Home Is Where The Music Is

at Devocion rn and its a cafe vibe. Its good study music tbh, but boring by itself i need lyrics and i prefer piano to wind instruments

Couple of good jazz songs, though while making dinner, the kids said it was ‘boring’

Nomali me encantó.

kaffihús. frekar gott. 3,5.

This was nice! It mostly served as background music for me but it filled that role very well.

These tracks are pretty interesting as individual songs, but not dynamic enough for me to want the full album experience again.

Een beetje standaard-jazz-toeterplaat, precies wat je je voorstelt bij een concertje in de gemiddelde jazzkelder in pakweg Parijs of een andere wereldstad. In z'n soort prima, maar ik vind dit niet boven het jazz-maaiveld uitsteken.

Een rustig jazzplaatje volgens het boekje. Prima op de achtergrond.

Lekkere vrolijke jazzy muziek wisselt af met filmmuziek voor een b-film uit de 70s of de 80s, waarbij de hoofdpersoon doelloos in een cabriolet door de nachtelijke stad dwaalt met allerlei prostituees en drugsdealers op de stoepen, die hun dagelijkse activiteiten doen. Meewarig en melancholisch. Ik kan het vandaag allemaal vrij goed hebben merk ik, als achtergrondmuziek voor tijdens het werk. Het leuke is wel dat het wat afwisselender is qua muziek. Tuurlijk, het is instrumentaal met een toeter, maar het wisselt de stijlen wel redelijk af, van zomercarnaval tot filmmuziek en van bluesy rock tot een smartlap. Vermakelijk

Jazzy

I'm not a big jazz person, but I thought this was pretty ok. Pleasant enough background listening, not too noodly. But I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again.

A lot of talent on display here and should appeal to anyone who is into 70s jazz. But, most of the tracks go on a bit long without adding or building to anything. Would be nice to have on in the background when you have your friends over for dinner.

DU bon jazz, je n'ai pas été particulièrement captivé, mais c'était peut-être la fatigue. Quoiqu'il en soit, ça mérite définitivement une réécoute. Les compositions avaient une certaine personalité et originalité. 7/10

Long form noodling. Not bad for background music!!

Gets a little repetitive given it's length but it's good jazz and the performers are super talented.

This started great and the only thing is that it overstayed its welcome. 1h 15m is too much flugel for one person. 2.5/5

Good, but runs up against my jazz 3 star wall.

I like horns in general, so I enjoyed this album. That said, I don't really know anything about Jazz so it's hard for me to judge whether this is great or just average.

Not particularly exciting but that is probably the point? Good musicianship but nothing that would make me listen to this again.

Very pleasant listening, apart from the drum solo three-quarters of the way through. But doesn't quite stick to the sides.

A big chunk of jazz 3.4

Fave tracks: Nomali, Maseru 3.5/5

Pretty hip jazz. 3.5/5

Started off interesting, I was digging the first couple of tracks, then I rapidly got bored from 4 onwards. I think in the right mood I'd be up for exploring this more, but not right now.

Nice pleasant jazz. It did sort of fade into the background for me after a little bit, but it was good background music.

A fine yet unspectacular fusion album.

first listen decent afro fusion jazz

Ok

Great background music

Well produced jazz that I’m not sure I’ll ever be in the mood to listen to. I did like it, and can appreciate it, but I’m not sure I’d listen again

Nice background music, not a fan of the saxophone, sounds shrill and silly

There is stuff here that is certainly good, I especially love when they let the piano shine, but it is still an overly long, somewhat repetitive jazz album. Still, better than most.

3.5/5. Never would’ve guessed that I’d be listening to South African jazz.

Not my cup of tea but it’s a great album to walk to

Has it’s time and place but not a fan regularly

Jazz trompetero sin mucha complicación. También percusión y escasas voces. Pasable, sin más.

Pretty great jazz. A little more melodic than I'm used to for this kind of thing, which I liked.

Today's album was a little different, and was a step out of my music genre comfort zone. I usually tolerate, but don't particularly like jazz. I view jazz as something to put on in the background while you work, cook, or do other menial tasks around the house. To sit and listen to, jazz is usually not even on the list of what I gravitate towards. This, however, isn't traditional jazz. This is a fusion of jazz, soul, and the African sounds of afrobeat. I would say that Hugh is Africa's answer to America's Miles Davis; a jazz trumpet player. There is so much talent on this record, and Hugh rubbed elbows with so many talented African artists. Secko Toure, the president of Guinea from the late 60's to the early 80's also dabbled in jazz composition, and actually wrote the song Minawa on this record. This was before he became president, liberated Guinea, and became a horrible dictator. Also, Hugh was married to Miriam Makeba (I've reviewed one of her albums on here already), the powerhouse singer from South Africa for a short time, and was good friends with Harry Belafonte and Fela Kuti. Overall, an interesting listen today. I didn't hate it, but it isn't something I would rush to turn on or listen to again. Unlike Fela and Miriam's music, this just didn't pull me in. Maybe it was the absence of lyrics (even lyrics I don't understand are better than instrumentals, and especially jazz instrumentals), maybe the run time was too long, causing me to loose focus, or maybe I just really fucking hate trumpets. If it was playing, I wouldn't switch it off, but I also wouldn't actively seek it out either. Favourite songs: Inner Crisis, Ingoo Pow-Pow (Children's Song), Maseru, Part of a Whole, Nomali Least favourite songs: Unhome 3/5

3+

a nice jazz album most of the songs don't stand out but Maseru is a cool 3.5

4th May 2023 Listened on the Friday while still trying to catch up with everything this week. Was in NBH and at UKTV today, out for Japanese with Mum and Dad in the evening. Love the piano work, it's very warm and playful and brings the jazz together.

