Home Is Where The Music Is

I definitely rate jazz on kind of a weird scale because I'm just not well versed in it. Unless I absolutely loved it (there have been a few) or hated it (also a few) they mostly get a 3 star rating. This is also getting that 3 star rating. It was pleasant, and I liked it well enough (up until the last song). Nothing I'll listen to again, but it was nice.

Jazz

A lovely listen, some high peaks but some middle of the road stuff as well. Really liked Part of a whole and Nomali 3.9/5

Nice background music. Unremarkable

This album isnybad, it's just my uncultured brain doesn't know how to distinguish a good blues/jazz instrumental record from a dull one. Is this album the one that inspired an entire genre? Or just another album in a sea of Jazz? I have no clue. Either way, Masekala is talented. Also Wikipedia says Masekala was basically an anti-apartheid activist and that that comes through in his music. I couldn't tell any of that just from listening

Haven't heard of Hugh before. Pleasantly surprised. Jazz albums are a hit or miss but this one actually did have something that made it stand out and be a bit "catchy" 3/5

I always enjoy some good jazz. This is pretty good.

It's too long for my tastes, but it's not a bad jazz album. Definitely not my favorite though.

Very good jazz record

A little heavy on the horn, but in general some good, bombastic jazz. I don't know that I'll return, but I enjoyed the journey.

jazzy - made me work fast

Cool jazz - pleasant to listen to and musically interesting when you concentrate. Not really a jazz fan but can't help but admire the skills. This was a good hour of music.

19/1089 a very relaxed and warm vibe, can’t say it’s my thing yet but it’s a nice change of pace. i dont really have the knowledge/framework to understand this music fully or pick out what parts i like in detail but it’s a pleasant listen and is something i’d enjoy as part of a soundtrack Maseru is fast becoming a stand out for me as is Inner Crisis, both of those were really great listens and definitely stood out The ending of Maesha is pretty magical i like that Ingoo Pow-Pow feels like an epilogue almost with the vocalising etc it’s a nice unwind/release after the rest of the album faves: Inner Crisis, Maseru no least faves 3 stars or 61/100

snazzy

Jazz is just not my thing but I guess this is a decent album?

Alright

Ondanks dat het jazz is, heb ik mij niet ge-ergerd. Blij vlagen zelfs vermakelijk.

I love jazz and the fact that this album is not on my radar signifies the questionability of it being on this list. However I am not into smooth jazz which this borders on in my opinion which also makes me question its place on this list. There is a lot of great jazz. There is a stunning lack of jazz on this list. This album, sadly should be neither. 3/5

Makes good background music. Very relaxing. Makes me want to drink whiskey neat. I think I would like it more if it was winter time.

Jazz albums have become the Jehovah's Witnesses of this project. I keep gently saying that I'm not interested but they still keep knocking. This album was gentle and easy to listen to. I had it on during a long drive and it was a pleasant companion. I particularly liked the mix of horns and piano taking the lead on melody. As usual though, the album all sort of blurred into one and sounded pretty homogeneous, apart from a bit of "Ingoo Pow-Pow" at the end which was a positive change of pace.

Quite catchy and entertaining for a jazz-album. Looses a bit tension at the end for me and therefor it is maybe too long. Weak three stars. 2,5

This style of jazz is puzzling to me because it doesn’t seem to go anywhere melodically, but it is nice background music.

This was good, I enjoyed it

I liked it. Straight up jazz.

Yep, this is definitely Jazz. What, you wanted me to say more? My favorite song on this album is “Part Of A Whole”, as it’s the only one I really remembered. It’s the only one I kept coming back to since it’s the first song on the album. I don’t know man, it’s really, really hard reviewing Jazz due to its very nature. Further more, the more of them I listen to, the harder it becomes to give a unique review that's not just a copy and paste of the last one. The best compliment I can give this album is that the piano player goes pretty crazy at times. Would I come back to this? Not really. Did I enjoy it more or less compared to some of the other Jazz I’ve heard so far? Couldn’t really say that either. It didn't really annoy me, excite me, bore me or offend me in any meaningful way so it’s getting another 3. One thing is for certain though, I still don't know how I feel about Jazz as a whole.

3.5

3.5

Razzy, snazzy jazzer album with a general rich, earthy, vibrant feel to it. Pretty directionless though and with super interminable track durations. I felt I was trapped and suffocating in snazzy razzmatazzy jazz elevator for most of a lifetime but really I was only halfway through the second track. Wouldn’t want to call this home let alone a possible Air BnB destination.

