Uptownship
| Uptownship | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | November 1988 – July 1989 | |||
| Studios | Evergreen Studios (New York City), Quantum Studios (Jersey City, NJ), Baby Monster Studios (NYC), RCA Studios (NYC) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:01:26 | |||
| Label | Novus Records 3070 | |||
| Producers | Hugh Masekela, John Cartwright, Morris Goldberg, Rick Rowe | |||
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Uptownship is a 1989 studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in New York City and Jersey City, and released via Novus Records label. It was his last album in exile before the end of apartheid.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | |
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.'"
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 | ||
References
- ↑ Mojapelo, Max (2008). Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music. African Minds. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-920299-28-6. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Hugh Masekela: Uptownship". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (27 May 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.
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