Pretty good, much better than some of the other 'background music' that has been on this list.

It was a nice enough listen but unfortunately due to my complete lack of knowledge of the genre all I can really say is it was a nice enough jazz album. As a genre I don't really know when I'd ever stick something like this on. But that's just personally me

Tricky one. I like the general groove but the tone of a trumpet can put me on edge.

Smooooooth Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. 3/5

Nice jazz record. Didn’t enjoy every song but there were some good ones in there.

This mofo looks cool as hell on the cover. It's a long ass high quality jazz album. Feels like a great soundtrack to have on in the background but every now and then will come to the forefront and capture your attention.

Jazz with funky bass grooves

Pretty varied record, really enjoyed the electric piano sound on a few of the tracks. I think 10 minute long instrumental jazz is always going to struggle to not sound like background music to me.

Alright

Me gustó y no es como que encuentre algo malo en él, pero no tengo muy claro algún punto de comparación para poder calificarlo

I think you need to be informed and understand jazz music to fully appreciate this album. It sounds a lot like other jazz albums to me, so it doesn't necessarily stand out. So for me, it's not an album I would listen to again because it does not feel like a "must" album.

First half of the album is great. Second half not that much of a great; just good. Although the last track is masterpiece. Very "chillazz" album...

Good background music

Right in the middle, good music but not for me !

When its tight its tight. But its not always. Too much of a good thing

Fun jazz.

Highlights: "Inner Crisis," "Ingoo Pow-Pow" It seems like the main contribution of this album historically is for a genuine South African voice to respond to or participate in Pan-African, Afrofuturist, and Diasporic thinking in American music. Which is great! Just not strictly musical. More cynically, the reason it appears on our list seems to be its production polish to rough free jazz precedents and a boon to music industry cult of personality. It's hard to dig up Masekala's influences or work with any jazz greats on Wikis for his albums, but pull up the man's Wiki bio and -- oh look! The Byrds had him play with them when Mandela was in the news! Paul Simon collaborated with him after his success with Graceland! Hm! There are many different styles of jazz here; I regret abusing the term "survey" when I need it here, and I might just be parading my ignorance in this review. But thinking of Masekala's seeming influences, the exploration of harsh timbres, the group improv, the Afro-Cuban forays, the variety of instrumental textures while sticking to small ensemble... Pharoah Sanders had put out several albums already; Charles Mingus and Sun Ra had both released over twenty albums; Dizzy Gillespie had popularized Afro-Cuban jazz stateside twenty years ago. It's a decent album. "Ingoo Pow-Pow" feels like a strong cliffhanger of a closer, and "Inner Crisis" has aged well. The production is also way better than most Sun Ra; Masekala's pop jazz background has helped make his influences more digestible. This is more of a meta-criticism again. Why is Mingus the only one with an album here? And it's 1963's "Black Saint." Not "Oh Yeah." "Let My Children Hear Music" was right alongside Masekala in January 1972. Frustrating.

This was a pleasant album to listen to whilst reading 3*

Electric co.pany music

Good Afrobeat, a bit long form

Cool enough. Maybe not the right day for me to be listening to this.

It was good all the way through but not interesting all the way through. A decent record.

Good, but not my thing

3/5. A fairly good jazz album. Some songs slap including the first one. Some are okay. Decent overall.

Jazz gets way too intense for me sometimes

Love the energy in track one. Great start to an album! He's got a nice sound and tone for this style of playing. Not to say that he isn't dynamic because he definitely is, but there is a prevailing tone that he has that really cuts through the mix. It's got an edge to it- almost like a guitar that has just a little bit of distortion on it. Can be heard well on "The Big Apple", which I think is cool. There are many variables in music creation and I'm hoping that this harsher edgier tone is depicting a wintry New York City day. Solid 3/5 for me.

Cool background music. Felt like I'd probably enjoy it more if I focused on it but still was enjoyable only sort of half paying attention. Reminded me of The 5th Dimension in some ways, not sure if they ever collaborated but it would have been a great match if they did. 3.5 stars

Piano jazz

This is the type of music I like to listen to, but my kids ask 'is this jazz!', followed by 'can we listen to anything else'.

Right amount of jazz for today's purposes.

love Hugh

Not bad

Jazz, but in a lively tuneful accessible way. Great listen. Will not be on repeat but glad I heard it.

Pretty good, just too long.

Enjoyed this. Is it rude to call it background music? I mean it in the best possible way, had it on in the evening whilst pottering about - emptying the dishwasher has never been so groovy.

