Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela

by Herb Alpert, Hugh Masekela

Overview

A mustachioed Herb Alpert breaks out of his '70s blue funk to fuse himself with fellow horn player Hugh Masekela and producer/pianist Caiphus Semenya in a magnificent LP of South African/American pop/jazz. From the joyous opening strains of the South African oldie "Skokiaan," to the haunting groove of "Moonza," Alpert wholeheartedly melts into Masekela's distinctive idiom, his trumpet a relaxed foil for the South African exile's blazing fluegelhorn. But Masekela can also lean the other way, joining Alpert in TJB-like dual harmony on "Ring Bell." The band is mostly a coterie of L.A. sessionmen, but they can swing along to the township jive pretty well, and they have some excellent musical material (mostly by Semenya) to work with. Alpert sounds like he's having more fun making music than he has in a long time. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2017
Label:	Herb Alpert Presents / Hugh Masekela
UPC:	0814647021683
Rank:	32549

Tracks

1. Skokiaan
2. Moonza
3. Ring Bell
4. Happy Hanna
5. Lobo
6. African Summer
7. I'll Be There for You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hugh Masekela   Primary Artist
Herb Alpert   Primary Artist
Tommy Tedesco   Soloist
Arthur Adams   Soloist
Michael Boddicker   Synthesizer
Louis Johnson   Bass
Carlos Vega   Drums
Spider Webb   Drums
Craig Hundley   Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Tom Glazer   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
August Msarurgwa   Composer
Sol Lake   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Edu Lobo   Composer
Herb Alpert   Composer
Hugh Masekela   Composer
Hotep Cecil Barnard   Composer
Harry Green   Composer
Caiphus Semenya   Composer
Public Domain   Composer