Released 1966 Length 37:57 Artist Hugh Masekela Producer Stewart Levine | Recorded in Los Angeles Label Chisa Records CHS-4101 Release date 1966 Genre Jazz | |
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The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela
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The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela is the fifth studio album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in Los Angeles and released in 1966 via Chisa Records label. On this album he performs mostly his own songs.
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Reception
Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic stated that "South African expatriate Hugh Masekela was the architect of an extremely interesting and viable musical form, an audacious blending of South African rhythms, swing jazz, and rock & roll. Emancipation is the first American effort in this area, and it's a fantastic, soul-deep affair. With a crack band including Charlie Smalls on piano and two drummers (the original Big Black on percussion), Masekela's vocals and intense trumpet have the perfect platform from which to fly. One track in particular, "She Doesn't Write," is almost a template for "Grazing in the Grass," which was a huge hit the following year. Masekela was also involved with the Jim Dickson/Byrds/Peter Fonda crowd at the time, and that influence can be felt here as well. A perfect introduction to Hugh Masekela".
Personnel
Songs
1Chisa2:13
2Why Are You Blowing My Mind?2:37
3She Doesn't Write3:42