Home Is Where The Music Is

Didn’t get to finish the album but from what I did get to listen to I could tell you this was a masterpiece. Although not my favorite style of music I could give this a 7/10

First time listening was bored and jsut wanted to move to something else. Second and third Time over the weekend realized I felt like I was in the big city while listening. Pretty cool stuff

Cruising with the windows open on a sunny day, there ain't nothing better than this music to accompany my journeys. This is the type of jazz-esque music I love. This was the soundtrack to my weekend and it will be utilized again in the future.

The only thing better than jazz, is groove based jazz. This album jammed hard.

Pretty fun and upbeat for the genre. Femme fatale film noir smoky bar vibes.

started off really interested, but by track 3 this just became background noise for me.

Jazz Masterpiece.

A pretty good album. I liked the way some songs started out quiet and built up, like "Inner Crisis."

bravo!

Very talented but not for me. I likes the last song best.

much more pallatable than the previous jazz type album. Fine for background. Liked the lack of lyrics. Tough to scale, gonna go with 3 and bump the louis prima to a 2

I went to a university that was pretty well known for its student jazz ensemble. Many of my friends were musicians, and I had an opportunity to watch their various performances and rehearsals. I relished this time. I could get some studying done, I could support my friends, and I was treated to some fun music at the same time. Understand that these friends weren't in the #1 prestigious ensemble. I'm not sure that they ever really wanted to be. They still loved music, and they didn't want high pressure to perform to take that love away from them. This album reminds me of that. I'm not utterly blown away my the sheer art on display (re: Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert). That's not to say it's bad. Not in the least. I'm loving this album. At the same time, I'm not sure I'm going to keep coming back to this one like I would with, say, the Vince Guiraldi Trio's Charlie Brown Christmas, you know?

Always enjoy a good Jazz album.

Awesome stuff. One not as great song and one out of place but really cool

Oh great, more background music.

I enjoyed it, although after three listens I couldn’t gleam anything particularly new or exceedingly interesting about it. It faded to the background very easily for me.

Nichts für mich!

I have heard of Hugh and spree of his music - first time listening through an entire album. Very pleased! Great sound and rhythm. A treat. One of the rare "fonds" of the list so far (#153)

A lot of jazz is great and innovative. This is not. You can tell that he's starting to go down the smooth jazz path.

Never heard of this artist but I do have a feeling I have heard of his music just didn't know it was this man. First track is smooth

So beautiful and inspired, the flugelhorn/alto sax combo is so good

3.7

Pretty good, I'm glad this project is introducing me to more jazz. Also loved having this on in the background while reading.

Very good

I don't like jazz.

This album is a great reason why I’m so excited to be doing this music generator. I really enjoyed it. It was a great album to get my day started. Easy listening, calm, chill, but also very unique and stands out from a lot of the other jazz albums I have listened to. This definitely isn’t my go to type of music, but this is definitely an album I’m going to try and keep track of so I can play it again in the future.

Listened to this in the gym. I suspect that no-one else at Salford PureGym was listening to it at the same time, but maybe I'm being snobbish. It was a really interesting listen, with a good mix of quite traditional sounding 'world music', but alongside something much more recognisable as 'Western' jazz. It could have done with being a little bit less smooth for my taste, one or two of the tracks were definitely more modern feeling, and that's where my enjoyment lay.

Jazzy! I liked it but it didn't blow my mind. Ok to have in the background while working on the computer.

tolles album, habe es direkt meiner sammlung hinzugefügt!

Gut als Hintergrund, aber nicht meines

There are some really fantastic tunes on this, but it runs a little longer than it needs to. I think the perfect jazz album comes in under an hour, always, and usually under 45 minutes. But Masekela was a blind spot for me prior to this and now I feel energized to look into some of his other work, so that's exciting.

South African soul-jazz. Part of a Whole and Maesha are probably my favorites, but it's a solid collection of songs that feature afro-cuban rhythmic influences, melodic leads from the flugelhorn and alto sax, and the distinct electric piano offering a bit of american funk and soul.

nice

Awesome jazz trumpetest

Jazz makes nice background music.

Hin und wieder habe ich mit dem Kopf bei "Part of a whole" etwas mitgewippt. Ich bin kein riesiger Trompeten- bzw. Blasinstrument-Fan. Für nebenbei etwas zu komplex. Fürs aufmerksam Hören zu wenig für mich persönlich.