Ok

Not my usual jam, but the album had a few really good tracks and nothing particularly bad. Felt like I should be in a smokey room sipping whiskey in a suit.

Good instrumental album

Not bad but long

I'll be honest, I didn't get through the whole thing. It is Jazz. Good jazz, I think, but still. Good to cook dinner to?

Pretty good stuff tbh, but something I'd have to be in the mood for. Probably not going to revisit, but you never know 🤷

Dygtig, no double about it, men ikke lige mig...

Jazz. Ni fu ni fa.

Jazz, Afrobeat

I enjoyed parts of this but other bits got a bit boring

T3B 1. Part Of A Whole 2. The Big Apple 3. Blues For Huey

Ok jazz.

Not a bad listen, but not entirely grabbing either – I question why such a run-of-the-mill jazz LP made it on the list at the expense of others. Definitely could've used some cuts to the runtime too, as it did tend to drag on and could've been much more concise.

Fun album to listen to while on a long walk

Cool new discovery! Had a hard time listening at one time, but enjoyed the whole thing. Would go back to a few songs.

Now this one was different, rather jazzy, kinda like lift music. But I liked it. Towards the end of the album i was kinda getting bored of the Jazz. 3.8 / 5

A very good jazz album.

Very good jazz

Not my type of music but still pretty good.

Wasn't really familiar with Masekela, so new to me. It's a bit tame though Part of a Whole, Maseru and Big Apple are decent.

Sure. I liked it. It’s some trumpet jazz.

3.5 Eat your heart out, Bill Evans - It's another jazz record, and I really think this is probably this has been the most fun and interesting one yet. There was enough variety on this record where I was able to keep mostly engaged for the 76 minute runtime. That being said, while I liked the jazz albums we've had so far, I haven't loved them, and I think I'm learning the genre is probably never gonna be an all-time favorite of mine - I really don't anticipate any of these albums getting a 4 or higher from me. I don't know how likely it is I consciously put on a jazz record, but if I do pick one, I could see it being this one. Favorite songs: Can't really remember, but I think I liked Big Apple and Maesha

Nice Jazz

Some songs were baby making music. For the most part, I enjoyed the jazz. Songs were a little long but overall didn’t hate the music.

Generator been on a jazz kick lately. I liked inner crisis and blues for Huey

Good jazz fusion but it's too damn long. I completely lost interest along the way but it's still quality music.

Great jazz album. Nothing exceptional, but you can tell it's good stuff. It's a little bit too long though.

If it was 45 min, I would have gave 4 stars. great jazz album but too long.

It's a great jazz album I had never heard of before. I'm glad I discovered it, it had really strong parts. Sadly, these beautiful moments are distributed sporadically on an album, once again, too long and samey.

One of the best Jazz albums I've heard on this list. Really Really enjoyed it. 3.5

Nice enough. But I'm not inthis space yet

Pretty solid.

pleasant jazz, my kids think it sounds like a Peanuts soundtrack

Like other jazz albums, nice to hear but not really fair to compare against popular music so just a standard 3 from me

Hard to rate. Not bad not great.

Soulowy jazz z 72, od postaci o ktorej wczesniej nie slyszalem, a jednak brzmiacej jak cos co dobrze znam, Hugh Masekela jest trebaczem z RPA, ktory jest okreslany ojcem poludniowoafrykanskiego jazzu, co nie dziwi patrzac na dziesiatki albumow ktore wydal w ciagu zycia, na Home Is Where The Music Is gra w piecoosobowym skladzie, gdzie obok trumpeta mozna uslyszec jeszcze klawisze pianinowe lub tez bardziej elektryczne, altowa saksa, gitara basowa i drumsami, wiec setup ciekawy, a jeszcze ciekawsze jest to jak on brzmi, bo niekotre traki brzmia wrecz davisowo z coolowego okresu, wiec afrobeat ktorym jest epitetem uzywanym do okreslania tego albumu czuje sie glownie na zamykajacym ingoo pow-pow, za sprawa wokali, jedynych na 76 minutach calego longpleja, wiec plej byl dosc spory, ale na tyle coolowy, ze sie nie dluzy, z tych 10 utworow najbardziej przemawia do mnie najdluzsza kompozycja albumu, Maesha, autorstwa Caiphusa Semenya, ktory jest odpowiedzialny za wiekszosc utworow na tym krazku, a rowniez jego produkcje, rowniez muzyk z korzeniami w poludniowej afryce, ktory zrobil kariere na zachodzie, bardziej jako kompozytor i producent jak w tym wypadku, anizeli artysta solowy, chociaz jak slucham teraz to okreslenie tego krazka jedynie jako coolowego jazzowania nie oddawaloby tego jak potrafia sie zmieniac te utwory, ktore oscyluja w graniach okolo 9 minut, wiec jest to czas w ktorym piosenka potrafi zrobic prawdziwy rollercoster brzmieniowy, zwlaszcza z tak zywym trebaczem, na plejke leci wspomniana Maesha, chyba wspomniana, bo tytul przywodzi na mysl bardziej zenskie niz meskie skojarzenia, no i soul jakos zawsze mial dla mnie skojarzenia z pieknymi kobietami, wiec ta plyta nie jest tutaj wyjatkiem

This album is the bees knees of jazz. When I want to here jazz, I’m coming here.

