Herb Alpert Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American jazz musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram. Alpert also has created abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall, are substantial philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation. Alpert's musical accomplishments include five
Diamonds (Herb Alpert song) number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales. Outside the U.S.. "Diamonds" was a hit in most countries like Canada and Holland but a modest hit in the UK and Australia. Its successor "Making Love in the Rain" would become a modest hit. Diamonds (Herb Alpert song) "Diamonds" is the second single by Herb Alpert from his "Keep Your Eye on Me" album. The song features lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith. This single marked a huge comeback for Herb Alpert. Four tracks on its parent album "Keep