- Genau das, was ich nach einem hektischen Morgen gebraucht habe. Nur am hetzen gewesen und dann auch noch zur U-Bahn gerannt. Aber als ich es dann geschafft hatte, habe ich mir direkt dieses Album auf die Ohren gelegt und das hat mich echt runtergebracht! - Ich mag Jazz mit Trompete als Lead extrem gerne! Fühle mich immer sofort in einem New Yorker Jazz-Club bei Nacht - Insgesamt zu lang, als dass ich es für etwas anderes als Hingergrundmukke anschmeißen würde, aber genau dafür finde ich es perfekt! Rating: 3,25-3,5/5

- Jazzyjazzjazz - War irgendwie ein wilder Ritt. Grundsätzlich stimmungsvolles Album und ich war auch nicht genervt, konnte aber nicht wirklich trennscharf zwischen verschiedenen Stücken unterscheiden. Es fing an und war irgendwann vorbei. - Habe das Gefühl, die Rezensionen zu Jazz-Alben sind irgendwie immer gleich. Es geht um Gefühl, alle anderen Aspekte wie Texte, Melodien, Dynamik spielen überhaupt keine Rolle. Auch, weil es mir total schwer fällt, das dezidiert auszumachen. 2,5/5

Zu lange Songs, andererseits ist es hier eigentlich egal, da alles in einander verschwimmt. Ich habe es als Hintergrundmusik laufen lassen, war aber zwischendurch auch mal genervt von einigen Parts und war kurz davor zu skippen.

Sweet

background music

An excellent listen. No more comments, I just enjoyed my time overall.

A real musical journey, a good vibe.

some jazz sounds fresh and innovative but this just sounds like a lot of other jazz.

This earns a spot on my background music library but isn't something I'll seek out directly.

Tried with this album, but it couldn't hold my focus

Great expectations. I generally like music like this. It was only average though.

I’ve almost exclusively listened to contemporary Jazz for the last year. While not modern, this fit right in…

Smoother that Ron Burgundy and his Yazz Flute.

Hey, now, this is a real nice one. I hadn't heard of the artist before or heard any of his music, and this is some truly cool stuff. All the performers are outstanding, and the compositions are great. I'm re-listening to "The Big Apple" right now because the piano playing on that track is superb. Hugh Masekela's flugelhorn is amazing on this whole album.

I heard this during my lunch break... and it turned out to be the best time to listen to it; it was also the perfect album for that moment! Either way, it was really good - and keep in mind that jazz isn't really my thing :-(

It was really good. I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that the songs were really long.

And so the streak continues. The day I find a jazz album I don’t have a deep love and respect for is going to be an interesting one. It isn’t even a genre I actively listen to on my own time that much. But when I put it on and really sink into it, it hits just right. Sadly, I think I’m conditioned to look at an album like this, that I’ve never heard of, and that seems to be relatively unknown, and assume bad things. It’s a habit I’m still trying to break. But this was a pleasure to listen to. It has almost all of the things I look for in a solid jazz album. I love how long the songs. There isn’t one track that feels like it doesn’t get enough time. But they also don’t go for too long, which is nice, because this is around 75 minutes long. And the way the songs build up and down is perfect. They keep things interesting, and move from section to section very smoothly. And the band is fantastic as well. This might not have been released during the jazz golden age of the mid 20th century, so you won’t hear any big names on this. But every musician still has just as much musical prowess with their own instrument. And they each one of them gets ample time to show off their abilities. The drummer in particular has a great solo that takes up the majority of Blues for Huey. Overall, this album takes the best parts of jazz and fuses it with funk, soul and Afrocentric sounds to give it even more snap. Great stuff. Rating: 8/10

Not super into jazz.

Aight but annoying

Worthy of Miriam

Nice chill background music. Would be good study music.

This was a tedious listen for me. I just wasn’t feeling any of it, although I can appreciate the musicianship. Normally pretty into jazz, these songs just didn’t feel like they were going anywhere. Nice enough 70s sound suitable for background music in a movie or something I guess. Just not for me.

