, fourteen Platinum albums and fifteen Gold albums. As of 1996, Alpert had sold 72 million albums worldwide. Alpert is the only recording artist to "hit" No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979) and vocalist ("This Guy's in Love With You", 1968). 00:00 1980 (2:25) (Herb Alpert) 02:24 Rise (7:37) (Andy Armer, Randy Badazz) 09:52 Behind the Rain (5:34) (Herb Alpert) 15:23 Rotation (5:12) (Andy Armer, Randy Badazz) 20:25 Street Life (5:01) (Joe Sample, Will Jennings) 25:22 Love Is (4:28) (Bill Withers, Paul Smith) 29:45 Angelina (4:13) (Pete Sinfield, Gary Brooker) 33:52 Aranjuez (Mon Amour) (6:42) (Joaquín Rodrigo) Herb Alpert (Trumpet/Vocals) John Pisano (electric guitar) Lou Pagani (piano) Nick Ceroli (drums) Pat Senatore (bass guitar) Tonni Kalash (trumpet) Bob Edmondson (trombone) The Rise album was conceived in 1979 after the worldwide success of both the 7" & 12" version of the single "Rise," which became a huge hit song on sales charts, radio, and in dance clubs throughout America, Europe, and Japan. Alpert decided to construct Rise with one side consisting of originals, composed by him and his fellow writers; and another side consisting of cover versions of songs he admired. All songs featured Alpert in the lead on trumpet, but many fellow musicians helped him bring the songs to fruition in the studio. Side One included the famous title track, plus "1980," an instrumental theme which NBC Sports executive Don Ohlmeyer had commissioned for the network's planned coverage of the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Side Two included a cover of "Street Life," originally recorded by The Jazz Crusaders, a version of the Bill Withers song "Love Is" featuring Alpert's vocals, as well as a dance rendition of Joaquín Rodrigo's "Aranjuez" classical composition. Rise was the first album to be recorded digitally on the 3M 32-track digital recorder at Alpert's A&M; Records studios.The album eventually peaked at #1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, and at #6 on both the Billboard 200 and R&B; Album charts. (Wiki) .