Uptownship
Uptownship is a 1989 studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[4] It was recorded in New York City and Jersey City, and released via Novus Records label. This is his last album in exile before the end of apartheid.[5]
| Uptownship | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | November 1988 – July 1989 | |||
| Studio | Evergreen Studios (NYC), Quantum Studios (Jersey City, NJ), Baby Monster Studios (NYC), RCA Studios (NYC) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:01:26 | |||
| Label | Novus Records 3070 | |||
| Producer | Hugh Masekela, John Cartwright, Morris Goldberg, Rick Rowe | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | |
Reception
Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic noted "The title of this New York City-recorded album suggests a combination of township jive and uptown Gotham soul and energy, but what we get is some of the former and little of the latter. Here, Masekela alternates South African-inflected pop/jazz with lugubrious covers of a couple of U.S. soul tunes ... and a Bob Marley anthem, "No Woman, No Cry."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Uptownship" | Hugh Masekela | 6:01 |
| 2. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | 6:25 |
| 3. | "Now or Never" | Hugh Masekela | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Hold On" | Joe Cang, Matthew Cang | 5:33 |
| 5. | "Ooo Baby Baby" | Smokey Robinson | 6:18 |
| 6. | "Egoli" | Victor Ndlazilwane | 5:38 |
| 7. | "No Woman, No Cry" | Vincent Ford, Bob Marley | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Emavungweni" | Ndikho Xaba | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Naledi" | John Selolwane | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Elijah" | Hugh Masekela | 5:28 |
| 11. | "Nomalizo" | John Dlamini | 7:12 |
| Total length: | 01:01:26 | ||
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References
- "Hugh Masekela: Uptownship". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
Hugh Masekela
- "Masekela – Uptownship". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- "Hugh Masekela: Uptownship". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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