Who the fuck is Hugh Masekela?! Holy shit. I honestly didn't expect that there would be artists on here I didn't know but here we are! This is so obscure the wiki page mentions it's inclusion in 1001 Albums in the first paragraph! Soul jazz is not a genre I can say I'm familiar with. Oh shit... This shit is smoooothe. I immediately like "Part of a Whole." I love trying to contemplate how the music itself relates to the titles in jazz. I have no idea how this music equals "Part of A Whole" and maybe song titles in jazz don't always have to sound out their titles in the music. Can you imagine if this music backed Ella Fitzgerald or Amy Winehouse or the Talking Heads? Holy shit. That would be something. But I'm glad it doesn't. I'm glad it stands alone and I love that 1001 has introduced me to it. Wait what the fuck was there a duck whistle around 8:15 in "Part of a Whole?" Gettin loose at the end there. I like it. Oo Minawa is taking it down a notch. What does Minawa mean? Minawa is a beach in Wisconsin. 1 family in the US is named Minawa. It's a rail station in Japan. I'm gonna guess the rail station in Japan fits this mood. Not a bustling city station but a barely populated countryside station that picks up 5 people at 5 am to take them into the city. Minawahhhhh. The Big Apple is obviously about a large piece of fruit or New York. Probably the fruit. But really does exude a city full of life and assholes. Unhome is sad just by the title. I finished the album and loved the entire thing. I also really appreciated the production quality. Even listening in Spotify, this sounds very clean and almost like I'm in the studio. I have to check out more Hugh Masekela!

Very smooth

Part of a whole isch max groovy. The big apple findi au sehhhr vibey. Uhhh s end vo maseru isch so verspieltt und toll! Hey ganz cool? Sorry hi max müed mag nöd meh schriibe

part of a whole findi seehr groovy sehr cool. minawa isch sehr cool jazz, de hugh spielt sehr cool auf seine flugelhorn. saxophon mengmol chli flat? the big apple isch hure cool, sie so cool jazz. maseru slappt bis etz am meiste, s isch sehr geili musig zum dur s chalte züri laufe. aber finds nöd hammer. lieb d tempowechsel, immer wieder halftime und so. ah und wie s klavier amel am hugh sini melodie imitiert isch riichtig geil. boah klaviersolo am duuuregeh. inner crisis isch huere geil i like. blues for huey isch mega drumsolo time fühli sochli semi

ohja bitte ich han 9 minütigi lieder soo vermisst fart of a hole lol ich hass mich also bin eh scho nödso guet gluunt und denn chunnt wieder so 9minütige jazzscheiss und ich han mich halbe gwehrt aber gege endi vo dene 9 min han ich mier ENDLICH chönne ihgestah, wie geils isch die bridge mitem klavier isch so fucking nervös und geil gsi ja mal luege wies wiitergaht, minawa würkt scgo um einiges längsämer ok das ischmer eifach z langwilig gsi sorry ja nach unhome langets mer langsam sorry bin gad echt nöd ide stimmig ja ok ich hans cheggt du chasch trümmele ja es het sich zumene kampf entwicklet NOMAL 10 MINUTE aso will ichs erste würkli super gfunde han gits es 3

Big fan! Incredible African jazz from a pioneer of world music - do yourself a favour!

Some nice tasteful Jazz, smooth and savory.

morro, gode rytmer og jams men ikke noen stand out

My apologies to all you jazz fans that I keep giving these albums two stars. There were two songs on this album, Nomali and Maseru, that I enjoyed a bit. But I can’t imagine re-listening to this album. I knew the name Hugh Masekela through a musician named Johnny Clegg, whose music I enjoy, who named him as a major influence. So I went to check out more music by Mr. Masekela, and in fact I enjoy much of it. But the music he was making at the time of this album is not for me. I’m grateful that it made me research him more deeply to find a plenty of music that he made that I enjoy very much!

Minawa is the best song on the record. I haven't even listened to the whole record yet. I just know. Feel like I should be wearing a tiny hat and walking in a cool way down a rainy street. This record is very good.

More jazz

Why not have some fun for once? Great South African Jazz.

I hadn't hear of Hugh Masekela before. Discovering this album through the 1001 album generator has propelled me forward.

Not the most insane album i think but the vibes were immaculate 5/5

Jazz with some fantastic and sometimes magical moments. Jazz-fusion always brings interesting new sounds. While it's focus is trumpet, it's the piano that really blew me away. It reminded me of Soul the way he just floats around the keys. I gotta say some of the trumpet techniques were re-used a bunch.

