Customer Reviews

"Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"

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This album is a must have for any serious Tijuana Brass fan; however, for the casual listener, it may be a bit disappointing.

There are many recognizable hits included; What Now My Love, Brasilia and This Guy's In Love With You taking the lead. A number of hidden gems are included in the lesser known pieces, such as A Banda, Flamingo, and Wade in the Water. Herb and the Gang also present interesting interpretations of My Favorite Things and Cabaret.

It's not as good as the first Greatest Hits collection, but TJB GH Volume II is a very enjoyable album that any fan of good instrumental music will play again and again.

Well worth the price.

THIS COMPILATION IS A MUST FOR THE SERIOUS TJB FAN. IT HAS IT ALL AND SHOWS THE TREMENDOUS VERSATILITY AND RANGE OF HERB AND THE BRASS. THESE SELECTIONS ALLOW US TO FONDLY REMEMBER AND ENJOY THE AWESOME TALENTS OF THE LATE GREATS "JULIUS WECHTER" ON MARIMBA AND "NICK CEROLI" ON DRUMS. ALL 8 (YES 8 INCLUDING THE UNBILLED WECHTER) OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY TALENTED GENTLEMEN SHOW JUST HOW GREAT EACH ONE WAS AS A MUSICIAN IN HIS OWN RIGHT! MY FAVORITE CUTS ARE TOE TAPPING "BRAZILIA" WRITTEN BY JULIUS, ALONG WITH "THE WORK SONG", "FLAMINGO" & "WADE IN THE WATER" WITH GREAT DRUMMING BY NICK. THE "TJB" AND "A&M RECORDS/CHAPLIN STUDIO" ARE GONE BUT WE FANS CAN RE-LIVE THAT GREAT SOUND BY ONE OF,I THINK, THE BEST GROUPS EVER RECORDED..."HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS". THANKS SO VERY MUCH FOR THE GREAT MUSIC AND MEMORIES GUYS. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALL.

Hey guy, the only reason those songs you mentioned in your review dont appear on this album is because they appeared on Greatest Hits Vol 1, and you are reviewing Greatest Hits Vol. TWO!!!

Herb Alpert & Tijuan Brass Greastest Hits Vol 2
My Husband loves Herb and when I got him this he was tickled pink. He use to play his trumpet when he was in high school. This was his favorite band to play with.
Thanks

Here are some more classic TJB tunes, some which aren't available anywhere else. This collection includes Alpert's classic "This Guy's In Love With You", the only vocal of his that was any good. Also included is one song from his Brazilian LP WARM (Zazueira), and one song from his jazzier TJB from 1974 (Last Tango In Paris) where Herb does some great trumpet playing! There are some concert favorites here, too! "Wade In The Water" wasn't a big hit, but was popular in concert. There's not a dud in this collection. Highly recommended!

This was supposed to be Volume 2, but it is Volume 1. Now I have 2 Volume 1's.