Ifs Quotes by Herb Alpert

I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that…

— Herb Alpert

Mexican Shuffle was a turning point of the Brass.

— Herb Alpert

When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain way, that's…

— Herb Alpert

There's something interesting about playing live; you're in the moment, and I think it would be beneficial.

— Herb Alpert

I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play.

— Herb Alpert

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

— Herb Alpert

I practice every day. I've been doing it since I was eight.

— Herb Alpert

The reaction to this album has just been fabulous around the world... and I've had offers to perform from around the world and I'm…

— Herb Alpert

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.

— Herb Alpert

If you look at a record under a microscope, the high frequencies are short jagged edges... and the low frequencies are long swinging ones…

— Herb Alpert

I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're…

— Herb Alpert

I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

— Herb Alpert