I love this kind of jazz. It reminds me of early Miles and Herbie electric jazz.

Jazz is not made for me. First song was good after I lost interest.

I enjoy Jazz so this was a treat for me

Great album, can't believe I've never heard it before! Easier to separate into in two discs, since it's hard going in one continuous listen.

Beautiful music in a range of Jazz styles. I was expecting more African influencd music from other Hugh Masakela music I've heard. The musicianship is outstanding and an album I didn't know. I will definitely be returning to it on lazy Sundays and late evenings x

I'm not really a jazz person. That said, jazz is objectively always good, and this made me feel like playing the Sims 1. 4/5

🎺🎺🎺 I'm a sucker for jazz but this one was particularly great!

The kind of jazz I like, it's full of life

It's jazzy. It's enjoyable. Not sure of the historical context here. Nothing seems to be groundbreaking...but yea. Pour a hi ball and enjoy.

Solid jazz for work.

I’m not very into the jazz scene so I have not heard of this album before. It is effective as background music but I don’t think I will listen again.

Pretty good

This is the first instrumental album I've been assigned and it is a joy. Lush electric organs, tight drums, and of course the horns are fresh and buoyant. I love that the album closes with the only vocals and that it's on a track secondary titled "A Children's Song." Sort of an encouragement to approach music and life with a child's heart and joy. This one is going to take a few listens since I'm not as used to writing about Jazz, but it's an easy 4 stars for skill and musicianship alone. "Maseru," "Nomali," and the opener "Part of a Whole" were standout tracks.

A marvel of Jazzy adventure from beginning to an end. An album that feels mellow, yet catches you with blasting walls of sound when you are least expecting them. Pretty wonderful, pretty calm

Solid jazz

Listen at 26/02/2024

A little too old-school jazz. Ok for background but not one to focus listening ear.

Easy listening. Enjoyable.

Date night, background, bottle of wine, jazz music. I dig it!

Good album.

3.3 stars rounded down.

solid jazz record. he did his thing onthis bih

This was a great jazz album. Cool to hear music from different parts of the world (South Africa here) and their influence on the greater jazz genre. I liked this! Four stars.

This is fantastic jazz. one of the most enjoyable jazz albums I've ever listened to. It grooved throughout. My only complaint is that one song has a drum solo and I dont like drum solos. But other than that, 5 stars

Cool, I listened to it while doing stuff at home and it made me smile multiple times. Really nice atmosphere

If you don’t like this, then I’m sorry but you don’t like Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela.

Made for excellent background music while reading my book club book (Verity) on the green line

Ya like jazz?

a really enjoyable, chill "soft" jazz album. i really enjoyed the vibe of this one. i don't know if i would consider this album mind blowing in any capacity but it was certainly a nice album to listen to at the office on a friday after a long week. i found it to be pretty zen-like. nice stuff

I really like the uptempo tracks. This is some absolutely stanky jazz and when it hits its stride it just infects you with the groove. I love the improv work, primarily because them are some talented musicians. There is an amble mixture of tones and instruments, and the composition of the songs is so widely varied that it creates some excellent area for exploration. Exciting, groovy, tasty jazz.

Not my cup of Jazz

First Jazz album I can say I can say I ever listened to all the way through.

nice cool jazz, a little too raucous for working or reading background though.

Very nice jazz album! Easy to listen to and/or have on in the background.

Jazz

I knew this was a 5/5 after just the first two tracks! Minawa is perhaps the most beautiful jazz recording I've ever heard. This is an amazing album! Inner Crisis is so funky. GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!!

Nice jazz

Trumpet masterclass

Incredibly creative jazz project with world influences that translates into a highly creative and mesmerizing project

Jazz was never my bag but this is enjoyable and very accomplished

Jazzzzzz. Great background, cuz I just cant listen to Jazz instrumentals all by themselves

I don't normally like jazz but this is a fuckin viiiibe.

A bit Maynard Ferguson, a bit dated and a bit good

Didn't mind this, but not a big jazz person

Sophisticated and fun!

fabulous southern african jazz

I've been seeking more Jazz artists to listen to and Hugh Masekela is a refreshing and interesting choice. This album was relaxing and an excellent background soundtrack to my day. Smooth, without being too slick. Will definitely listen to more from Masekela and a repeated spin of, Home Is Where... will happen soon!

