Lost Treasures

Herb Alpert, tijuana Brass Herb Alpert | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B000771T1U
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Up Cherry Street

2. Lazy Day

3. Wailing Of The Willow

4. Fire And Rain

5. And I Love Her

6. I Can’t Go On Living, Baby, Without You

7. (They Long To Be) Close To You

8. Promises Promises

9. Happy Hour

10. Julius And Me

11. I Might Frighten Her Away

12. Alone Again (Naturally)

13. Tennessee Waltz

14. Tradewinds

15. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

16. Flowers On The Wall

17. Popcorn

18. Chris

19. Killing Me Softly

20. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The debut entry in a 2005 series that sees the reissue, repackaging and remastering of the entire Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass catalog, Lost Treasures collects 22 tracks that were either never released or available on obscure, unsuccessful albums. Compiled by Alpert who contributes fascinating liner notes and overdubbed a few horn parts that hadn’t been preserved through the decades, this is not only a labor of love, but a remarkably cohesive hour-long listening experience. It is also far from a haphazard collection of throwaway material. All of these tunes are finished and would have comfortably slotted on one of Alpert's dozen or so 1960s releases. Modified versions of standards such as "Tennessee Waltz" and often radically rearranged pop hits of the day from James Taylor, The Beatles and Gilbert O'Sullivan comprise the majority of the disc. Alpert also plunges into the fertile Bacharach/David songbook that yielded a number one hit with "This Guy's in Love With You." The aborted followup single of "Close to You" that appears here, was handed over to the Carpenters. Throughout, the Brass' sunny, south of the border jazz-pop retains its innocent, upbeat, bright-eyed appeal. The lack of specific personnel or recording dates doesn't detract from this surprisingly successful collection of "leftovers" that ultimately stacks up as one of Alpert’s most diverse and enjoyable albums. --Hal Horowitz

Product Description

22 Previously Unreleased and Rare Recordings That Are Just as Good as the Hits!

The first album by the original Tijuana Brass lineup in 30 years, Lost Treasures compiles previously unreleased tracks and hard-to-find rarities, hand-picked by Alpert himself. Herb Alpert was so prolific in the ’60s that tons of great songs got left behind in the vaults. Many are interpretations of songs by pop music’s greatest writers, including James Taylor’s "Fire and Rain" and The Beatles’ "And I Love Her." Other standouts include Cat Stevens’ "Whistlestar," written specifically for Alpert, and Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s "(They Long To Be) Close To You," which, after recording it himself, he felt was better suited to a new A&M act called The Carpenters. This song, like the other 21 gems here, has been newly mixed and mastered.

Each album in the Herb Alpert Signature Series features meticulously remastered sound, deluxe packaging, detailed liner notes, and an intro by Herb Alpert containing personal recollections and anecdotes.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At long last, a new Tijuana Brass album!, April 24, 2005

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Harry Gene Neyhart "hgn2001" (Sunny Central Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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A fixture on the music scene in the '60s, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass racked up many hits, and many fans along the way. Those of us who've remained loyal have been rewarded with this new LOST TEASURES album, a wonderful album of new material from the legendary Tijuana Brass.

The songs are leftovers and half-finished recordings from Herb and the boys way back when, newly finished off by Herb with some new trumpet parts and remastering by Bernie Grundman. Some are well-known tunes like Spanky and Our Gang's "Lazy Day" and the Burt Bacharach classic "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", while others are unfamiliar songs by Herb himself, longtime sidemen Julius Wechter and John Pisano, and label-mate Cat Stevens.

Completist fans will recognize five of the tunes as having been released before on a less-than-successful '70s album called YOU SMILE - THE SONG BEGINS. Two other tracks had come out before on lesser-known singles, but that still leaves fifteen wonderful "new" songs by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass.

Since getting this album back in February, I've scarecely had it out of my CD player!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Addition to the Herb Alpert Catalog, February 17, 2005

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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Shout Factory has done a superb job of reissuing Herb Alpert's A&M catalog and this generous helping of mostly previously unissued tracks is just the icing on the cake. [Or should I say whipped cream?] The twenty-two songs on LOST TREASURES were recorded between 1962 and 1972 and they all hold up well alongside tracks from classic albums like The LONELY BULL and WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS. [The former has already been reissued, the later is forthcoming.]

There are a couple of originals hear ("Tradewinds" and "Speakeasy"), but most of the tracks are covers of popular tunes of the era given the Tijuana Brass treatment. In addition to four Bacharach-David songs (notably "(They Long To Be) Close to You," a big hit for labelmates The Carpenters), Alpert also covers James Taylor ("Fire and Rain"), The Beatles ("And I Love Her") Cat Stevens ("Whistlestar") and even Gilbert O'Sullivan ("Alone Again (Naturally)").

Even before Alpert's rise to fame with the TJB, he was a writer (notably "Wonderful World," which he co-wrote with Sam Cooke and Lou Adler), a producer (with Adler he produced Jan & Dean's first hit "Baby Talk") and record executive (he formed A&M Records with Jerry Moss). Over a two-year period from 1965 to 1967, Alpert and the TJB placed a dozen hits in the Top 40. If you enjoyed hits like "A Taste of Honey," "Tijuana Taxi" and "Spanish Flea," this album is a goldmine. Enjoy! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At long last!, February 13, 2005

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W. Boyd "Alpert's Fan" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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I preordered this from amazon and got it the day after it dropped. I am on the young end of the spectrum that remembers Herb and the TJB (late 30's) but am an ardent fan thanks to my mother's record collection and a collection that includes all his solo recordings through Colors. Having read that Herb prefers to live in the present, I had doubts I would ever see the TJB recordings rereleased while he lived. But life is full of pleasant surprises and this "Lost Treasures" CD is definitely one of them. From the opening, jazzier version of "Up Cherry Street" to the bittersweet closer "Whistlestar", this CD is fully deserving to be ranked with any of Herb's best releases. For me the highlights are his newly recorded "Happy Hour" and "Julius and Me" (in honor of the late Julius Wechter, the marimba player on most of the TJB recordings. I was thrilled to discover Herbs distinctive arrangements of "Fire and Rain", "Promises, Promises", and "Popcorn". But there is not one clunker on the CD. As a bonus, all the recordings pop in crisp digital sound and the packaging and booklet are excellent!
These tracks were bounty that there wasn't room for on earlier TJB releases - not duds to be hidden. I can imagine Herb getting jazzed about the opportunity to freshen the sound and present them to, hopefully, a new audience as well as his diehard fans. Get "Lost Treasures" and you are in for either an exciting discovery or an exciting treat.