Was hoping to like this one more

great horn listen, I wouldnt call it an absolute classic but if i ever see the LP I'd pick it up, 3.5

Had never heard of this guy. A pretty good, big jazz album for a Saturday morning. Nothing shocking here but a good album.

calkiem przyjemny, album typu do wlaczenia przy gotowaniu obiadu

This time I did not like the jazz so much

What a great album. It's an amazing blend of jazz with african rhythms and instruments. So glad I found this album and this artist! 3.5⭐️

Good stuff Catchy jazz, did not expect to listen to it as much as I did

My Jazz penny has yet to drop. This was an easier listen than some of the other Jazz so far (looking at you Mungus) and was pleasant at times but at other times it did make my ears bleed and welcome the silence when I paused the jazz. Was disappointed there was not more afrobeat flavourings as was looking forward to that. Only managed one listen through.

#DÍA 6: 1001 Discos Que Hay Que Escuchar Antes De Morir (English Translation Below) No sé por qué el generador de álbumes categoriza este disco como “Afrobeat” si sólo la última pista se podría considerar como tal pero bueno. Por lo demás, es un LP bastante básico de jazz, nada que no te esperes, por lo que termina siendo una escucha agradable pero quizá demasiado inofensiva para un género de música del que suelo esperar una experiencia algo más salvaje y fuera de la norma. La atmósfera es sólida, es suave y en general para tenerlo de fondo viene al dedo. Sin embargo, se me hace muy aburrido en gran medida, incluso el solo de batería en Blues for Huey es como una delicada brisa que ni hace moverse un poco al árbol. Las dos primeras piezas si cargan con algo más de calidad y movimiento, las melodías y solos de Part of a Whole son muy entretenidas, recuerdan en parte a Herbie Hancock. Luego Minawa progresa de una forma muy consistente y construye una serie de armonías con las que sí llegué a quedar algo hipnotizado. No obstante, la mayoría del álbum pasa bastante desapercibido y deja bastante que desear. Favoritas: Part of a Whole, Minawa, Maseru Menos favoritas: Ingoo Pow-Pow (Children’s Song) #DAY 6: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die I don't know why the album generator categorizes this record as "Afrobeat" when only the last track could be considered as such, but oh well. Other than that, it's a fairly basic jazz LP—nothing you wouldn't expect—so it ends up being a pleasant listen, though perhaps a bit too harmless for a genre of music from which I usually expect a wilder, more unconventional experience. The atmosphere is solid, it's smooth, and overall it works perfectly as background music. However, I find it quite boring for the most part—even the drum solo in Blues for Huey feels like a gentle breeze that doesn't even make the tree sway a little. The first two pieces do carry a bit more quality and movement; the melodies and solos in Part of a Whole are very entertaining, somewhat reminiscent of Herbie Hancock. Then Minawa progresses in a very consistent way and builds a series of harmonies that actually left me a bit hypnotized. Nonetheless, most of the album goes largely unnoticed and leaves quite a bit to be desired. Favorites: Part of a Whole, Minawa, Maseru Least favorite: Ingoo Pow-Pow (Children’s Song)

this is great for any mood, just to have it going in the background

Helt okej jazzalbum

This album is suuuper 70s. I liked it but I feel like it’s so dated it would be a tough sell for anyone these days. It’s jazzy, sure, but in such a specific 70s way. And I’m not sure I could even say why it’s that way. Regardless, I enjoyed listening. Probably wouldn’t listen again. 3/5

Great playing from Mr. Masakela. Unfortunately, the compositions aren't that expectional. The album is too long and repetitive. Still I could see myself listen this album time to time, but nothing to be too excited about.

I seem to like Jazz music but know nothing about it. My rating may not be fair

Not a big jazz fan, but this one had moments, especially with the piano solos, that I could get into.

Good time! Lyder ikke lige så vild som mange af de andre fusion jazz plader jeg har hørt fra start-70erne men det er ikke nødvendigvis en dårlig ting!

Quite pleasant..

From what (admittedly little) research I did, Hugh Masekela seems deeply important to the landscape of jazz, and this is seemingly regarded to be among his best. While I can tell this is a detailed, sophisticated piece of jazz, I'm not sure I can entirely speak this music's language. I enjoy jazz quite a bit, but my comfort zone usually hovers around the hard-bop, swing and (to an extent) free jazz world. Home Is Where The Music Is has some distance from these touchstones, and while I enjoy this while it's on, I often just don't have the ear to tell you exactly what is spectacular about it. Although, this is still a pretty great album to just sort of drift through, even if I can't take it all in. Although there are some moments here that I feel I can fully appreciate. The Drumwork in the second half of Blues For Huey is really incredible. I also love the second half of Minawa. And Ingoo Pow-Pow brings in some really interesting percussive and vocal components that really set it apart. Also, I would like to note that while Hugh Masekela's name is specifically on this, it feels more like an ensemble piece than a solo exhibition at many times (although he certainly has some fantastic flugelhorn solos on here). Overall, this is pretty great and I enjoyed it quite a bit, I don't know if I see myself coming back to it anytime soon though: maybe someday.

