742:
117:". Playing marimba and vibes on many of the songs on Alpert's subsequent albums in the 1960s, as well as writing at least one song on most of those albums, Wechter contributed much to the Tijuana Brass sound and style without receiving public credit for it at the time.
130:
and was quite successful. The "BMB" placed four chart songs in
Billboard's Top 100, and many more on its Easy Listening Top 40. When the band disbanded in the mid 1970s, Wechter turned his attention to TV and movies again, scoring the
223:
144:
In his later years, he devoted himself to psychology, earned a master's degree, and served as vice president of the
Southern California chapter of the
817:
827:
282:
792:
745:
807:
822:
812:
151:
Wechter died at his home in
California of lung cancer, at the age of 63, a day after his song "Spanish Flea" was used in
777:
802:
782:
275:
145:
723:
141:. He continued to play with Herb Alpert, joining his touring version of the Tijuana Brass in the mid 1970s.
787:
137:
244:
99:
268:
317:
291:
708:
591:
221:. However, Herb Alpert is said to have suggested in 1964 that Wechter form the Baja Marimba Band.
703:
385:
110:
508:
437:
158:
772:
767:
629:
95:
8:
797:
532:
217:
The single "Comin' In The Back Door" is reported to have been released in
November 1963.
22:(May 10, 1935 – February 1, 1999) was an American musician and composer who played the
688:
249:
121:
39:
432:
228:
83:
667:
545:
470:
395:
347:
75:
761:
693:
662:
565:
447:
377:
367:
362:
352:
337:
312:
106:
718:
713:
698:
652:
606:
601:
570:
550:
475:
424:
307:
174:
153:
114:
87:
63:
31:
332:
672:
518:
513:
480:
410:
405:
357:
342:
79:
35:
611:
540:
503:
465:
457:
400:
390:
327:
322:
71:
59:
55:
30:. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "
27:
105:
He began his long and successful association with Herb Alpert and his
657:
634:
580:
555:
442:
218:
260:
621:
596:
560:
644:
91:
51:
23:
90:
productions. His Beach Boys contributions include the climactic
299:
132:
495:
109:
when he played percussion on the
Tijuana Brass's first hit, "
67:
66:
group in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, he moved on to
759:
276:
376:
74:, as well as session work for the likes of
283:
269:
16:American musician and composer (1935–1999)
120:Encouraged by Alpert, Wechter formed the
164:
245:"Julius Wechter; Led Baja Marimba Band"
760:
242:
818:Deaths from lung cancer in California
290:
264:
828:20th-century American male musicians
494:
224:"Composer Julius Wechter Dies At 63"
13:
243:Oliver, Myrna (February 4, 1999).
219:http://www.45cat.com/record/201us7
14:
839:
793:The Wrecking Crew (music) members
182:1966: Bean Bag (with Herb Alpert)
741:
740:
808:20th-century American musicians
113:", in 1962. He later composed "
98:" and prominent vibraphone on "
236:
211:
1:
204:
146:Tourette Syndrome Association
124:
45:
7:
10:
844:
823:Musicians from Los Angeles
813:American session musicians
735:
681:
643:
620:
579:
531:
456:
423:
298:
709:United Western Recorders
100:Let's Go Away for Awhile
94:during the choruses of "
778:American percussionists
803:American vibraphonists
783:Musicians from Chicago
704:Sunset Sound Recorders
200:1970: Robbers and Cops
170:1964: Up Cherry Street
38:and was leader of the
165:Selected compositions
159:Sunday, Cruddy Sunday
630:Richard "Slyde" Hyde
566:Mike (Michel) Rubini
188:1967: Shades Of Blue
788:The T-Bones members
232:. February 7, 1999.
96:Do You Wanna Dance?
