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Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass – A Taste of Honey

Herbert «Herb» Alpert Goldberg (Los Ángeles, California, EEUU, 31 de marzo de 1935) es un trompetista y cantanteestadounidense conocido por formar parte del grupo Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass o simplemente TJB. También es famoso por ser un ejecutivo de la industria fonográfica -es la letra «A» de A&M Records, un sello de grabación fundado junto a Jerry Moss-.

Los logros musicales de Alpert incluyen cinco números uno, veintiocho álbumes en las listas de Billboard, ocho Premios Grammy, catorce discos de platino y quince discos de oro. En 1996, Alpert había vendido 72 millones de álbumes en todo el mundo.»A Taste of Honey» is a pop standard written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow. It was originally an instrumental track (or recurring theme) written for the 1960 Broadway version of the 1958 British play A Taste of Honey (which was also made into the film of the same name in 1961). Both the original and a cover by Herb Alpert in 1965 earned the song four Grammy Awards. A vocal version of the song, first recorded by Billy Dee Williams (and released in 1961 on the Prestige label), became popular when it was covered bythe Beatles in 1963. Barbra Streisand had been performing the song as part of her cabaret act during 1962 and recorded it for her debut album «The Barbra Streisand Album» on Columbia, which was released February 25, 1963 and which would go on to win a Grammy for Album of the Year (1963).

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