Friday, March 17, 2006

Disc of Herb Alpert Remixes Debuts on Billboard Chart

Whipped Cream & Other Delights Re-Whipped, a collection of remixes of recordings by trumpeter Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, debuted on the contemporary-jazz chart this week at number two.

The album includes versions of "Whipped Cream," "A Taste of Honey," and other instrumental-pop hits as reworked by the Thievery Corporation, Medeski Martin and Wood, and other electronica and jazz artists.

Other new entries on the contemporary-jazz chart included saxophonist Eric Darius's Just Getting Started at number nine and guitarist Larry Carlton's Fire Wire at number 10. Herbie Hancock's Possibilities was at number one for the 18th week.

On the jazz chart, Michael Bublé's It's Time continued its long stay at number one. A Glenn Miller compilation on the Golden Legends series entered the chart at number 19; pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba's Solo debuted at number 23.

By Ben Mattison - playbillarts.com

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