Sal's dad! I'm not usually a big fan of jazz but this guy has very obvious chops.

Enjoyed Part of a Whole and some of the more up tempo songs.

This falls into the category of "I don't know enough about jazz to know how good it is." I enjoyed it.

Pleasant enough jazz

If I get many more Jazz albums, my coworkers are going to start buying me mugs that say "I <3 Jazz" and then I'm going to have to use them at work and it's going to become a whole thing and I have 18 more years until I can retire and I don't think I can keep it up that long. This album sounds like the official soundtrack to having a nice lunch with Grandma at the restaurant inside of Lazarus.

I'm not a huge fan of jazz most of the time, but I found this to be surprisingly enjoyable to listen to. Trading in "big band" jazz sounds for a more low-key, instrumental sound made this a nice, easy listen. There was some very beautiful piano work in here, as well.

Funky jazz, some nice trumpet, bass and piano playing

2.9

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz.

Ya like jazz???? Its alright. Not really into 10 minutes solos of any type.

I mean...I enjoyed it somewhat. Definitely had a fun groove to it, and the perfect thing to listen to on a lazy Sunday while doing other things: Chores, going for a walk, etc. But I didn't find it super exciting or unexpected, to be honest. It reminds me a bit of the music that's used as a filler in sitcoms, at least for the first half of the album. That shifts a bit to a much stronger second half, and I don't doubt the artist's overall talent, but I only found this one to be enjoyable to a limit. Love jazz, though. Definitely would enjoy a re-listen, at least a bit.

C'est cool en musique de fond. Aussi beau titre d'album

sympathique mais bon ça s'éternise un ptit peu

I am going middle of the road on this (I'd say3.5 but stuck with whole numbers); love a couple of tracks for sure, and I imagine hearing a lot of this live would up the score but there are a few that stick around for too long for my tastes and then there are some that are amazing, succinct and just perfect listening. Still glad to have found tracks like Inner Crisis, Blues for Huey. Part of a Whole and Maesha are all on my recommend list.

Not a jazzer, but I can dig this man.

It was okay to listen too, not going to make regular rotation

I like this vibe

This is the guy who does "Grazing in the Grass." Fairly traditional, nothing noteworthy or extraordinary here, but he's a skilled jazz player, and I enjoyed the pieces despite the overall length.

Heard this jazz album for the first time - I did not like every song, but when it's good it's very good.

Er langt jazz album udelukkende instrumentalt, men fokus på trompet. Bliver kor langt og for kedeligt og mangler noget sjæl. Også lidt for bopper til min smag

On one side, easy to enjoy and listen to. On another, I just think I don't "get" Jazz.

I can see why it's on the list. This is cohesive jazz that makes sense. Easy instrumental listen.

Generally, a lot of interesting jazzy stuff. Good for background music, but the songs were really really long and it kind of fell off at the end.

An interesting album with some less experimental jazz that was largely enjoyable.

A lot of Jazz

Pretty good. Jazz is still not my favourite genre, but the African influence was clear to hear and very enjoyable. I didn't pick up the names of any songs, so don't know which were my favourite, other than ingoo pow pow (children's song), which was great

круто, круто, круто, круто, не очень круто, круто

This was fine, I don't get Jazz really so if you asked me why this was better than any of the other Jazz I had, I wouldn't have an answer

I liked the variation between tracks. I also like a certain amount of "lazy" playing on the brass, where the squeaky sound adds character. I did think it was used a little excessively in this case, sometimes sounding more like goose calling than music.

A little too much jazz for one listen. No lyrics make for a long listen

Nice for background, didn't capture me actively but didn't drive me away

I like jazz but it's not my favorite

Nice 80s jazz sound

It was an okay listen but not likely to repeat it.

The most straightforward of the jazz albums thus far, striking in comparison to Bitches Brew. Great soundtrack for a city walk, and surprising tribal beats to close

It's nice, but there are more interesting Jazz offerings for me out there.

Not heard this before, nice background sounds though didn't stick in the memory

Some albums need more than a day to appreciate them. Hadn't heard of Hugh Masekela or this album before. Without a doubt he's highly talented. Good vibes. From my one-time listening, it felt like good background music, to work or walk to, or sitting in a coffee shop. "Where's my frappuccino damnit?!"

Jazz club

alright jazz album, i dont get jazz so just not for me

Me gustó para ir subiendo en un elevador interminable

6/10. Pleasant, but dull

Pretty solid jazz fusion, if a little standard for the era IMO. However, there are some lovely standout tracks on here (see: "Inner Crisis"). Tier: B-

Solidia

Peaceful. As always, jazz puts me in a fall and winter mood. Some impressive trumpeting on here. Favorite track: "Inner Crisis"

I actually really enjoyed this one. Big city jazz for sure!

Solid jazz. Precursor to smooth jazz?

