Home Is Where the Music Is [Original recording remastered]

Hugh Masekela | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B0019F8HT6
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,413 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > World Music > Africa > South Africa
  • #39 in Music > World Music > Africa > General AAS
  • #39 in Music > World Music > Africa > General

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Hugh Masekela, Home Is Where the Music Is

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul Music!, September 20, 2008

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This review is from: Home Is Where the Music Is (Audio CD)

I just finished listening to this great album again I can't recommend it highly enough! If you're a Masekela fan and you haven't heard this album, you need to. It's that good! There is a unique sound and special quality to these South African melodies. A depth and beauty that will be appreciated even by the casual listener. MVP honors go to pianist Larry Willis whose playing on acoustic and electric piano is superb throughout this 1972 session. This very fine instrumental music should have a broad appeal for jazz, world, and soul music fans alike. Dudu Pukwana is on alto sax, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Makhaya Ntshoko on drums. A great re-issue!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars classic masekela, August 9, 2008

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This review is from: Home Is Where the Music Is (Audio CD)

This recording, from the late 1970s, is more in the pure jazz vein rather than Masekela's recordings since the early 1980s where there was the blending of various strains of African tribal/cultural traditions. It features several tracks composed by Caiphus Semenya, for which Masekela has become known for recording rather prolifically. And those familiar with his work will recognize several racks, like "Part of A Whole" (which he re-recorded on the recent "Time") or Minawa or Nomali (included in the very successful "Uptownship").

This is vintage Masekela at his best.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funky Jazz..., September 1, 2010

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This review is from: Home Is Where the Music Is (Audio CD)

My first Masekela album...I've been trying to find more albums in this vein of funky, laid-back jazz. Very similar in my opinion to Lee Morgan 'Sidewinder' and Cannonball Adderly 'Live at the Club', two of my favorites. He mixes up the tempos nicely, both in track order as well as in each song and all the musicians are really on their game for this one. Definitely worth a spin if you're into funky jazz!