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Herman "Trigger" Alpert (September 3, 1916 – December 21, 2013) was an American jazz bassist from Indianapolis, Indiana.
A native of Indianapolis, Alpert attended Indiana University, where he studied music.[1] Soon after, he played with guitarist Alvino Rey in New York City, then toured with the Glenn Miller band in the early 1940s.[1] Alpert's only album as a leader was Trigger Happy (Riverside, 1956), which he recorded with Al Cohn, Urbie Green, Tony Scott, Ed Shaughnessy, Zoot Sims, and Joe Wilder.[1]
In 1970 he became a professional photographer.[1] He died on December 21, 2013, at an assisted living facility in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.[2][3]
With Coleman Hawkins
With Mundell Lowe
With Glenn Miller
With Ella Fitzgerald
With Buddy Rich
With others