Some of it was a bit too slow to me. Got the best and the worst of the genre in my opinion. 2,5 right in the middle

I'm a jazz fan and was excited because I've never heard of this artist or the album. Cool trivia that he played on some early Byrds and Simon and Garfunkel and also toured with Paul Simon on the Graceland tour. This album however is not really an exceptional jazz album. My favorite track was the last one "Ingoo Pow-Pow" and it was a pleasant listen but apart from some historical significance I can't really see why this would be on the list.

Some of these tracks are what I called "rainy day" jazz...which I really like. But even the tracks that aren't my cup of tea are brilliantly played and arranged.

afro-jazz. I didn't expect to like this one much, as I absolutely HATED Bitches Brew, the first Jazz album i had listened to. But I ended up kinda liking it. "Part of a Whole" was really good! "The Big Apple" had a cool theme as well.

The first two numbers are languid, straight-ahead. There's life in the solos, but at ten minutes each my ears start to look for more explicit compositional variety. The Big Apple is much more sparse, with less virtuosity but more counterpoint. The following minutes of music, up to Inner Crisis, are largely similar. There's more space, which I enjoy, but little that's head-turning (the bass emerging at points is the exception). In Crisis, we get some organ on the surface of the texture. Next, the drums get a moment. Still, the percussion is pretty traditional for jazz, and I'm left searching for the advertised Afrobeat. Maesha is the record's crowning achievement, its thematic statement proceeding like something through-composed for jazz orchestra, huge and magnificent. But the organ asserts its freedom once again. The bass tone is as good as it gets, especially as the instrument slides and tries to scream for joy. There's opening-track-quality horn playing, though for far less time. The theme returns in religious bombast. And in the finale we get percussive and vocal variety. The bulk of the music here is not quite to my taste, though the playing is always good. The high points are excellent, but diminished somewhat by the runtime.

jazzy. lots of trumpet

Jazz, good bg music

Very soothing.

Really nice album to listen to.

Didn't get the chance to fully make it through this one - defaults to a 3, I liked what I heard

Before listening to this album I looked it up and was excited that it was described as afrobeat jazz but definitely didn't hear much afrobeat in there. Nice improvisation on the trumpet and really like the richness of the doubled parts, but it doesn't feel that groundbreaking compared to other jazz albums. I'm going to predict that at least one other person's review will describe it as "background music".

Very nice jazz record. Has some great songs, such as "Blue for Huey", but, overall, I think it is a bit too long.

Some nice jazz

Pretty good jazz!

Helt sjukt långa låtar... orkade inte lyssna på fler än 2,5 stycken —> 3/5

My first time in Jo’Burg was just after Apartheid ended. I went out to watch live African jazz. I quite like Hugh. Great easy listening African jazz.

Ambiental

Chill, a bit long winded but I like it.

Un álbum para que tú vida tenga un soundtrack

Amazing musicians on this album, very cool vibes. Jazz trumpet grates on me after a while tho. 6.5/10

Enjoyed this album. Made a journey on the tube and underground a lot more tranquil

First time I’ve enjoyed a jazz album I’d say. Was nice to have in the background.

5.5

Eccentric, early-70s fusion jazz/funk with a healthy dose of blues mixed in. Similar to Herbie Handcock with some very abstract solos, but still a good listen if you're in the mood for jazz that doesn't play by the rules. Also has relatively long songs, on average, since the album is 1hr 16min with only 10 songs. Overall a good listen.

good for ambiance/rainy day

I liked this, but when tracks from some of his other albums came up after this one I found that I liked them more. There was a little more funk to them.

I’m in between a three and a four here, but I’ll stick with a three for this one right now. Love some jazz though, good times

Average Jazz

Ближе к 4. ВЫпринцпе прикольно звучит относильно

Pretty decent jazz. 6/10

7.5

Mmmm jazz. Not my style but had some good songs, trailed a little near the end

Some nice modern jazz

Songs that made me look and ask "what's the name of this one?" The Big Apple Maseru - great piano section w/ double stops & uptempo baseline starting around 4:00 Inner Crisis - great groove Maesha Not a bad album overall, worthy of another listen - particularly the first half where I was a bit distracted. The last song can be skipped, though

Really enjoy working to this album, but I don't think I could sit down and listen to it directly. Apparently this dude ended apartheid with these jams. what have you done with your tuba. -Favorite cuts: Part of a Whole, The Big Apple, Nomali

Excellent musicianship. Truly great playing. Great for background music, or live music, but not something I could listen to continuously for the full album length.

Groovey Blues

Not bad. Lots of sax and piano, no vocals aside from final track

fun jazz time woooo

3 and 1/2

I love this soulful jazz but too many freestyle riffs wreck what is a mostly cohesive record

There were parts I really dug (mostly the trumpet) and parts I really didn't (mostly the alto sax). Some good grooves here. Best track: Maseru

Really beautiful in parts, a little long

5/22 Really good jazz. Standout Tracks: Part of a Whole, Minawa, Unhome, Inner Crisis

Ahhh it's jazz, what can I say? Not a huge fan but I can appreciate the effort that goes into it. And there were a few songs here I actually enjoyed! Too long though, didn't need to be over an hour. 3/5.

