[AbolishCSEU]

But Sergio Mendez was the leader of Brasil 66. Anyway we saw him in concert a few years back before he passed. Great show! We have tickets to Herb Alpert mid May so I hope he can make it until then.

[dfwgator]

We have tickets to Herb Alpert mid May so I hope he can make it until then.

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Is he still doing shows with Lani Hall?

[TexasGator]

“Herb Alpert”

I had to check that out. 91 years old.

My father had a couple of albums in the 60’s.

I played Trumpet in the school band.

[newfreep]

Herb Alpert & Whipped Cream will always go together.

Fun fact: Alpert was the "A" in A&M Records...and his trumpet was the logo.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was 14 when Mom & Dad bought "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass. The album sat on our big old GE "Stereo Console" record player in the living room and I remember thinking "That is HOTTEST album cover ever." (still do) What a fantastic collection of songs:

1. A Taste of Honey
2. Green Peppers
3. Tangerine
4. Bittersweet Samba
5. Lemon Tree
6. Whipped Cream
7. Love Potion No. 9
8. El Garbanzo
9. Ladyfingers
10. Butterball

The album cover features model Dolores Erickson. She was 29 years old and three months pregnant during the photoshoot. The "whipped cream" was mostly shaving cream (real whipped cream would melt and smell bad under the hot studio lights). A bit of actual whipped cream was used on her head and finger for effect. She wore a bikini with the straps pushed down (hidden), sat on a stool, and was partially covered with a white blanket and cotton batting below the waist, then piled with shaving cream.

The concept was created by A&M Records art director Peter Whorf, who also photographed it in his converted garage studio. The shoot paid Erickson about $1,500 plus expenses.

The playful, suggestive image became a huge cultural touchstone in the 1960s—helping the album sell over 6 million copies and stay in the Billboard top 10 for 61 weeks. Herb Alpert even joked in concerts that they couldn't "play the album cover" when performing the title track.Dolores Erickson appeared on several other album covers earlier in her modeling career (including for Nat King Cole and others), but this one made her famous.