755:
754:
725:The Wrecking Crew
689:Gold Star Studios
527:
526:
419:
418:
292:The Wrecking Crew
250:Los Angeles Times
197:1968: Flyin' High
185:1966: Blue Sunday
122:Baja Marimba Band
54:, Wechter played
40:Baja Marimba Band
835:
744:
743:
682:Related articles
492:
491:
374:
373:
285:
278:
271:
262:
261:
255:
254:
240:
234:
233:
215:
138:Midnight Madness
129:
126:
84:Sonny & Cher
70:soundtracks and
843:
842:
838:
837:
836:
834:
833:
832:
758:
757:
756:
751:
731:
677:
639:
616:
575:
523:
490:
452:
433:Chuck Berghofer
415:
372:
294:
289:
259:
258:
241:
237:
229:Washington Post
222:
216:
212:
207:
167:
127:
111:The Lonely Bull
48:
17:
12:
11:
5:
841:
831:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
753:
752:
750:
749:
736:
733:
732:
730:
729:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
685:
683:
679:
678:
676:
675:
670:
668:Ollie Mitchell
665:
660:
655:
649:
647:
641:
640:
638:
637:
632:
626:
624:
618:
617:
615:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
585:
583:
577:
576:
574:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
546:Larry Knechtel
543:
537:
535:
529:
528:
525:
524:
522:
521:
516:
511:
506:
500:
498:
489:
488:
486:Julius Wechter
483:
478:
473:
471:Victor Feldman
468:
462:
460:
454:
453:
451:
450:
445:
440:
435:
429:
427:
421:
420:
417:
416:
414:
413:
408:
403:
398:
396:Larry Knechtel
393:
388:
382:
380:
371:
370:
365:
360:
355:
350:
348:Howard Roberts
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
320:
315:
310:
304:
302:
296:
295:
288:
287:
280:
273:
265:
257:
256:
235:
209:
208:
206:
203:
202:
201:
198:
195:
192:
191:1967: Flea Bag
189:
186:
183:
180:
179:1966: Brasilia
177:
171:
166:
163:
86:, and various
76:the Beach Boys
47:
44:
20:Julius Wechter
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
840:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
748:
747:
738:
737:
734:
728:
727:(documentary)
726:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
694:Jack Nitzsche
692:
690:
687:
686:
684:
680:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
663:Chuck Findley
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
650:
648:
646:
642:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
625:
623:
619:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
592:Steve Douglas
590:
588:Gene Cipriano
587:
586:
584:
582:
578:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
538:
536:
534:
530:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
501:
499:
497:
493:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
463:
461:
459:
455:
449:
448:Red Callender
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
430:
428:
426:
422:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
383:
381:
379:
378:Electric bass
375:
369:
368:Tommy Tedesco
366:
364:
363:Billy Strange
361:
359:
356:
354:
353:Louis Shelton
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
338:Barney Kessel
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
324:
321:
319:
316:
314:
313:Glen Campbell
311:
309:
306:
305:
303:
301:
297:
293:
286:
281:
279:
274:
272:
267:
266:
263:
252:
251:
246:
239:
231:
230:
225:
220:
214:
210:
199:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
176:
172:
169:
168:
162:
160:
156:
155:
149:
147:
142:
140:
139:
134:
123:
118:
116:
112:
108:
107:Tijuana Brass
103:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
43:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
739:
724:
719:Brian Wilson
714:Artie Butler
699:Phil Spector
653:Bud Brisbois
607:Jay Migliori
602:Plas Johnson
571:Leon Russell
551:Mike Melvoin
485:
476:Milt Holland
425:Upright bass
308:James Burton
248:
238:
227:
213:
194:1968: Panama
175:Spanish Flea
154:the Simpsons
152:
150:
143:
136:
119:
115:Spanish Flea
104:
88:Phil Spector
64:Martin Denny
58:(vibes) and
49:
32:Spanish Flea
19:
18:
773:1999 deaths
768:1935 births
673:Tony Terran
519:Earl Palmer
514:Jim Keltner
481:Joe Porcaro
411:Ray Pohlman
406:Bill Pitman
386:Max Bennett
358:P. F. Sloan
343:Bill Pitman
128: 1963
80:the Monkees
36:Herb Alpert
798:Marimbists
762:Categories
612:Nino Tempo
541:Al De Lory
509:Jim Gordon
504:Hal Blaine
466:Frank Capp
458:Percussion
438:Jimmy Bond
401:Joe Osborn
391:Carol Kaye
328:Mike Deasy
323:Jerry Cole
205:References
72:television
60:percussion
56:vibraphone
28:vibraphone
658:Roy Caton
635:Dick Nash
581:Saxophone
556:Don Randi
533:Keyboards
443:Lyle Ritz
333:René Hall
157:episode "
46:Biography
746:Category
622:Trombone
597:Jim Horn
561:Dr. John
318:Al Casey
62:for the
50:Born in
645:Trumpet
300:Guitars
92:timpani
52:Chicago
24:marimba
173:1965:
133:Disney
34:" for
496:Drums
135:film
68:movie
26:and
161:".
102:".
764::
247:.
226:.
148:.
125:c.
82:,
78:,
42:.
284:e
277:t
270:v
253:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.