Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - S.R.O. [Digipak] [Remaster]

Artist:

Alpert, Herb

UPC:

826663085822

See Also:

Stereolab

Description:

Audio Remasterer: Bernie Grundman.
Liner Note Authors: Herb Alpert; Chuck Champlin; Josh Kun.
Arranger: Herb Alpert.
By late 1966, it seemed as if every TV commercial and every pop arranger had latched onto the Herb Alpert "Ameriachi" sound -- at which point the resourceful originator of that sound began to pare it down and loosen it up a bit. S.R.O. (Standing Room Only), referring to the Tijuana Brass` string of sold-out concerts, is an accurate title, for this LP is about a seven-piece band loaded with experienced jazzers who groove and swing together to a greater degree than on their previous albums. Sure, the arrangements are very tightly knit and don`t allow much room for spontaneity, but they still sound fresh and uninhibited, and Alpert often allows the flavor of jazz to come through more clearly. Indeed, two of the album`s three hit singles, "The Work Song" and "Flamingo," are jazz tunes -- the former nervous and driving, the latter joyously kicking -- and the third, "Mame," gets a nifty Dixieland treatment a la Louis Armstrong, with Alpert singing one verse. The sleeping gem of the record is guitarist John Pisano`s "Freight Train Joe," a wistfully evocative tune that won`t quit the memory, and the mournful Alpert/Pisano/Nick Ceroli tune "For Carlos" later became Wes Montgomery`s "Wind Song." Though S.R.O. only went to number two on the LP charts, Alpert`s creativity and popularity were still peaking. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Our Day Will Come
2. Mexican Road Race
3. I Will Wait for You
4. Bean Bag
5. Wall Street Rag, The
6. Work Song, The
7. Mame
8. Blue Sunday
9. Don`t Go Breaking My Heart
10. For Carlos
11. Freight Train Joe
12. Flamingo

Album Information

Release Date:

06/07/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Easy Listening

Subgenre:

Trumpet

Label:

Shout! Factory

Producer:

Herb Alpert; Jerry Moss; Herb Alpert; Jerry Moss

Catalog Number:

30858

Original Release Year:

1966

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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