Who were the TJB’s songwriters?
A. TJB albums usually consisted of covers of several hits of the day, plus showtunes and several originals by Alpert’s stable of writers. The most prolific of the TJB’s writers were: Sol Lake (writer of the band’s first hit, “The Lonely Bull” and several other notable tunes); Julius Wechter (marimba player and writer of “Spanish Flea,” “Brasilia” and others) and Ervan “Bud” Coleman (writer of “Tijuana Taxi” and others). Herb Alpert also wrote several tunes himself, and John Pisano and Bob Edmondson also contributed.