Tons of variety, really enjoyed the brass

Excellent musicianship (particularly the piano), arrangements, and overall sound. I appreciated my listen but I don’t plan to revisit in full; it didn’t grip me like other jazz albums have.

Enjoyed. Good chill jazz.

Very consistent sound, would be good as instrumental background music. Best song: Part of a Whole Notable(s): Maseru

Disco de jazz entretenido. Pese a que el jazz no ha sido mi género favorito, cuanto más escucho, más me gusta. Serán prejuicios. Tiene varias canciones de más de 7 minutos, cosa que siempre se disfruta.

Reminds me of SimsCity2000 music

как оказалось, не все эти духовые звуки люблю + африканские чанты не зашли

It's jazz. Not the biggest fan, and the more I hear via this list, the less interested I am. Sounds ok but runs long

Good

yeah it was fine

Decent for background ambience at work while coding. Some parts of the songs can get quite fun, but it's too long for me and there are enough boring sections to detract a couple of points. My favourite song was the first one, "Part Of a Whole"; the sections that I enjoyed the most came from this track.

The musicianship is clear, but at some point one track was just floating into the next with no discernable unique qualities, and I think that's where jazz lives for me: Love and admire it, but there are no songs I jump up for, no songs that get stuck in my head, no songs I can't wait to revisit. The masterpieces transcend that; this wasn't one of them.

Ganz ordentlicher Jazz. 3,3

Good to study to, was sure about the drums but really enjoy it

Kind sweet until the last song, which is so bad and inconsistent with the foregoing that it lost a star

Happy to say I am LOVING this. Embarrassed to say that I've never heard of this artist before

Cool jazz

Okay but some random noodling.

A strong and thoughtful jazz record that might feel more at home in 𝟣𝟢𝟢𝟣 𝘑𝘢𝘻𝘻 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘋𝘪𝘦. While it’s beautifully performed and rich in mood, it doesn’t quite carry the historical weight or influence of other entries on the main list. The 76-minute runtime makes it a slow burn, but there’s real beauty in its patience. 𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘰 𝘗𝘰𝘸-𝘗𝘰𝘸 (𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨) stands out as a charming, unexpected highlight.

Jazz, good

I'll never hate jazz. I'll never love it, either.

This is good. I wasn't in the mood for jazz, but it was a nice introduction to Hugh Masekela. It's a decent enough jazz album, but not a ton to return to here.

I am no jazz expert but i liked the music, very nice - 7.5/10

It was a different world when I started playing this album but so much time had passed by the time the last track reached its end that how could it not be? It's already June 2025 as I write my thoughts down. How crazy is that? Seems like it was just Christmas eve. If I play 'Home Is Where the Music Is' two more times it will be 2026. Pretty great jazz music not as good as it gets but what is these days?

i don’t remember

I've said it before and I'll say it again: how many goddamn jazz albums am I gonna have to sit through

Because it is jazz.

Was alright I guess.

I liked it overall but I felt at some parts it got stale

oki

Look, jazz is never really going to be my thing, but this album is undeniably groovy and stylish. The drums of 'Blues for Huey' were my favourite.

This is a double album, primarily an excursion into jazz with a bit of African beat included, which seems perfectly logical given that the artist is from South Africa. Most of these tracks would be good music for a movie soundtrack. Some of these jazz tracks run too long for me, but that’s jazz for you.

Flugelhorn is pretty fun, but the sax parts here are my favorite. This is kind of a long album, but it's background-able, so didn't feel too long. Then again, it's background-able, so how great an album (on my personal ranking) can it really be? Thus... 3. Highlight: 'Nomali'

Good smooth jazz album

really great instrumentation especially the piano, the songs are just very long, but quality is there

Wish there was a little bit of vocals to give the songs a little more uniqueness. Still enjoyed the album though.

I didn't get to re-visit this but 3 stars the opening was just so good.

Again, jazz is not my thing. This is in-offensive.

słuchane w tle do czytania potopu, trąbka nie będzie moim ulubionym instrumentem, całość raczej w podobnym stylu, szału nie ma

I won't deny Masekela's influence as an artist in the jazz space, but as a trumpet player myself, I haven't always enjoyed his soloing that much personally. Still, solid grooves throughout that held it up but def got slowed down in the latter half of the album

Hugh provides us a solid jazz album with an array of sounds displaying a range of emotions. There’s a good mix of upbeat and somber tunes for all types of jazz enjoyers. There’s some superb piano playing throughout and the drum soloes on “Blues for Huey” really stand out. There’s a few tracks on here I’ll definitely come back to.

this is the first jazz record i’ve ever listened all the way through. it’s definitely great to have on in the background of work.

