''Trumpet Africaine: The New Beat from South Africa'' is the debut studio record (LP) by South African musician Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in New York City and released in August 1962 via Mercury Records. The album was released whilst Masekela was still in school.

Reception

A reviewer of

Dusty Groove Dusty Groove is a Chicago-based online record store specializing in new and vintage jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop, world, rare, collectible, and vinyl records and CDs. History Online record store Founded in 1996 by University of Chicago alumn ...

noted: "The jazz component of the album is quite high, and all the playing is fairly lively – which makes for a fresh album that stands out strongly in Hugh's early catalog."

Track listing

Personnel

* Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals * Hugo Montenegro – arranging, conducting *Bob Simpson – engineer *Ed Begly – tape master *Peter Perri – cover, liner photos

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1962 debut albums Mercury Records albums Hugh Masekela albums