Whipped Cream & Other Delights

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

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002GA9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,949 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. A Taste Of Honey

2. Green Peppers

3. Tangerine

4. Bittersweet Samba

5. Lemon Tree

6. Whipped Cream

7. Love Potion #9

8. El Garbanzo

9. Ladyfingers

10. Butterball

11. Peanuts

12. Lolipops And Roses

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Soundtrack of a Life, August 10, 2002

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John Patrick Morgan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Audio CD)

I was born in March 1965, a month later this album was released. Word has it that this was the only thing that could quiet me down. I remember my dad playing this as we cleaned the house, did the yardwork, had barbecues...it was just a part of our daily life. I think at one point in time, I actually took it for granted and then one day I went to go look for it in my dad's record collection and it was gone... horror of horrors! I asked him where it was and he said he gave it away along with a bunch of other junk. I have stalked used record stores in search for a flawless record, but I have had to resort to CD. CDs are great...but they haven't the personality that the old vinyl records used to just exude. One day my dad paid me a visit. I put the CD on and played it at a low but audible volume. He entered my home, sat down, and his ears caught a "whiff" of Bittersweet Samba. Tears formed in his eyes. "This was your mom's favorite song. We used to dance in the kitchen to this song." He told me more about how each track of this very special recording was almost kind of the soundtrack of his life in the 60's. I cherish my dad's stories and I think of them everytime I play this wonderful recording.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is timeless, February 2, 2002

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PenaltyShot (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Audio CD)

It's really cool how so many of these reviews recall childhood memories of parents putting on this disc. My experience was similar. When I was a little kid, my dad used to play this album a lot while we were in the car. I never got tired of it.

And I still haven't. Perhaps part of it is nostalgia for those old road trips, but only a small part. The main thing is that the Tijuana Brass made beautiful, fun, just plain timeless music, and the "Whipped Cream" album shows that off the best. It is also one of the first "concept" albums of sorts: The "dessert" concept (in which every song has an "edible" title) was a great, fun idea.

I will always love this album. It is an indelible classic from my youth that has a permanent place in my heart.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a Kind, March 14, 2000

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Steve R. (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Audio CD)

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass combined a refreshing and eclectic mix of pop, rock, jazz, and Latin American music into an inimitable style that was theirs alone in the mid to late 60's. The music brimmed with confidence in a time of doubt and was light-hearted in a time of crisis with war, riots, and assassinations. I will always feel this was their signature album.

The music transcended generations with arrangements that could be at once joyous, mocking, or melancholy. From a frothy "Lollipops and Roses" to a soft and haunting "Tangerine," the group provided a full spectrum of sounds. You can hear the warm Brazilian rhythms on "Green Peppers" and "Bittersweet Samba," or the distinctive strains of jazz on "Butterball." "A Taste of Honey," featuring three trumpet lines, is a complex, tempo-shifting piece that is both sensuous and playful. Throughout, Herb Alpert could smoothly integrate his own crystal-clear trumpet with crisp percussion, a distinctive rhythm guitar, a delicate marimba, or a droll, dulcet trombone. His music was one of a kind...