3/5 good focus music (jazz)

I have a tendency to just give 3 stars to jazz albums bc theyre nice to listen to but I would never seek them out, and I have no idea what makes a jazz album good. Anyway this is no exception

Perfectly nice jazz. Jazz mostly sounds all the same to me. The difference between good and bad, as far as I'm concerned, is whether it's nice background music that I don't hate, or if it's grating and unpleasant.

Really emotionally invoking

Solid and easy listening

correct

Correct pas malade. Vite oublié.

Groovy stuff. I like this!

Wild musicianship. I'm not too huge of a fan of recorded horn music.

Perfectly pleasant

First time hearing Hugh Masekela. At first thought it was going to be the type of experimental jazz I dislike, but quickly realized it was more of a smooth jazz/funk fusion. Enjoyed it. Good background jazz with a jazzy rhythm. It wasn't amazing but would listen to more of the artist.

Album de jazz, mais aussi de jazz fusion, très cool, toute façon a chaque fois que j'écoute du jazz ca me fais du bien mentalement mais par contre ne vous attendez pas a la claque du siècle, le début est très bon et après c'est cool mais sans plus

Good jazz album, I like the Afirican rhythms mixed with the American jazz style. This list is gives good exposure to jazz which I was lacking in the past. I like some more than others. There are several bright spots on this album but some of it can run overlong. It was worth the listen and my favorite tracks were, "Nomali", "Maesha", and "Inner Crisis".

For me, a lot of Jazz is just music to listen to while I'm doing something else. And I don't mean that in a bad way. This was the first time I'd heard of Hugh Masekel. I really liked it because it was great 'background' music to what I was doing at the time. But also, it had lots of moments where I had to stop and listen to the cool funky sounds. Something I would revisit for sure. 6/10

jazz is fine but it's still jazz

Listens: 2 Standout tracks: none It is refreshing to listen to an entirely instrumental while churning through the 1001 albums list. I think this is one of the only instrumental albums I've heard so far. There is a bit of scatting on one of the tracks towards the end, but otherwise, no singing. The music itself is fine. I don't think its something I am going to listen to long term, but its still enjoyable.

Had some good vibes

Yli tunti tiskausjazzia Etelä-Afrikasta

3.5 Need to revisit

There's better jazz on this list. 3.4.

This was fine. Some pretty neat bass in here. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

Not as good as other Jazzy things I got here. 5/10

a very fun listen!

Liked the first 2-3 tracks and the last 2-3. The middle ones not so much. Loved the piano work, not as sold on Hugh’s Flugelhorn.

I think this is the strongest Jazz album I've been given so far. Full appreciation of the genre still escapes me, but I'm happy to give it a 3.

It’s nice enough. I don’t see how it’s influenced by or for anything, though. It’s probably another album for musicians by musicians.

Nice jazz! Easy listen but long

i'm really not that into jazz. if i were to compare this to the Mingus album, Mingus is the clear winner. but i guess jazz isn't supposed to be comparable or something so i won't do that. it's fine I guess? it felt boring and loungey to me a lot of the time and an hour of that just felt unnecessary, but he's a talented musician and composer and the social importance of being a big anti apartheid guy is undeniable. the afrobeat aspects of it were cool and what stood out the most to me. Maesha was far and away the most memorable track, Blues for Huey had great drum action. everything else I could take or leave. 3/5 not for me but kinda neat

Hard for me to get into a trumpet/flugelhorn driven jazz album. Obviously, the musicianship is top tier and those chord changes are incredible. I found myself often wishing that this was a solo piano album as my boy Larry Willis was really holding down my interest in this album single handedly. Inner Crisis immediately stood out to me as sick and if you look up the writers, who wrote it? Larry Willis. Minawa also sticks out as killer with it's piano intro, maybe I just only like Jazz piano. The drums on Blues for Huey are incredible and the outro piece ties the album together while really demanding that you focus on it in the end. I do think this falls onto this list well, I just wish I was sitting with every Jazz instructor I've ever had so they can explain the nuances of it to me.

Minawa is a beautiful song. Inner Crisis is pretty fun. Overall wasn’t the best jazz I’ve heard, but I’m definitely not an expert. 3 from me.

I fell asleep on 3 separate occasions listening to this - still pretty good tho

Very borders bookstore 1990, and bloody hands from the movie whiplash

Mellow jazz

Fun trumpet-y jazz. Jazz isn’t my favorite genre but I’m getting into it. This was a good one to put on and do some work.

Solid album.

I really like the heavy trumpet focus on this album. Its of course natural since the man who's name is on the album plays that instrument but I feel I needed to add it since jazz isn't a genre I usually listen to. While I enjoyed most of the songs a few of them seemed to drag a bit and some of the screeching sounds he makes with the trumpet are just bad. Although all that might just be me not "understanding" the album. Either way it was a fun album to listen through.

