''The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela'' is a 1968 live album by South African jazz musician

Hugh Masekela Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for ...

Background

The album was released by

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label, which Masekela left several years ago. It was recorded at

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, New York City, in November 1965 during the same sessions as '' The Americanization of Ooga Booga'' and released as a separate album in December 1968. In 1996

Verve Records Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, ...

released a CD named ''The Lasting Impression of Ooga-Booga'', which included tracks from '' The Americanization of Ooga Booga'' and five tracks from the present record without "Child of the Earth".

Reception

A reviewer of

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stated: "One of Hugh's best albums for MGM – with some tracks that are longer than his late 60s pop tunes, and which feature him stretching out more in a soulful mode, hitting some fuzzy Afro funk grooves that are very nice! Hugh's soulful trumpet is in fine fine form..." Bruce Eder of

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wrote: "The remainder of Hugh Masekela's winter 1965 Village Gate set sat in the can for three years, until 'Grazing in the Grass' became a hit in 1968 on the Uni label. Then the label rushed out with the six-track Lasting Impressions of Hugh Masekela LP, which was a match musically for its predecessor, The Americanization of Ooga Booga."

Track listing

Personnel

*Art direction – Acy R. Lehman *Engineer (director) –

Val Valentin Luis Pastor "Val" Valentin (January 6, 1920 – March 24, 1999) was an American recording engineer with six decades of work in the music industry. Much of his work was done for MGM Records and Verve Records. His large discography includes Jazz al ...

*Liner notes – Kathleen Boyle *Photography, cover – Rudy Legname *Photography, liner –

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*Producer – Tom Wilson

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela 1968 live albums MGM Records albums Hugh Masekela albums Albums produced by Tom Wilson (record producer) Albums recorded at the Village Gate