I love Hugh Masekela. and this album has a few of his standards on it. Flugel horn has such a beautiful sound.

Really solid jazz fusion. Bro was absolutely shredding that trumpet

the album almost blends into one ~☆

hey pretty good!

Wow this was a delight. Every bit of it. What’s that he’s whaling on in track two, Flugelhorn? Rad. I was told he was part of the Graceland tour. Too cool for that if you ask me!

Absolutely love this. It's like a mix between Miles Davis and Fela Kuti.

2.5

This is not a genre I go to much, but unlike some of the other genres I hate on, this one actually sounds good. I will just rarely pop on Home is where the music is. If I wanted jazz trumpet for sure, but I never really crave that. 3 out of respect

More evidence that I guess I just really don’t understand jazz. This one did not create quite the cacophony that others have, and I didn’t find it unpleasant. It just didn’t spark my interest either.

So talented, highlights for me were the amazing horns and piano, but felt mostly like background music. Seemed a little too long for me as my attention faded and nothing seemed to pull me back in. Unpretentious album cover, sets up perfectly what you will get.

i can appreciate the talent, but it wasn't really all that enjoyable for me to listen to.

while listening to this, i realized that i don't really know how to evaluate jazz music. it was pleasant enough to listen to but since i had it on in the background while working, I'm sure i missed some important moments. the kinds of moments where people would politely clap afterward and i would jump in late to clap too since i didn't want to seem rude. anyway i think this is good and like, technically proficient, but maybe not for me. uhhh three stars? sorry y'all /shrug favorites: part of a whole, minawa, maseru

Good album. I was thinking a 3 but I reckon it’s more of a 4. Good album following a pretty bad one imo. Day 21.

A great Jazz Album that you can easily listen on repeat

I had heard of Hugh Masekela, and my public radio station in Eugene used to play him some, but I'd never sat down to listen to numerous songs of his in one sitting. I love this album!

Pretty good instrumental Jazz.

Jazz...all the notes played at the same time

Standard good jazzy music

The two complaints I have always had about jazz music are nonexistent on this album. All of the tracks have their own distinct sound and none of them overstay their welcome. This might be jazz in its purest form.

not my vibe. I have decided I don't like Jazz

I don't normally sit down and listen to a jazz album, but the weather has been rainy around here lately and this feels fitting. I'll say that I did enjoy listening to this, I don't have enough experience with the genre to comfortably rate the album, but as far as my enjoyment went? I'd put this on in the background of a rainy day again.

6.5/ 10 Song 2 is amazing. Great album

Boring. He kind of threw in some Afrobeat stuff to make it less straight jazz, but...yeah. Jazz.

Vibey 4or5/5

Great album. Nice jazz to listen to and relax. Loved it!

This kind of jazz just feels like wallpaper to me. It's pleasant but that's all I can say.

Effortlessly cool blend of jazz and Afro beat that fills an entire double album without pausing for breath. Some funky uptempo beats mixed with some slower tracks for variety. Excellent listening.

I did not know Hugh Masekela before. Glad I discovered this artist! Great jazz, very funky, not a bit boring: even the chill tracks have insane trumpet parts. First time I'm going to give 5 stars to an album I did not know before, and it's worth it!

Nice jazz album. Easy to listen, yet not boring.

Was happy to have this one pop up, I am not familiar enough with this legend.

•Not owned: Streaming •Pretty straightforward Afrobeat album that is at times a solo-fest, others a display of a tight rhythm section. •3.5/5

Houd meteen al van dit album na nog maar 10 seconden luisteren. Goeie jazz man

Jazz mit Trompete

Nice Jazz album. Great for background music.

It’s jazz

Album 301 of 1001 Hugh Masekela - Home Is Where The Music Is Rating : 3.5 / 5 Enjoyed listening to this. Very relaxing, mellow jazz. Fine background music for going about your day.

Nice jazzzzz

Guter Jazz, teilweise sehr wild, mit viel Trompete

Super good my dudes.

Meh. Not my bag.

Straight good listening Jazz with afrobeats from the early 70's.

Not a big Jazz fan. Some great drumming very Bonham almost. Loved the sax as well. Almost a Motown kinda jazz.

i'd study to this. too long though.