As far as jazz goes, not bad

It's a good album. But there are dozens of better jazz albums that have not made it on to the list - nothing by Ornette Coleman, or Sun Ra, or Eric Dolphy, and only the most obvious John Coltrane and Miles Davis. That's not Hugh Masakela's fault, but there are many more jazz albums that would broaden the listener's experience if they had been included instead of this.

I did not know this trumpetist. Nice relaxing jazz which I usually listen to while working. Good album.

for an album of mostly instrumentals, this was a pretty fun listen.

I was pleasantly surprised actually, I thought uh-oh another old cha-cha-cha groovy thing...but it was pretty good. I'd circle back to this, and as much as I hate to say it because I like to think of music as foreground to my life, this is kind good put on while doing stuff music.

Having never heard Hugh Masekela, I found Home Is Where The Music Is to be a pleasant surprise. It blends jazz and touches of Afrobeat into a mix that is sometimes compelling and sometimes more like background music, but it does so in a way that feels natural rather than disappointing. It is at its best when it stretches out with engaging interplay, but the times it recedes into something more gentle and "easy listening" are welcome if you're going to throw it on as atmosphere. Given its an hour and 15 mins that ebb and flow is almost a feature rather than a flaw. A solid listen, though its placement on this list is a bit of a mystery to me.

Good solid jazz album

Just didn't do anything. Half of it seemed like back-street Parisian Bistro background, and half seemed like aimless noodling.

I enjoyed this album--some very nice arrangements here and particularly liked when there was some funk to it. I might revisit, might be a 3.5 for me but dropping to 3.

60/100. Home Is Where the Music Is by Hugh Masekela is an alright jazz record, perfect for relaxing and unwinding. The slow-paced, calming music creates a soothing atmosphere, but it doesn’t stand out as anything extraordinary. There are certainly better jazz records out there, but overall, it’s a decent and mellow listen.

This was good, but still not my gateway into jazz

Jazz is a really good genre

Jazz, really solid

I always like a jazz album. I wish I wa more locked in when listening to this because I can tell it was really decent and felt timeless. I’ll have to go back and listen again when I’m not as distracted but it sounded good from what I heard each track. Jazz music goes so damn hard.

Got about halfway through, everything I heard was pretty interesting, I’ll have to come back to this one. Rating: 3.5

Excellent jazz album. Fantastic melodies and grooves. I hadn't heard of this album or artist before and I'm happy to add it to my repertoire.

I had a good time, until it quite literally put me to sleep. And whether that’s on my sleep deprivation or the album, idk. The whole thing felt very very long

I don’t really know how to review jazz really but I liked this, it was pretty good.

good jazz instrumental album! nichts bahnbrechendes der saxaphonist war aber gut

Jazzi

1. part of a whole: exciting uplifting horn intro, decent production, nice keyboards, complex drums, long sax solo, fast horn middle section, nice keyboards solo, really long instrumental, horn sax duet faded outro 2. minawa: nice chill piano intro, cool fast piano solo, beautiful harmonized horn sax duet, triple tonguing horn solo, loud, spittin sax solo, great outro, cool song 3. the big apple: exciting harmonized horn sax duet, lively bass riff, energetic horn solo, screeching sax solo, nice piano solo 4. unhome: curious bass riff, crying sax solo, slow vibe, isolated horn outro 5. maseru: isolated horn intro into fast rhythms, mario kart sounding, harmonized horn sax duet, fast horn solo, nice piano interlude, fast drum and bass beat

Very accessible for a jazz album.

dnf not for me

It's a solid jazz album. It plays with the Afrobeat, and pulls it off.

This is alright. I don't love jazz but I find the upbeat and funky tracks quite fun. The musicianship is clearly very skilled but I did get bored by the end. Fine enough background music but too exciting as a whole album

The intro was probably my favorite part of the album - the rest was alright, but I thought there was too much growling/screeching, to the point that it took away from some of the solos. My issue with Jazz (or instrumental bands, actually) is that sometimes the players focus on making music that is technically difficult instead of fun to listen to. There wasn't too much of that in this album, so it wasn't bad, but still something that came up a few times.

This was actually pretty cool....

Smooth

Gentle jazz, pleasant but I fear not very memorable for me

I typically am not into jazz music. I can fuck with this though. The initial groove is strong in each song, and he/they tend to do some individual solos and come back to that initial groove which is nice. Occasionally it goes off the deep end into super jazzy form-free stuff but not too much which is probably what makes me like it more than most jazz stuff.

Jazz isn't my favorite, but this was a good Sunday morning listen

Maybe someday I won't be such a musical plebeian that I can actually enjoy jazz more. Today is not that day.

I bet if I enjoyed jazz I would love this.

Nice background vibe.

Great vibe to this record, feels like you're travelling around a busy city

My wife walked in while I was listening to this and asked if I was watching a 70's cop show. This album definitely had that vibe.

