Herb Alpert joins host Stephen Kallao

Recording icon Herb Alpert’s latest album, 50, marks a significant milestone, it’s his 50th full-length recording. The Tijuana Brass bandleader, A&M Records Co-founder, and philanthropist joins the Cafe to look back on his weighty career, including stories about Quincy Jones and The Carpenters. Plus, when it comes to writing songs, why it’s all about the melody.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

Massive Attack “Unfinished Sympathy” Blue Lines

Herb Alpert “Sh-Boom” 50

Herb Alpert “Dancing Down 50th Street” WC Recording

The Carpenters “(They Long To Be) Close To You” Close To You

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass “A Taste of Honey” Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass “Ladyfingers” Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert “Rise” Rise

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass “Ladyfingers” Whipped Cream & Other Delights

The Police “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” Ghost In The Machine

Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” Superunknown

Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” Love Will Keep Us Together

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass “Spanish Flea” Going Places

Supertramp “Breakfast In America” Breakfast In America

The Go-Go’s “Vacation” Vacation

Hour Two
Phish “Gotta Jibboo” Farmhouse

The Dare “All Night” What’s Wrong With New York?

Macy Gray “I Try” On How Life Is

Father John Misty “She Cleans Up” Mahashmashana

Cassandra Lewis “So Bad” Lost in a Dream

Keane “Sea Fog” WC Recording

They Might Be Giants “Birdhouse In Your Soul” WC Recording

Rhiannon Giddens “Freedom Highway” WC Recording

The Cure “A Fragile Thing” Songs of A Lost World

Suzanne Vega “Solitude Standing” Solitude Standing

Paris Paloma “labour” Cacophony

Emily King “Can’t Hold Me” WC Recording

Orla Gartland “Little Chaos” Everybody Needs A Hero

Roxy Music “Avalon” Avalon

Florence + The Machine “Dog Days Are Over” Lungs