This vinyl LP is the perfect addition to any Jazz Funk enthusiast's collection! Herb Alpert's classic 'Rise' album from 1979 released by A&M Records with catalog number SP 4790.  The vinyl disc is in Very Good Plus (VG+), while the LP cover with some creases and blemishes is graded very good (VG).

The release title is 'Rise', and the song with the same name has an interesting history.  You may not know the song by it’s title, but most likely you’d recognize it when heard.

From Wikipedia… "Rise" is an instrumental written by Andy Armer and Randy 'Badazz' Alpert, first recorded in 1979 by trumpeter Herb Alpert. Released as a single from Alpert's solo album Rise, the song reached #1 on the Billboard charts. It is the instrumental sample for The Notorious B.I.G. hit "Hypnotize".  It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October of that year and remained in the top position for two weeks. Herb Alpert thus became the first artist to reach the top of the Hot 100 with a vocal performance ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) as well as an instrumental performance. "Rise" was also successful on other charts, peaking at number four on the R&B chart,  number 17 on the disco chart and spending one week atop the adult contemporary chart. The recording also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

"Rise" has been frequently requested as a sample by various artists. Randy Alpert declined most of them. When he heard the tape of Notorious B.I.G. rapping over "Rise" he was wildly enthusiastic about it and immediately approved the sample. He later gave Bell Biv DeVoe permission to sample the song, because he was a fan of the group. He declined to let The Sopranos use the song during a scene where someone was being beaten. Alpert also refused to let Pfizer use "Rise" in a campaign for Viagra which would have relied on the double entendre implied by the song's title.

I played both sides of this LP completely through on my audio-technica AT-LP60XBT turntable without issues. This record plays well and sounds great!  This LP has a smooth jazz, Yacht Rock feel to it.


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