Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: Masters of the Ameriachi Sound
American instrumental group led by trumpeter Herb Alpert, famous for their distinctive 'Ameriachi' sound blending mariachi, pop, and jazz.Formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert, The Tijuana Brass was initially a studio project featuring Alpert overdubbing multiple parts. Achieving massive commercial success in the mid-1960s, they became synonymous with a breezy, catchy instrumental sound. At their peak in 1966, they simultaneously had five albums in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart, an unpreceden...