The Brass Are Comin'

The Brass Are Comin'
Studio album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Released October 1969
Genre Jazz
Length 33:54
Label A&M
Producer Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass chronology
Warm
(1969)Warm1969		 The Brass Are Comin'
(1969)		 Greatest Hits
(1970)Greatest Hits1970

The Brass Are Comin' is a 1969 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It was the group's thirteenth release and marked the first time in the group's history that one of their albums did not certify gold. However, the album did peak at number 30 in the top 40 on the Billboard albums chart.[1] The Brass Are Comin' was the last album recorded by the Tijuana Brass before the group disbanded in December 1969. The album also spawned a television special with the same name that aired on NBC on October 29, 1969. [2] Clips from the television special can be seen on the album's double-fold cover. Unlike the previous Warm album which featured much slower-paced songs leaning more toward a "Brazilian" sound, The Brass Are Comin' featured a western-theme with faster-paced songs. "Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine" became one of the most recognized Tijuana Brass songs from this album and was among the last Mexican-flavored songs recorded by the group [3]. After completing this album and the subsequent television special, the group embarked on a European tour which marked the last public performances of the original TJB. [4]

Track listing

Track Title Composers Time
1 The Brass Are Comin' (The Little Train of Caipra) Villa Lobos 2:06
2 Good Morning, Mr. Sunshine Alexander F. Roth, Irving Mills 2:36
3 Country Lake Sol Lake 2:56
4 I'll Be Back John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:15
5 Moon River Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer 2:55
6 The Maltese Melody Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein 2:13
7 Sunny Bobby Hebb 3:11
8 I'm An Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) Johnny Mercer 2:38
9 Anna F. Giordano, R. Vatro, William Engvick 2:39
10 Robbers and Cops Julius Wechter 2:13
11 Moments John Pisano 2:43
12 You Are My Life Peter Sarsedt 3:23

References

  1. ↑ "The Brass Are Comin'". Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Discography. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
  2. ↑ "Television October 31, 1969". Time. October 31, 1969. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Brass Are Comin'". Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Discography. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
  4. ↑ Oney, Steve (May 1, 2011). "Herb Alpert: Always In Tune". Los Angeles Magazine.
  • All information from album labels from The Brass Are Comin' released in 1969 by A&M Records, SP-4228.
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