Would rather the piano of ryuichi...

Jazz is one of the genres I don't fully understand yet, but I know that I'll probably get into later down the line. As for this album specifically, honestly, there's not much to criticize here. Although I feels like it doesn't do a good job at separating itself from the rest, Home Is Where the Music Is is a solid jazz record with great performances all around. That being said, I don't understand why many artist are so averse to cutting their albums to more appropriate lengths. I'm not against long albums, but for the record to justify its length, in my opinion, it needs to either constantly rejuvenate itself with new and exciting ideas or be based around one idea and explore it with different approaches. Unfortunately, a lot of longer records, this one included, tend to fall under neither and be just repetitive. 7/10

It is very good genre music but I don't find it personally engaging.

Lots to like but too much of the good stuff

Listened on my drive home from work and it was a solid album for a night drive. I get it’s a jazz album but some of the songs could have been tightened up. Inner Crisis was great. I felt like a 1970s big city detective on my way to the big bust. 3.5

I feel completely neutral about this album.

I definitely don't know why this is on the list. I've never even heard of this album. It's good, and the dude is related to Earl Sweatshirts which is cool. 3.5/5

Pleasant and enjoyable enough listen. Maseru picked up the energy a bit but otherwise it all sorta blended together. Enjoyable enough but I likely won’t return to it. Not my cup of jizz. 3 stars

Jazzy funky

Enjoyed some trumpeting but it ran long (75 min) and started to get dull. Clearly talented musician though.

I liked this mostly but a double Lp was a lot to take in at once. What a talented horn player he was. I hadn't idea.

I enjoyed some of this, which is about as good as it gets with me and jazz. It definitely dragged in some parts, but the musicianship was consistently good. I think. I dunno, it got harder to pay attention to in the last half of the album. 2.5

I'm torn. This was a really good listen, the musicians are so talented and the performances are incredible, but I cannot imagine ever having the desire to hear it again, which I think has to be part of what makes a great album. Experiencing this live would be the best, but relistening to improvised music seems crazy. Do I maybe just take issue with the concept of jazz recordings?

It's some decent jazz, but it's not wowing me. It drags on a little despite being solid throughout.

Pleasant.

That was really enjoyable. I ended up listening to it twice

The beginning of the album reminder me of SNL's transition music lol. Overall an enjoyable jazz album, but not among my favorites.

This is #day157 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it looks like this is my first jazz album on the list. I like the album title, Home Is Where the Music Is. Never knew this guy’s name before, but that’s part of the fun, I guess. Is this the kind of jazz I gravitate toward, though? I'm not sure. It’s a bit too traditional and smooth if you will, although the record does have its edgy/more experimental moments. My personal highlight, for example, is Blues For Huey. But I wouldn’t reach for this the second time. Also, it's mercilessly long... This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day158.

Quite enjoyable Jazz album for the background. So easy going, it fails to be catchy.

it was ok, still elevator music tho

Enjoyable listen. Rated 3 1/2 stars for me since this website does not allow half stars ill go with 3 Sadge.

Jazz does not interest me in a full LP form. I just need to listen to it more before having a fair judgement

3.5, nothing wrong with it, definitely some engaging moments I just felt it dragged a little

Jazz jazz jazz jazz, tsch tsch tsch tschtschtsch tsch tsch - bumm tsch bubummbumm tsch yeahyeah jazz jazz jazz Weiss noni so was für e jazz person dasi bin, obwohl ich gwüsse moderne jazz super super nice find, isch mer klassische jazz mengisch zu jazzig. Aber irgendwie hets de masekela mit sim Jazz guet troffe ah mim Fritig Morge, darum gits au gern drü jazzhands inejazzled vo mir.

Hallo zusammen, Den folgenden text müsst ihr mit einem schweizerdeutschem akzent lesen. Dann ist es vielleicht lustiger, da mir sonst nicht so viel schlaues einfällt. Auf jeden Fall, ich habe kurz reingehört und es ist eigentlich noch eine gemütliche musik, die auch schon vor einiger Zeit gemacht wurde. Ich hatte aber wiedermal zu wenig zeit um musik zu hören, weil wir sind gerade in lombok und hier ist mehr surfen und strand angesagt. Zurück zum album es ist weder schuurig schlecht noch schampar guet. 3 tequila sönrise

Jazz, was pleasant to listen to. Not majorly bothered.

OK

Cool album, unfortunately was distracted by work and missed parts. Enjoyed what I heard.

Old instrumental jazz album. Stand-out: Maseru

Agree with John, decent background jazz tracks. Review for pictures at an exhibition was accidentally the jazz one whoops.

First album on this list with no preconceptions. Decent jazz for playing in the background.

Solid jazzy album

Listened Before? N Really good trumpet jazz. I enjoyed this one for mellow background music. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Big Apple

Not my cup of tea.