Damn! I thought I was pretty hip with all the jazz greats but had never heard of Hugh. What a wonderful album! I’ll be looking for this next time I go digging through crates at the local vinyl mecca, as well as exploring his discography

Good! Instrumentals

It's beautifully played jazz, but I can't say I was moved by it. Glad I heard it though.

Not feeling this one

Very smooth and wonderful compositions. The pieces flow smoothly together to create a cohesive idea. Production is phenomenal, and the mix is perfect. Everything in its right place. This is my kind of music.

Cool

It was nice to listen to. Something different I have not heard. Not quite my taste but it was OK.

3.5

Very cool

Good, but not my thing

Best Song: Part Of A Whole. An upbeat start to the album that left me with unmet expectations for the rest. Worst Song: Unhome. Sometimes jazz can be just too jazzy, you know? And this was really jazzy. Overall: It's not altogether unpleasant, nor is it particularly interesting to me. Maybe it's great for all those jazzheads out there, but I find it difficult to discern what makes this album more worthy of praise than any modern jazz record. The opacity of the genre makes things difficult for me. That being said, I'd throw it on in the background if I needed to appear sophisticated, and I wouldn't be hating it the whole time.

It was fine. I don't really have the vocabulary to appreciate jazz.

Not a big jazz guy but this was pretty good.

More Jazz. Eh, thanks. Didn’t suck.

Some nice Jazz

Engaging jazz. Not normally my "thing", but Hugh Masekela and the musicians together on this album make it work!

This is a nice straight ahead jazz record with influences of the 70's pushing into a new direction without being some fusion sound exploration nonsense.

Mild noodles.

jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Nice background jazz

Would listen again. The Chisa years comp was good also

good clean jazz... 3-4 stars

Some of the best jazz music I've ever heard. Really unique sound, great walking around kind of music. That man can make an instrument cry.

I liked it.

Love this. Capital-C Coooool. Smooth and artful jazz that plays with a diverse palette of styles, with a high level of musicianship. Fave Songs: Nomali, Maesha, Maseru, Minawa, Inner Crisis, The Big Apple

Album # 2. I am not a fan of Jazz so this album was filler music while I conducted my work. Obviously he is using a lot of percussions and brass instruments and thus some of it reminded me of the band Chicago. It was nice to have on in the background on a low volume but not my cup of tea

Bonita instrumental

Long as shit. Good though.

Superb …

Jazz, Afrobeat.

Good background music while working.

I can never truly appreciate jazz. The discordance they so love gives me headaches.

Leider finde ich keinen Zugang zu Jazz. Sonst wäre das eine tolle Scheibe

I enjoyed this, though it did not grab my attention overall.

El groove inicial me ha sorprendido para bien y cuando se centra en eso y melodía es realmente agradable. Pero en cuanto hace "jazz things" (canciones eternas, solos de virtuosismo turrero...) me cansa instantaneamente.

I had never heard of this artis before and I very much enjoyed it. Interesting trivia was he was married to Miriam Makeba. This was a long album so I need to listen more but 4 stars because I can’t wait to listen again.

A nice album. I have previously found the music of Hugh Masekela to be a little bit 'hard going', if you know what I mean by that. However, this album was very easy to listen to.

Such a pleasant album and easy to get lost in. I like jazz even though I don't usually listen to it - this is an album I'll play again.

bas mi se svida, opustajuce! Slusat cu dok buden radila/ucila

Definitely a cool change of pace for me. I've been getting more into jazz, and this was a good album to clean the house to.

Jazz.

nisam ocekivala da su pjesme tak duge pa sam tijekom prve mislila kak su to tri razlicite koje zvuce isto i postala ljuta kak je sve dosadno i isto my bad, ups...

Chill, super za učenje

Jako dobro, pogotovo jer inače ne slušam jazz - ugodno iznenađenje!!

Bas mi je dobar, ali mi nije bio vibe jucer tokom dana nikako za slusati jazz tako da cu mu se morati vratiti neki drugi put

Nice vibey jazz album with driving afrobeat rhythms and the occasional burst of bombastic horns. I put it on while distracted with other tasks and found myself getting lost in the songs more than once.

South African jazz . A few nice tunes. Probably 4 out of the ten are good. Some filler (77 minutes is long). Better than I expected. 4 stars

A good record with some nice tracks however there are earlier and later records of his that I prefer overall to this one, specifically ‘The Boys Doin’ It’ on Casablanca records from a few years later

Amazing horn playing. Never heard him before!

jazz

chill and nutritious. really enjoyable

Really good. Jazz!

