Nobody in the Brass was Mexican -- not the founder and trumpet-player ... not the guy who squeezed that clownish horn on “Tijuana Taxi.” Alpert got the idea, he has said, from attending ...

The Freeland Brass Quartet will be performing in the Freeland Public Park Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m.

The bullring band of the time was led by Miguel Bravo, a well-known local musician who was good friends with Rafael Mendez, one of Mexico’s most famous trumpet players and an inspiration to Alpert.

It’s a lovely ballad that does, in fact, include some trumpet and was a nice sentimental ... I’ve heard this somewhere” classics, “Tijuana Taxi.” Even if you came into the evening ...

Alpert's sprightly, trumpet-led instrumentals purported to ... features rollicking rides like "Tijuana Taxi" and "Spanish Flea," while What Now My Love and S.R.O. tone down the pep to emphasize ...