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The last two years may have kept legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert and his Grammy-winning vocalist wife Lani Hall from completing their North American tour, but 2022 showed the dynamic duo are making up for lost time both creatively and performance wise.
On September 30, 2022, Herb released his latest album, the 11 track Sunny Side of the Street which includes six original compositions and the hit singles-"I'll Remember You," Louis Armstrong's "On the Sunny Side of the Street," as well as "Tickle Time," "Here She Comes" and "Pata Pata."
As Herb told American Songwriter magazine in a recent interview, “‘Pata Pata" was by Miriam Makeba and when I first heard it I thought it was a really interesting record. Miriam was married to Hugh Masekela who I did an album with. I liked the melody a lot and always had it in the back of my mind that one day I’d love to try to do a version of it."
Discussing the single "Here She Comes," Herb noted," I wanted to do something sexy and up beat. This track is vibrant, fun and kind of has a bit of that happy TJB flavor."
Sunny Side of the Street quickly found an audience, reaching #7 on the Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
In September 2021, Herb released, Catch the Wind, which reached #2 on the Billboard Current Contemporary Jazz Album Charts. Herb's Grammy-winning album and title track “Rise”, released in 1979, again surged to the top of the 2022 charts, 42 years after it last dominated the air waves, thanks to the classic sound track of the NETFLIX hit film, Spiderhead, starring Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller.
On October 1, 2020, fans from around the globe tuned into the virtual premiere of Herb Alpert Is... the official Herb Alpert documentary covering the life and celebrated career of a man who has been an integral part of American culture for over six decades and outsold The Beatles 2-1 in 1966.
The following day, Herb Alpert Is...the box set, featuring 63 classic tunes as well as a comprehensive book of his career was released, selling out the first run within hours.