| Almost Like Being in Jazz | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 15–17 October 2004 | |||
| Studio | Bernie's, ( Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:01:30 | |||
| Label | Chisa Records CHCD01 | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| Hugh Masekela chronology | ||||
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Almost Like Being in Jazz is a studio album by South-African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. [1] [2] The album was released on 7 June 2005 via Chisa Records label. [3] The album consists of 12 jazz standards. The album was also released as a double LP via Straigthahead Records. In 2012, the album was followed-up with the sequel record Friends. [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " You'll Never Know" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 5:47 |
| 2. | " Answer Me, My Love" | Carl Sigman, Fred Rauch, Gerard Winkler | 4:43 |
| 3. | " Don't Explain" | Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday | 7:00 |
| 4. | " It Never Entered My Mind" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 3:31 |
| 5. | " Paper Moon" | Billy Rose, Harold Arlen | 4:55 |
| 6. | " Betcha By Golly Wow" | Thomas Bell | 4:37 |
| 7. | " Midnight Sun" | Lionel Hampton | 5:29 |
| 8. | " I Remember Clifford" | Benny Golson | 3:44 |
| 9. | " Smile" | Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner | 4:26 |
| 10. | " You Don't Know What Love Is" | Don Raye, Gene DePaul | 5:44 |
| 11. | " My Ship" | Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Presente De Natal" | João Gilberto | 7:19 |
| Total length: | 1:01:30 | ||
Personnel
Band
- Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn
- John Heard – bass
- Lorca Heart – drums
- Larry Willis – piano
Production
- Scott Sedillo – engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Stewart Levine – producer
References
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: Almost Like Being In Jazz". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela – Almost Like Being In Jazz". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: Almost Like Being in Jazz". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Friends: Hugh Masekela and Larry Willis warm up the Music Circuit". Design Indaba. designindaba.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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| Almost Like Being in Jazz | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 15–17 October 2004 | |||
| Studio | Bernie's, ( Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:01:30 | |||
| Label | Chisa Records CHCD01 | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
| Hugh Masekela chronology | ||||
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Almost Like Being in Jazz is a studio album by South-African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. [1] [2] The album was released on 7 June 2005 via Chisa Records label. [3] The album consists of 12 jazz standards. The album was also released as a double LP via Straigthahead Records. In 2012, the album was followed-up with the sequel record Friends. [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " You'll Never Know" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 5:47 |
| 2. | " Answer Me, My Love" | Carl Sigman, Fred Rauch, Gerard Winkler | 4:43 |
| 3. | " Don't Explain" | Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday | 7:00 |
| 4. | " It Never Entered My Mind" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 3:31 |
| 5. | " Paper Moon" | Billy Rose, Harold Arlen | 4:55 |
| 6. | " Betcha By Golly Wow" | Thomas Bell | 4:37 |
| 7. | " Midnight Sun" | Lionel Hampton | 5:29 |
| 8. | " I Remember Clifford" | Benny Golson | 3:44 |
| 9. | " Smile" | Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner | 4:26 |
| 10. | " You Don't Know What Love Is" | Don Raye, Gene DePaul | 5:44 |
| 11. | " My Ship" | Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Presente De Natal" | João Gilberto | 7:19 |
| Total length: | 1:01:30 | ||
Personnel
Band
- Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn
- John Heard – bass
- Lorca Heart – drums
- Larry Willis – piano
Production
- Scott Sedillo – engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Stewart Levine – producer
References
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: Almost Like Being In Jazz". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela – Almost Like Being In Jazz". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: Almost Like Being in Jazz". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Friends: Hugh Masekela and Larry Willis warm up the Music Circuit". Design Indaba. designindaba.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.