I still know so very little about jazz. I’ve never heard of Hugh Masekela before, but this record makes me want to look into more of his work. This record has a lot of good slow jams that I personally love. Despite the slow beat nature of this record, there’s still plenty of good improvisation work going on.

Not my cup of tea

Ich würde sagen Barjazz. Habe ich beim langen Lauf gehört und wunderte mich, dass das Gejaule gar nicht aufhört. 72 Minuten ist das schon schwer zu ertragen. Für Liebhaber sicher super.

Jazz. Nun gut. Immerhin einer der melodischeren und harmonischeren Art.

I had never listened to any song of his other than “Grazing…”glad to have the chance to explore more and learn about his life.

Not a jazz fan but this wasn't too bad. I would not seek out jazz on my own, so it was good to get out of my comfort zone.

Beautiful jazz with a wonderful marriage of electronic and horn instruments. Really great background music while working/studying. Gives good energy throughout but also has calmer/relaxing moments. Particular highlights: Maseru, Part of a Whole, Inner Crisis Overall very enjoyable, but not my favorite jazz. 3/5

Great work music

Oh! I really enjoyed this... Also realized that he wrote one of my favorite songs on the Amandala! soundtrack. The kids didn't even complain.

Vraiment, vraiment, j'essaye, mais le jazz c'est pas mon truc

Really solid jazz record with a ton of quirks. A lot of the jazz records I hear have one central guy who plays one instrument that all the songs are built around, and this feels like that on the song level instead of the whole album's level. Really cool collection of skills. Favorites were Part of a Whole, Minawa, and Maseru

Rating: 7.5/10 Very good jazz album. Really enjoyed the trumpet and piano throughout, there were a lot of nice melodies. The afrobeat influence throughout this album was a nice touch as well, definitely makes this stand out a bit more than a stereotypical jazz album. The album is a bit too long but still very pleasant and enjoyable to listen to. Favorite songs: Part Of A Whole, The Big Apple, Maseru, Inner Crisis, Nomali, Maesha. Worst song: Unhome.

Low key, vibing at home getting shit done kind of tunes. Dig

A perfectly fine chill ambiance album. The jazz isn't really my thing, but I can respect the sheer skill involved in all of this technical playing.

Simply stunning. The musicianship and composition are perfect. The blend of spiritual jazz, hard bop and African sounds is infectious.

Beautiful jazz, not my cup of tea

Fantastic album. Great beats, melodies and accompaniment. 4/5!

Great background music

Not my style but understand why it is considered a quality album.

Superb Jazz Album

No. 85/1001 Part Of A Whole 2/5 Minawa 2/5 Big Apple 3/5 Unhome 3/5 Maseru 3/5 Inner Crisis 2/5 Blues For Huey 3/5 Nomali 3/5 Maesha 3/5 Ingoo Pow-Pow 3/5 Average: 2,7 This a good jazz album. Just not something I would listen for fun.

That was an absolutely enjoyable and groovy listen through. It was acrobat with a Miles Davis/ John Coltrane buzz to it.

Entertaining, but long and a bit boring.

This is really good

Best Songs: Maseru Listen Again: Sure

Nice background music

Jazz

Relaxing

Not really my thing. Kind of sounded like 70s variety show music.

Some tight and loose jazz. Very enjoyable Drums absolutely popping in Blues for Huey 4/5

I did not enjoy this album at all. I am not a fan of most forms of Jazz, so it sounded like elevator music to me or music just to put in the background. There were some moments were I felt something, but it did not last long. Favorite Song(s): N/A

Definitely better than tha weather report album I listened to before this. The beginning I thought was really nice, it kinda lost me after the really long drums solo

Heel fijn jazz album, lekker rustig, goed voor op de achtergrond maar ook leuk om echt naar te luisteren. Zou het denk ik tussen 3 of 4 sterren geven, vind het lastig vergelijken met andere muziek maar wel qua jazz heel erg nice dus ga ik voor 4. Would buy!

starbucks background music

this is good. this is real good.

Sure.

Jazzy

Pretty good

Easy listening, very enjoyable

Smooth.

81/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 This is the reason I tried this; to discover artists I didn't know. Really great album! The piano and drums are really enjoyable.