Worth a spin!

Very nice

Not bad. 3/5

This is a nice collection but I couldn't really hear the Afrobeat influences that Wikipedia mentions.

Some really beautiful songs and passages, also some forgettable stuff, nice cooking music. Light 3.5/5

Nog första gången jag aktivt lyssnar på en flygelhornist. Även om jag kanske ändå kommer kalla det för trumpet i framtiden. Mysig jazz. Men också ganska blandat. Ibland trevlig bakgrundsjazz man slår på till middagen, ibland argare afrobeat à la Fela Kuti, som jag nyligen hade här i generatorn. Bra men inte otroligt! Bästa låt: The Big Apple (baserat på magkänsla (och den lilla pianoslingan))

Ok until it got too jazzy

Pretty solid instrumental. Not the biggest fan of the style it seemed to highlight but it was a preference thing rather than lack of talent or poor execution

Okay.

Great jazz. 3/5

fun jazz

Pretty nice background jazz.

Part Of A Whole is an excellent tune. Rest is good too 3/5

It's ok, more backgroundish

After listening to a couple 100 albums in my project, and reading other peoples reviews of the same, I have concluded that some people “listen” and some people “feel” music. People who listen tend to not get genres like jazz or mountain music, because it needs to be felt. Conversely people who feel music are left angry by most alternative and indie music. That said, this jazz offering is solid, feel good music, except that last track which is just weird.

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. 3 🌟

I only listened to half of this. It was enjoyable, but when I ran out of time to listen for the moment, nothing about the album was compelling enough to make me want to finish

i absolutely forgot to rate this when i listened, whoops. 2.5?

Immediately liked the mellow piano intro and jazzy vibes, but it quickly got a bit samey, and therefore a little bit lackluster as a dedicated listening experience. Overall, it was quite enjoyable, except for the last track, which was kind of terrible.

I enjoyed the 2nd half of this record far more than the 1st. Which is a shame - took me 3 days to listen to what is a relatively good record.

This shows what a jazz novice I am, but this feels like 'core jazz' to me. Feels free but nothing too chaotic. Fun to feel my ears and attention drift from zoomed out on whole sound to zoomed into individual instruments. Had a nice time 🙂

Jazz ohne vocals. Nicht so meins

Jazz. Sounded good.

the songs weren't bad but Jesus Christ I must've listened to this in like 4 increments im so over it

6/10 - It was some pretty good jazz. The songs blended together a bit. I was going to listen to chill music and I remembered that this was a jazz album so I listened to it instead and it filled a similar niche. The last song was bad but the rest were good.

3.5

jazz is good and fun

Solid background jazz. Felt like a lot of the same though and for quite a long time. Very solidly a 3

hill street blues / dick spanner background music. A bit more lively than some songs I've listened to here

An acoustic album with no words is hard but I knew where it was going

Cool

Nice jazz

Not bad to have on in the background but not really one i would choose to listen to.

Ok for jazz

It's jazz so it's on the back foot from the get go, but I enjoyed bits of this, especially the sax on a lot of the tracks Standouts Minawa 3/5

The Big Apple is where this album will take you. Set your Inner Crisis aside and give it a listen.

I didn’t think I could sit through an hour of instrumentals with my short attention span/social media brain but I didn’t hate it. Good music will always hold your attention!

A good album with "Minawa" and "Inner Crisis" as my favourite tunes. But something feels a bit off here because the album starts way more complex while the rest, especially towards the end of the album, sounds like The Crusaders with hints of soft jazz. That's just not as good as the start. So all in all the good stuff balances out the less good stuff and here we are with another 3 stars rating.

Fun jazz album

Cool jazz

Relaxing in the background and there is a lot of talent here, but a Christ it's long and can get boring

Nice

The closest I have ever come to liking jazz.

Interesting sound from a great musician.

Es jazz. La calidad es innegable y el disco arranca tremendo, pero de la mitad hacia el final se pone muy aburrido.

# Album Name: Home is where the music is # Artist: Hugh Masekela # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Another jazz album. These are always a hard listen for me. I appreciate the skill talent but a full jazz album is always too much. Sadly, this one is no different. And its a double!! Simply background music for me. # Top Tunes: None that i could recall. # Would I listen to it again? Background only.

Solid instrumental album. Standout songs: Part of a Whole Blues for Huey

I don’t usually listen to jazz, it was very good! I will listen when i study

I'm not a huge Jazz fan but you can tell the album was technically very good.

Im not a jazz enthousiast but this sounded more than okay for me

Flugelhornist, can’t recall ever hearing an album led by flugelhorn. It’s a jazz album and I never know how the fuck I’m supposed to rate or talk about them. It’s fine, I don’t know if it has any stand out tracks,

Great from front to back. Could listen to several more hours of this.

