The Americanization of Ooga Booga
| The Americanization of Ooga Booga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Village Gate, New York City | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | MGM E/SE-4372 | |||
| Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
| Hugh Masekela chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | CD reissue   [4] |
The Americanization of Ooga Booga is a live album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. MGM released the record in June 1966.
Background
The album is a blend of American jazz themes and traditional South African musical influences.The Village Gate night club in New York City and released in June 1966 via MGM Records label.[6][7] MGM's president was convinced that Masekela's albums were too African for American tastes, so soon after Masekela moved to Chisa/Blue Thumb labels.[8]
Verve Records re-released the album in 1996 as a CD named The Lasting Impression of Ooga-Booga, adding five more tracks from his 1968 album The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela.
Reception
Bruce Eder of
Monterey Pop Festival, comprising one of that event's numerous musical highlights, but where that later performance streaked and soared, this one starts out slowly and quietly, exquisitely harmonized and rising gradually and gently like a glider catching rising winds; it's impossible to fully appreciate the Monterey performance without hearing this one. With Herbie Hancock's 'Cantelope Island' providing one firm reference point in the American jazz idiom, the set really wasn't that removed from 1965 listeners, as its stronger-than-expected sales proved."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bajabula Bonke" (Healing Song) | Miriam Makeba | 7:12 |
| 2. | "Dzinorabiro" (The Good Old Days) | Miriam Makeba | 5:57 |
| 3. | "Unhlanhla" (Lucky Boy) | Angela Makeba | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Cantelope Island" | Herbie Hancock | 5:04 |
| 5. | "U-Dwi" (Song to My Mother) | Hugh Masekela | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Masquenada" | Jorge Ben | 6:18 |
| 7. | "Abangoma" (Song of Praise) | Miriam Makeba | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Myxolydia" | Hugh Masekela | 6:14 |
Personnel
- Acy Lehman – artwork
- Hal Dotson – bass
- Hugh Masekela – cornet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Henry Jenkins – drums
- Carl Fischer – photography
- Larry Willis – piano
- Tom Wilson – producer, liner notes
- Reice Hamel – recording
- Val Valentin – recording, director
References
- Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Hugh Masekela". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: Americanization Of Ooga Booga". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: The Americanization Of Ooga Booga". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1955-1969". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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