Horn Sections

Herb Alpert playing trumpet
by Corny O'Connell | 02/07/2024 | 2:18pm

Herb Alpert 2017 (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

It's Herb Alpert's 88th birthday. Alpert is best-known for playing trumpet and leading Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. He also formed A&M Records with Jerry Moss, and is the only artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as both vocalist and instrumentalist, with 1968's "This Guy's in Love with You" and 1979's "Rise," respectively. We're celebrating with your favorite tracks featuring horn sections. Arrange them below and we'll spin a set after 9 a.m.

UPDATE Today's set:

Earth, Wind & Fire "Shining Star"

Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings "100 Days, 100 Nights"

Us3 "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"

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