Nope. I didn’t enjoy this jazz.

Keine Textzeilen Nach erster Recherche ein beeindruckender Mensch, der viel in der Welt, aber vor allem auch auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent unterwegs war und dort seine Spuren hinterlassen hat. Wohl auch eine wichtige Stimme gegen die Apartheid. Musikalisch sagt mir das aber leider gar nicht zu. Das Trompetenspiel ist bestimmt besonders, der Rest ist mir einfach zu repetitiv in seiner angeblichen Freiheit, wie so oft beim rein instrumentalen Jazz weicht es für mich zu sehr von Momenten des angenehmen Hörens in die Hoffnung, dass doch zumindest dieser Part jetzt mal vorbei ist. Hier bin ich dann wohl Banause Teil 2.

It jazz, not my cuppa tea

This made great background music while I cooked dinner but I don’t think it would ever make a decision to ever sit down and listen to this, it’s just too jazzy if that is a thing?

Not objectionable but I got bored and switched off after 49-od minutes

I am very new to jazz music and was expecting to be bored and for this to be more of a background music. However I found a lot of it to be super distracting and attention grabbing. I'm not sure if this is a super good thing because while the melodies caught my attention and energized me some, they did not make me feel super strongly in any way. This album was entertaining but not emotional which is how a lot of the music I familiar with and prefer usually is. I often use music to regulate emotions so I do not see myself putting this on again

Nice music, jazz isn’t for me

great musicians, a bit too long, not enough afrobeat influence

Not my style at all. It feels like a practice session rather than a finished piece of art. The notes hit too hard. I have zero interest in listening to this again. ★★

Part Of A Whole

Some tracks had some very pretty piano. Other than that, smooth jazz is pretty tough to listen to.

Nothing bad, nothing memorable

Yeah, no. I'm not classy enough to fancy me some jazz music I guess.

ei taas

Tää on taas tällasta mistä ei jymmärrä mitään.

Ihan mukavaa taustamusaa autoiluun, mutta ei tästä sillain oikein mitään mieleen jäänyt.

2.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/hugh-masekela/home-is-where-the-music-is/ I really don't care for jazz. Never have, probably never will. That said, this is not bad! Especially as long as the trumpet is not taking the foreground too much (with is of course ironic, seeing as Masekela is the trumpetist).

jazz is great but not for my playlist of lyrical songs. would definitely consider if I loved more funky ambiance songs.

tbf nie and chill for my revish

consigo ver a importância cultural, mas não é pra mim infelizmente

dios mío, tortura China, canciones de 10 minutos sin letra, solo instrumental. Pa tenerla de fondo en plan tienda va bien

No patience for fully instrumental album... Maybe another time

Nah, not my tempo

kind of unsatisfying

Can appreciate the skill, but not my jam. 2.5

4/10 He's playing the fuck outta that trumpet but overall this isn't my type of music.

El jazz no es lo mío

4/10

Good music, however not enjoying. Maybe I'm in the right atmosphere to feel the vibe.

Jazz heavy. Both the good and the bad.

Well idk didn’t quite get to me

This was my first time listening to Hugh Masekela. Some good melodies on here. But overall feels long and uninteresting. What I liked the most about this album is the piano. It has the most interesting solos and does a few incredibly wonderful intros to some of the songs, like “Minawa”, “Inner Crisis” or “Normal”. In the end, I think this is great background music, as I did get quite bored trying to give this an active listen.

Not terrible but not particularly memorable either.

Completely lost on me but would be fine in a restaurant. As an aside, how do people decide what to call instrumentals?

Ahahhhh, Build Mode on Sims. The best mode.

nicht meine liebste Richtung im Jazz

I appreciate the skill of the musicians and the anti-apartheid stance, but this is a bit bland and rambling for me. The final track, which actually sounded like it came from Africa, was the only tune to really engage me. A soft no.

Didn't care for it.

I enjoyed the vibes of some songs, but jazz just really isn’t for me.

This was okay. This is like something I would put on to just blend into the background at a chill party, and not anything I would go out of my way to listen to. I just didn't understand why it was included on this list, as it didn't seem to be special or especially notable based on my research or its overarching influence. I did think "Ingoo Pow-Wow" was a cool merging of sounds and styles.

2/5. i mags einfach nit, aber grundsätzlich is es gut i guess

Awesome jazz album

Vite lassant même si je pense que c’est objectivement bien ?

Its an okey album each song here does its own thing and has its own personality dont think i can give it more than 3 stars, I am not use to this type of jazz or use of instruments need more time and listen to a few more albums to get it

Some songs are good for background music, would never add these to my monthly playlists. First half is definitely better. Last song was the final nail in the coffin…

It's a good jazz album, but not something I'd listen to again.

Never like Masekela's sound. Can't explain why.

May god strike me dead for disliking jazz music so strongly...

