Coney Island (album)

This article is about the music album by Herb Alpert. For other uses, see Coney Island (disambiguation).

1975 studio album by Herb Alpert and The T.J.B.

Coney Island

Studio album by

Herb Alpert and The T.J.B.

Released| Spring 1975
Studio| Gold Star Studios, Hollywood
Genre| Jazz pop[1], Easy Listening
Length| 40:39
Label| A&M
Producer| Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert and The T.J.B. chronology
| You Smile – The Song Begins
(1974)  | Coney Island
(1975)  | Just You And Me
(1976)

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Coney Island is a 1975 studio album by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, the second release that was billed as "Herb Alpert & The T.J.B." It followed the 1974 release of You Smile – The Song Begins. Both albums reflected personnel changes from the Brass that was disbanded after 1969's The Brass Are Comin'.[1]

## The T.J.B.

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The album was said to be "a brave, nearly complete departure from the old Tijuana Brass, where the jazzers were given carte blanche and the rhythm section encouraged to do more complex things."[2]

Legendary audio engineer Larry Levine, who engineered nearly all of the Tijuana Brass albums including Coney Island, observed that the album contained more off-beat or original tracks, that cast the band in a new and more adventurous light. He noted in particular that "'Carmine', 'Vento Bravo' and Chick Corea's 'Señor Mouse' allow the band to stretch more than the TJB of old, and emphasizing more improvisation by the group members."[3]

In September 1974, music from Coney Island was featured in a television special with Jim Henson's Muppets.[3] Alpert & The T.J.B. also made an appearance to promote the album on the late night musical variety series "Midnight Special." The broadcast was essentially an A&M Records special, with additional appearances by label artists Captain & Tennille, Billy Preston, and Supertramp.[4]

## Reception

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Coney Island spent ten weeks on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, reaching number 88 for the week ending June 14, 1975.[5] It spent eight weeks on the Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening chart, where it peaked at number 19.[6]

## Personnel

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* Herb Alpert: trumpet[1]
* Bob Edmondson: trombone
* Bob Findley: trumpet
* Dave Frishberg: piano
* Julius Wechter: marimba
* Vince Charles: steel drum/percussion
* Lani Hall: vocals
* Steve Schaeffer: drums
* Peter Woodford: guitar
* Orlando "Papito" Hernandez: bass

## Track listing

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Track  | Title  | Composers  | Time

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1  | "Coney Island"  | Julius Wechter | 2:13
2  | "I Have Dreamed"  | Oscar Hammerstein II \- Richard Rodgers | 2:35
3  | "Señor Mouse "  | Chick Corea | 4:28
4  | "Mickey”  | Michael Colombier  | 4:02
5  | "Sweet Georgia Brown"  | Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard | 2:29
6  | "Ratatouille (Rata Too Ee)”  | Clovis Mello, Moacir Santos | 3:07
7  | "Catfish”  | Bob Findley  | 2:37
8  | "This Masquerade”  | Leon Russell | 2:18
9  | "Carmine”  | Herb Alpert | 5:33
10  | "The Crave”  | Jelly Roll Morton | 1:52
11  | "Vento Bravo”  | Edu Lobo | 3:47
12  | "I Belong”  | Goran Fristorp, Hal David | 4:25

## References

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1. ^ a b "FAQ". The Herb Alpert Tijuana Brass Discography and Collector Resource Site. February 8, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
2. ^ "Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass / Coney Island". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. ^ a b "Coney Island". LarryLevineRecordingEngineer.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
4. ^ O'Rourke, Steve (2008). The Herb Alpert File. Stephen Vincent O'Rourke. p. 69.
5. ^ "Billboard Top LPs & Tape". Billboard. New York, NY. June 14, 1975. p. 54.
6. ^ "Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening". Billboard. New York, NY. June 14, 1975. p. 25.

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Herb Alpert

* Herb Alpert
* Nick Ceroli
* Bob Edmondson
* Tonni Kalash
* Lou Pagani
* John Pisano
* Pat Senatore
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Albums|

* The Lonely Bull (1962)
* Volume 2 (1963)
* South of the Border (1964)
* Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)
* Going Places (1965)
* What Now My Love (1966)
* S.R.O. (1966)
* Sounds Like... (1967)
* Herb Alpert's Ninth (1967)
* The Beat of the Brass (1968)
* Christmas Album (1968)
* Warm (1969)
* The Brass Are Comin' (1969)
* Summertime (1971)
* You Smile – The Song Begins (1974)
* Coney Island (1975)
* Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (1978)
* Main Event Live (1978)
* Rise (1979)
* Fandango (1982)
* Bullish (1984)
* Keep Your Eye on Me (1987)
* North on South St. (1991)
* Midnight Sun (1992)
* Anything Goes (2009)
* Steppin' Out (2013)
* 50 (2024)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits (1970)
* Classics Volume 1 (1986)

Films|

* A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature (1966)

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