Herb Alpert: 50

We interviewed Herb Alpert in Tape Op #140, and he hasn't slowed down since. He just released his 50th album, aptly titled 50.

It is yet another prime example of the lounge pop genre he all but invented with The Tijuana Brass starting in the late-'60s.

The opening track, "Dancing Down 50th Street," sounds like something right off of a '70's era Tijuana Brass album, and there are classic Latin grooves, and shuffles; tunes perfect for elevators, '60's era department stores, and for drinking wine spritzers on a yatch off the coast on a sunny and breezy day.

There is a dreamy version of Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk," and a synth-laden version of the Antônio Carlos Jobim classic, "Corcovado."

With Fall upon us, 50 is keeping my summer vibes alive!

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