Underplayed Gems

A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature (1966)

A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature poster
Original title
A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature
Directed by
John Hubley
Genre
comedy film, experimental film, musical film, animated cartoon
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated short features two songs from a Herb Alpert album. It shows abstract and playful visuals set to the music.

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What happens

A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature is a 1966 animated short film featuring two songs from the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album Going Places. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1967. It was written and directed by John and Faith Hubley, who had previously won for Moonbird and The Hole. It is considered to be an early prototypical example of a music video, and has not been released onto home media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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