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Hugh Masekela recorded for a series of American labels between the mid-'60s and mid-'70s: Mercury; MGM; Decca's Uni subsidiary; and his own Chisa label, distributed first by Motown and then by Blue Thumb. All of those labels have since been incorporated within the major label Universal, and Universal's reissue arm, Hip-O, is responsible for this collection, part of the discount-priced best-of series 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection. Masekela scored a surprise number one hit in 1968 with the instrumental "Grazing in the Grass," and that, of course, leads off the album. Although he turned out to be essentially a one-hit wonder, two of his other singles chart entries, a cover of Jimmy Webb's Fifth Dimension hit "Up, Up and Away" and the original composition "Riot," are also included. The rest of the 64-minute disc contains key album tracks from the pop chart LPs Hugh Masekela's Latest, Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whiskey, The Promise of a Future, Masekela, and I Am Not Afraid. In addition to his treatments of American pop songs ("You Keep Me Hangin' On"), Masekela ranges from contemporary jazz styles to traditional South African sounds. The album is a good sampler of his work during his most popular period as a recording artist, 1966-1974.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Philemon Hou, ComposerLyricist - Stewart Levine, Producer - William Henderson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Masekela, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Langhorne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Franklin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Abreu, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Carter, Bells, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc., Courtesy of Geffen Records
Jimmy Webb, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miriam Makeba, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist - Tom Wilson, Producer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stewart Levine, Producer - Charlie Smalls, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Cartwright, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Big Black, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Carter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stewart Levine, Producer - Vinicius De Moraes, Author - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Charlie Smalls, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist - John Cartwright, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Big Black, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Carter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
A. Franklin, ComposerLyricist - C. Franklin, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist - Tanya E White, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hugh Masekela, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist - Dale Frank, Conductor - Bruce Walker, Producer - Steve McKeever, Producer - Brant Biles, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stewart Levine, Producer - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist - Caiphus Semenya, ComposerLyricist - The Union Of South Africa, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1971 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stewart Levine, Producer - Rik Pekkonen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist - Caiphus Semenya, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hugh Masekela, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stewart Levine, Producer - Rik Pekkonen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hugh Masekela, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Hugh Masekela recorded for a series of American labels between the mid-'60s and mid-'70s: Mercury; MGM; Decca's Uni subsidiary; and his own Chisa label, distributed first by Motown and then by Blue Thumb. All of those labels have since been incorporated within the major label Universal, and Universal's reissue arm, Hip-O, is responsible for this collection, part of the discount-priced best-of series 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection. Masekela scored a surprise number one hit in 1968 with the instrumental "Grazing in the Grass," and that, of course, leads off the album. Although he turned out to be essentially a one-hit wonder, two of his other singles chart entries, a cover of Jimmy Webb's Fifth Dimension hit "Up, Up and Away" and the original composition "Riot," are also included. The rest of the 64-minute disc contains key album tracks from the pop chart LPs Hugh Masekela's Latest, Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whiskey, The Promise of a Future, Masekela, and I Am Not Afraid. In addition to his treatments of American pop songs ("You Keep Me Hangin' On"), Masekela ranges from contemporary jazz styles to traditional South African sounds. The album is a good sampler of his work during his most popular period as a recording artist, 1966-1974.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:49
- Main artists: Hugh Masekela
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hip-O
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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