4-

Makes me want to go back to LA Noire and put on an old timey detective voice

This is comfortable, familiar and long, like an amiable work Christmas party conversation that, despite similar will on both sides, neither of you can bring to stop, though you are really very tired and just want a slice of cold pizza and to go home.

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

What’s the big deal about this one?

I do not listen to many instrumental albums... So this was a bit of a challenge for me to get through. As a trumpet player, some of the playing on this album is WILD! Never in my life could I play notes as rapidly as he can. His fingers must be flying. A lot of the slower moments were really beautiful. I don't really like instrument playing that's too gritty or grimy, which pulled me out of a lot of songs. That's a big personal preference thing though, the playing itself was amazing. Some of the songs on this album got WEIRD. Which was cool but also a little mind-numbing. Favorites: Maesha Honorable Mention: Blues for Huey for shredding my last braincell apart with the drums

Nice and laid back.

fav.: inner crisis - when that synth kicks in!

Really liked this one, I'll come back to it

fav song: minawa

Damnit do I like jazz now?

Frábær plata. Extra æðislegt að aðalgaurinn spili á flugelhorn!

I dont mind but Why is this album round the 9 min per song

Well, it's jazz. My pp doesn't react to it but can tell it's not bad.

liked the first song and thought I was going to enjoy this but it took me a few days to listen through, was a bit bland despite being good

Still not really a jazz guy, but this was a good album. There's a lot of variety contained within, and the instrumentation is absolutely top notch.

While i believe this gentleman is very talented, instrumentals are just not for me. I was reminded of music played during corporate happy hour or a hotel lobby. Not bad - just not what I’d gravitate towards in most scenarios. Truth be told, did not complete the full album.

Part of a Whole- 3.6/5 Minawa- 2.8/5 The Big Apple- 3.2/5 Unhome- 3.5/5 Maseru- 3.5/5 Inner Crisis- 3.8/5 Blues for Huey- 2.5/5 Nomali- 2.4/5 Maesha- 3.7/5 Ingoo Pow-Pow- 3.9/5 Total- 3.3

This didn't blow me away, but this kind of jazz is always a nice time

Hmm. Yeah I quite liked it. Didn't necessarily make me want to listen to it more though.

Beautiful. Heavy. Hard. Jazz. Nice.

Very easy to listen to, good background music in a wine bar style vibe. Nothing really stood out but the whole package was a good feeling overall.

Big discovery. Bangin jazz album with some afro beat mixed in. favorite songs: maseru / basically the whole second half of the album

Hard to review playing this skillful. Double albums are a bit tiring in this format but the performance is very strong.

Really good production. Sound is crisp. Fun listen. I will probably revisit this. Part of a Whole and Maseru were my top tracks.

Surprisingly good classic jazz and coming from South Africa too <3

A bit dull.

A genuinely perfect album to sip a cup of coffee with in a Saturday morning. 4/5

Sounds refined but there's no way I'm regularly listening to 8 minute jazz songs dominated by trumpet.

This is a cool record. Some of it is in a mode that is funky but not revelatory, but the album gradually becomes more experimental as it goes on. The individual instrumental performances are really impressive in spots, some truly inspired playing here and there. Great inclusion on the 1001.

A joy from start to finish

Because I’m not a fan of jazz, can’t really rate this album any higher. It’s not an album I’d actively seek out and listen to again.

Jazzy

First time hearing this artist, wonderful album - this is way I love 1001 albums generator.

I really enjoyed this. A few times it sounded like the Conan Obrien band with emotional and exaggerated horns, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It just took me to a different space for those sections. Regardless, albums like this, is exactly why I am doing this whole thing. I had never heard of and probably never would have heard of this album without this list.

This was good but wasn’t my jam.

Niiiice

4.8 - Almost flawless album, the only reason this isn't a solid 5 is that it occasionally feels a bit long. That might just be me though and feels harsh in saying. But I just loved listening and put me in a good mood, which is rare

Yes jazz

it was fine

pretty nice

Pretty solid jazz album. Not too crazy-weird. Just good musicians sharing their craft.

Great acoustic album with some great mood setting tracks. Good low-tempo soundtrack for a peaceful day.

Phenomenal album. I love some good Jazz! The biggest problem is deciding to piss l purchase it on vinyl.