'If someone else happens to like it, it's a big win for me.'Īlpert's songs - including 'This Guy’s In Love With You' (his vocal debut and a No. And when I feel good playing it, it gives me energy, I feel great about it,' the 87-year-old trumpet player tells. Herb Alpert is the 'A' in A&M Records (along with 'M' Jerry Moss), the legendary label that was home to the Police, Cat Stevens, Quincy Jones and Alpert’s own prolific recording career as a songwriter, trumpet player and leader of the Tijuana Brass.Ī towering list of accolades - 14 platinum records, nine GRAMMY Awards, a 2012 National Medal of Arts award from President Obama, for starters - don’t necessarily hint at the equitable and unpretentious man behind the music.
recently caught up with multi-GRAMMY Award winner Herb Alpert, whose work as a bandleader and label head have put him at the forefront of jazz and instrumental music for decades. Presented by, Living Legends is an editorial series that honors icons in music and celebrates their inimitable legacies and ongoing impact on culture.