Felt like perfect cafe background music

There’s parts of this I really liked and parts that were too much for me. About double the length it needs to be so probably won’t come back to this vs. other jazz albums I’ve enjoyed

The combination of keyboard, drums and trumpet on this album made me think of the incidental music on the Peanuts cartoons from the 60s and 70s. And again I understand the joy that this music brings to people. But I find it a little bit too franetic and noodling. This is especially demonstrated in the track "Blues for Huey". With the only saving grace (for me) in this track being the person who says laughingly "Call an ambulance". Its not really for me. (2.125)

It sounded like he had his band lay down a beat and he just noodled over it after hitting record.

I ended up listening to Home Is Where the Music Is almost like background music. It’s easy to listen to, but it didn’t really stay with me.

My jazz tastes are hard to pin down. While I like Maekela, I grow tired of the songs and the album. Small doses for me, I suppose.

Technically impressive, fantastic groove and vibe, proper jazz fun I just don't know I'f I'll come back to this again - it's not you, it's me

löwenzahn intro

Esta muy bien el disco pero bueno, es algo muy de nicho en el que no estoy interiorizada y termine salteando algunas canciones porque ya no me generaba nada. No creo que sea malo, simplemente no para mi. Y estoy abierta a nuevas experiencias.

nothing much, really Today's bird: idk actually and im too lazy to search

2 3/4

It’s cool, he’s certainly an excellent musician but it’s just not what I would choose to listen to.

Not really my jam.

Not my genre, but the music was very pleasant in some places. Yet another coffee shop album. The album did drag after a while.

I've never really liked Jazz much. This album was as much of a disappointment as I expected.

This album made me realize that I think trumpets can be annoying. This was fine for what it was, but a lot of the songs were just longer than was necessary. I can just personally handle jazz in small doses.

I really want to be able to enjoy jazz. I just can’t.

Voting on enjoyment only I was really just yearning for some vocals for a lot of this unfortunately. Shout out to come nice drums end of Blues for Huey though which refocused my attention which had wandered

I kinda enjoyed the last song so it was a shame it took 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to it. Took me a few attempts to get through the album. Had to stop after track 3 for an hour’s respite because it felt like I was torturing my family at dinner

Not my vibe

Take out and cantaloup island are five, other good jazz albums are 4 and this one is a solid 2+ and I the trumpets are weirdly unenjoying.

Not my thing. I’m not a jazz fan. I can see great skill on display, so 2 stars.

Not bad just a bit lost on me. And a bit long.

Nice enough but found the tracks a bit on the long and repetitive side

jazzy

No, Barry B. Benson, I do not like jazz.

