Herb Alpert born March 31, 1935 is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. sometimes called "Herb Alpert and the TJB", in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, five of which became No. 1 albums; he has scored 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums. Alpert is the only musician to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as both a vocalist