From the beginning of his career, trumpeter and flugelhorn player Hugh Masekela has bridged the divides between pop, jazz, and his native South African music. He'll always be remembered for his 1968 multiplatinum hit "Grazin' in the Grass," but his 40-year career has been a fruitful one. Recorded live in 1993 at Washington, D.C.'s Blues Alley, Hope finds Masekela in fine form. He's celebrating, playing with an African band for the first time in more than three decades. As such, we're regaled with tunes from the entire spectrum of his career--everything from the pop ("Grazin'") to the political ("Mandela"), with a cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady" thrown in for good measure. Although it is almost too polished sounding, the eight-piece band is hot, working through the set with outstanding musicianship, particularly on the part of the drummers. A fine portrait of a great artist simply doing his thing, Hope is a good starting point for the curious and a touchstone for the longtime fan. --Tad Hendrickson
Dream Song,Little Wolf,Koch Entertainment D,New Age
New Age Music:
- Duets [Import]
- Ekapa Lodumo [Import]
- Estacao Da Luz [Import]
- Estrela Da Vida Inteira [Import]
- Estrela da Vida Inteira Manuel Bandeira [Import]
- Fomba/Living Our Destiny
- Gazelle [Import]
- Gipsy Streams [Import]
- Hier Kuier Die Manne [Import]
- Izambulelo
New Age Music
Club Tools First Edition [Import]
Dickinson: Rags, Blues and Parodies
Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien; Motets
Music: De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine: Live in South Amer
G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith: The Greatest of All Time [Clean]
Greatest Moments with the Christ Church Choir
Gold [Australia Bonus CD] [Import]
Emergency Ward [Import] [Original recording remastered]