Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky

Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky
Live album by Hugh Masekela
Released	1967
Recorded	18 to 20 September 1967
Venue	Whisky a Go Go, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:35
Label	Uni Records 3015, 73015
Producer	Stewart Levine
Hugh Masekela chronology
Hugh Masekela's Latest (1967) Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky (1967) The Promise of a Future (1968)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]

Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky is a 1967 live album by South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela released via Uni Records label. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It was recorded live at the night club Whisky a Go Go, Hollywood, California, in 18 to 20 September 1967. ^{[5] [6]} The song "Up, Up and Away" was later included in his 2004 album Still Grazing .

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mra" (Christopher Columbus)	Caiphus Semenya	3:57
2.	"Little Miss Sweetness"	Smokey Robinson	3:32
3.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Gary Brooker, Keith Reid	2:58
4.	"Up, Up and Away"	Jimmy Webb	5:25
5.	"Son of an Ice Bag"	Hugh Masekela	3:45
6.	"Senor Corãza"	Al Abreu	7:50
7.	"Coincidence"	Hugh Masekela	3:10
8.	"Ha Lese Le Di Khanna"	Caiphus Semenya	2:58

Personnel

• Bass – Henry Franklin
• Cover design, photography – Jeffery Eisen
• Drums – Chuck Carter
• Percussion – Elmer Siegel (uncredited)
• Piano – Cecil Barnard
• Producer – Stewart Levine
• Saxophone – Al Abreu
• Trumpet, vocals – Hugh Masekela (uncredited)

References

1. Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 26 April 2017.
2. "TOP LP'S". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 March 1968. p. 64. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music . amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
4. "Hugh Masekela – Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
5. "Hugh Masekela: Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
6. "DISCOGRAPHY: 1955-1969". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

External links

• Official website