Il y a des jours, dans ce projet titanesque des "1001 albums à écouter avant de clamser", où l'on s'installe confortablement, prêt à prendre une claque monumentale. Et puis, il y a les autres jours... Les jours comme aujourd'hui où l'on se heurte à un mur. Pas un mur de son abrasif, pas un mur d'incompréhension face à une œuvre d'avant-garde trop complexe ou indigeste. Non, le pire des murs : un mur de politesse absolue. Un truc tellement lisse, capitonné et propret qu'on glisse dessus sans jamais pouvoir s'y accrocher. C'est exactement l'expérience que je viens de vivre en m'envoyant Home Is Where The Music Is de Hugh Masekela, sorti en 1972. On ne va pas se mentir d'entrée de jeu, et il faut rendre à César ce qui lui appartient : ce n'est pas une purge innommable. Si je devais juger ce disque uniquement sur des critères purement cliniques, techniques ou académiques, il n'y aurait strictement rien à en redire. C'est propre, c'est même putain de propre. La production est impeccable, taillée sur mesure pour ne froisser personne. Chaque instrument est exactement à sa place, le mixage est d'une clarté absolue, les cuivres brillent sans jamais agresser le moindre tympan, et la section rythmique fait le job avec le sérieux inébranlable d'un horloger suisse. C'est du jazz, indéniablement, exécuté par des mecs qui savent lire une partition et tenir leur instrument. Mais voilà le gros, l'énorme problème en ce qui me concerne : c'est le genre de jazz qui m'emmerde profondément. J'ai juste pas accroché, pas une seule foutue seconde. Pendant toute l'écoute de ce double album, j'ai attendu. J'ai attendu l'étincelle qui allait foutre le feu aux poudres. J'ai guetté le dérapage, le moment où cette mécanique parfaitement huilée allait enfin dérailler, ne serait-ce qu'un peu, pour laisser transparaître un sentiment brut, une émotion non filtrée. Mais rien n'est venu, que dalle, le calme plat du début à la fin. Hugh Masekela est une légende, on est tous d'accord là-dessus. Le type est un monument incontestable de la musique sud-africaine. En 1972, quand cet album voit le jour, le gars est en exil. L'Apartheid fait rage dans son pays natal, il est installé à l'étranger, loin de ses racines, et il enregistre ce disque entouré de pointures absolues. Le titre lui-même, Home Is Where The Music Is, porte en lui une charge politique, une mélancolie évidente et un poids humain lourd de sens. Le concept sur le papier est fort, la démarche artistique est belle, poignante même. Mais bordel de merde, une fois que la musique démarre, où est passée l'urgence ? Où est la rage, la tristesse, la déchirure de l'exil que le titre promet ? Au lieu de la tension dramatique qu'on est en droit d'espérer d'un tel déracinement, on se retrouve englouti sous une espèce de jazz-funk-soul fusionné, tellement poli, inoffensif et arrondi aux angles qu'il en devient anesthésiant. C'est de la musique de salon haut de gamme, le genre de bande-son qu'on imaginerait très bien tourner en boucle dans le lobby d'un hôtel quatre étoiles pour hommes d'affaires fatigués en transit, ou dans une boutique de fringues hors de prix. C'est chaleureux, oui, on ne peut pas lui enlever ça. Mais c'est d'une chaleur de radiateur électrique soufflant, pas celle, brûlante et imprévisible, d'un feu de camp en pleine nuit. Je sais pertinemment que pour beaucoup de critiques de l'époque, cet album est un classique intouchable, ce qui explique sa présence dans cette foutue liste. Les pontes ont salué le groove, le savant mélange des influences africaines avec le jazz américain contemporain. Et oui, il y a du beau monde au générique : Dudu Pukwana est là au saxo, Larry Willis au piano électrique balance des accords qui fleurent bon les seventies à plein nez. Les solos de Masekela à la trompette sont, d'un point de vue purement technique, irréprochables. Il souffle avec une fluidité insolente qui force le respect. Mais le respect, les gars, ça ne suffit pas à faire un grand moment de musique. La technique sans la sueur, sans le risque, ça m'endort. Je cherche le frisson, je cherche le putain de danger. Et ici, le danger est resté sagement au vestiaire, avec son ticket bien plié dans la poche du manteau. On a constamment l'impression d'écouter une jam session entre musiciens virtuoses qui jouent en chaussons de velours, avec un verre de cognac hors d'âge à la main, sans jamais transpirer une seule goutte. Les morceaux s'étirent en longueur – certains dépassent allègrement les huit minutes – mais ils ne vont absolument nulle part. Ils tournent en rond sur un groove mid-tempo confortable, se contentant de tapisser élégamment le fond de la pièce. À aucun moment la musique ne te prend au collet, ne te bouscule pour te dire "Écoute-moi !". Et c'est exactement ça, cette absence totale de prise de risque émotionnelle, qui justifie mon misérable 2 sur 5. Attention, comprenez-moi bien : ce n'est pas la note d'un album raté, ce serait intellectuellement malhonnête de dire ça. C'est la note punitive d'un album qui m'a laissé totalement de marbre, froid comme une pierre. C'est la note de l'ennui courtois. Je préfère mille fois, un disque bancal, mal enregistré au fond d'une cave humide, mais qui crache ses poumons et qui essaie désespérément de dire quelque chose avec ses tripes, plutôt qu'une énième démonstration de savoir-faire chirurgicale, tiède et complaisante. Je respecte le parcours du bonhomme, l'histoire et le poids politique derrière l'homme. Je respecte la maîtrise absolue des musiciens présents sur ces pistes. Mais l'art, le vrai, ce qui fait que la musique nous transcende, ce n'est pas juste un concours de virtuosité ou un étalage de bon goût. C'est une connexion et là, le courant n'est jamais passé. Le câble était purement et simplement débranché. Au bout de la troisième piste, je me surprenais déjà à regarder l'heure et à penser à ma liste de courses. À la fin de l'album, j'avais instantanément oublié la première note. Aussitôt écouté, aussitôt rangé sur l'étagère, et je mets ma main à couper qu'il n'en sortira plus jamais de mon vivant. Bilan des courses : un album qui coche absolument toutes les cases du "bon goût" officiel des années 70, mais qui manque cruellement de sel, de crasse et de vie. Un coup dans l'eau magistral. On passe à la suite.

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1: Maesha 2: The Big Apple 3: Blues for Huey

Gorgeous but I'm not a jazz kind of girl...

Not really my thing

Its ok… :/ Not my favorite jazzy horny-horn album. I appreciate the trumpet talent.

I have realised that I am not the biggest Jazz fan, however this album has some sleeper hits that I cannot recommend it enough

Eh, he can play but how boring? Afrobeat? I just hear a slow piano. Expected something more engaging. This was just dull. Should have all been like the children's song at the end.

The 1001 Project continues to expand my musical horizons in multiple ways that make me think "Ok, that happened." Sloth-paced Jazz is another one to add to the list of 'not my thing'.

not my vibe

Not something I can sit down with the intent to listen to, but excellent background music for tasks around the house. Possibly a genre I need to find a more robust appreciation for.

A little noisy and “amelodic”—even for jazz, surprisingly—but still a couple stand-outs buried within.

2.5 stars I like some jazz music. I like some jazz music a lot. this album didn't do much for me. I didn't find it all that interesting. It was nice to have on in the background, I suppose. Favorite track: Minawa

Interesting and worth the background music. I don't know enough about the genre to judge, but held enough of my interest to get at least a 2.

Fine

Dnf- not a fan of jazz

it IS a Jazz Album you know

Just can’t with this. It’s probably good for what it is.

I can tell this is objectively good, I just am not a jazz lover. Certain screechy horn sounds make me feel violent.

There is only so much saxophone soloing I can take

Just a bit too jazy for me.