Pretty decent

Jazz

This album was going to receive at least a 4 but the length of the songs was pointless. The songs were decent but every song doesn’t have to last 6+ minutes.

was great to have on as background music on this dreary day. would I seek it out to listen to again-no. couple tracks need some editing in length-just too long

I thought it was fun and it gave me coffee shop in the fall vibes.

These long-form jazz jams pull a lot of different sounds, making it hard to classify. Repetitive Grooves, ranging from somber to infectious, have a spiritual/soulful tinge and seem to draw influence from a variety of jazz forms like cool, bop, fusion, and others. Piano/key solos really stood out to me as a strength throughout. There’s some great moments in here, but not every tune hits and most melodies slip from my memory quickly. It feels a little too long to hold my attention consistently, but I also will need to revisit this one and digest it a bit more. So a 1-day appraisal leaves me in the middle of the road, but this could be one that grows on me with time or fades to be forgotten…

Jazz! It's still not my thing. More fun than some, though. I suppose.

Enjoyable African Jazz album from '72 that merged different styles

First time listening to Jazz, consciously. Loving it so far! Not my cup of tea though

some good grooves, may continue to grow on me 3 stars

Was ok, didn’t really have many thoughts

nice jazz and i like the rhythm section but i didnt rly find it very memorable favorite: part of a whole

Ok. African influenced Miles David styled jazz (KoB)

Good relaxing Jazz, might give this one a second spin

Nice enough. I'd have to be in the mood

Cool.

3.5

I wanted to like it more than I did. Especially after listening to the awesomeness of Fela Kuti.

Good. But didn't quite get me. 3

Chill, with a message

Pleasant background jazz.

This was fine, and got better throughout. It's not grabbing me yet, but I can see myself giving it another go.

Really good album. Oddly soothing since I don’t typically enjoy jazz all that much.

Good stuff, but 76mins of mainly flugelhorn gets somewhat tiring

Very enjoyable to walk around town with this in your headphones. Bit too long though, I got jazzed out

The man can play a horn!

Это был довольно *легкий* альбом по меркам джазовых, что довольно приятно. Лучшая песня - Unhome.

Solid jazz album. Put it on while cleaning the house. Enjoyed it, but didn’t blow me away.

Good background jazz, but nothing here brought it to the forefront of my attention. A lot of lengthy tracks that were good but not super noteworthy to me, a self-proclaimed jazz neophyte.

Jazzy.

Nice jazzy album, pretty enjoyable for background type music

It's really ok, but why? There are at least 40 Belgian albums better than this, but hey

Mooi, warm album, ideaal als achtergrondmuziek. Ik begrijp waarschijnlijk iets te weinig van jazz om dit echt te appreciëren, maar da's voor als ik 50 ben ofzo. 3.1*

I find it so hard to rate jazz. So much skill, but so little comprehension (on my part).

Although jam packed with some festive sounding fusions, I find the album generally a tiny bit sleepy at times.

Don’t feel like I will ever “get” jazz until I do a deep dive on the genre. I’ve got a lot I want to go through before that so maybe I’ll appreciate you in the future but not today. Rating: 3.0

Artiste inconnu. Premier album de Jazz généré dans la liste. Je ne l'achèterais pas, mais j'ai pris un grand plaisir à l'écouter après cette semaine d'albums médiocres. Petite déception avec le dernier morceau qui est complètement différent de tous les autres, je me suis demandé ce qu'il faisait là. =>3,5/5

I appreciate the musicianship, but this is something I wouldn't listen to again.

This is a early '70s jazz / afrobeat double album from a South African jazz artist. Jazz is always hard to rate, but I thought this was generally pretty good. I guess he's considered to be "the father of South African jazz" and he does a nice job taking that sound and giving it an African spin. It's a bit long at 76 minutes and not all of the songs stand out much to me, but it's generally an enjoyable sound, solid overall. Favorite song: The Big Apple Other: Part Of A Whole, Nomali, Maesha 7/22/24

Enjoyable jazz.

Good moments but overly long and some really drawn out tracks.

Maesha

Overall good and relaxing. Nothing super memorable, though.

Pretty good for jazz. 3.0

Very cool album with a pretty long run time, but never gets boring. Best song by a long shot for me was Maseru. Will be coming back to that a lot. Great sound too to this album.

Fairly standard Jazz- nice to listen to but nothing special in my view.

Just jazz.

Great music to farm to, is exactly what it’s advertised

I'm sorry, all the jazz sounds the same for me, how am I supposed to rate it?

3.4 original and well-crafted but didn't quite grab me

Enjoyed this, was nice to have on in the background while I got stuff done.

5 / 10 Como la gran mayoría del jazz me acaba pareciendo una reunión de instrumentistas virtuosos, pero que al final me acaba aburriendo.

Jazz rilassante

Jazz gubbins