The Modernaires – The Mods Salute Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass (1966/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 24:28 minutes | 843 MB | Genre: Pop
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Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass sold more albums than almost anyone else in the ’60s, so it’s no surprise that any goofball with a trumpet would try to cash in on their effortlessly enjoyable, upbeat, instrumental style. And, indeed, there were plenty of those. Making a vocal album, however, is another story. Who in their right mind would attempt an entire album of singing new words to famous instrumentals?
But that is what Big Band veterans the Modernaires did, setting lyrics to Alpert & Co.’s numerous hit tunes (apart from songs like “All My Loving” that, of course, already had lyrics). The tight-harmony vocal quintet used to sing with the likes of Glen Miller back in the ’40s, so presumably this was their attempt to get, er, “mod.” Of course, it’s utterly ridiculous, even more removed from anything resembling actual Mexican music than even Alpert was. But like the TJ Brass itself, it’s so gosh-darn HAPPY! that it’s hard to resist.
Tracklist:
01 – Tijuana Taxi
02 – Spanish Flea
03 – What Now My Love
04 – My Buddy
05 – A Walk In The Black Forest
06 – All My Loving
07 – A Taste Of Honey
08 – Alley Cat
09 – Mexican Shuffle
10 – I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
11 – And The Anels Sing
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