Melody Maker (Hugh Masekela album)

Melody Maker is the nineteenth studio album by South African musician Hugh Masekela.[1] It was recorded in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Fairfax, Virginia, and released in 1976 via Casablanca Records label.[2][3] Songs "Toejam" and "Hi-Life" were re-released on CD in 1998 on Verve Records as part of The Boy's Doin' It album.

Melody Maker
Studio album by
Released1976
Recordedc. 1976 in
StudioD & B Studios (Silver Spring, Maryland)
American Star Studios (Fairfax, Virginia)
GenreJazz
LabelCasablanca NBLP-7036
ProducerHugh Masekela, Stewart Levine
Hugh Masekela chronology
Colonial Man
(1975)
Melody Maker
(1976)
You Told Your Mama Not to Worry
(1977)

Reception

A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated: "Hats off to Hugh Masekela – one of the few artists who could record for the Casablanca label and never manage to lose his own sense of sound and spirit! The album's a surprisingly great one, filled with the kinds of subtle touches and earthy soul we've always loved in Hugh's music – certainly a bit more polished than before, given the date of the record, but still filled with some really personal, individual moments. The set begins with a beautiful long instrumental titled 'Hi Life' – with Hugh blowing a long, lean solo over the top of a mellow groove – then it moves into a range of shorter numbers, both vocal and instrumental, including the funk track 'Toe Jam', plus the cuts 'Come On Home', 'Melodi', 'I'll Make You Feel Alright', 'Melody Maker', and 'Dance'."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hi-Life"Adaloja Gboyega, Hugh Masekela, Yaw Opoku9:34
2."The Best of My Love"Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther3:12
3."Melody Maker"Hugh Masekela3:36
4."Dance"Stanley Todd, Hugh Masekela3:00
5."Toejam"Hugh Masekela, Yaw Opoku, Jagger Niisai Botchway4:30
6."I'll Make You Feel Alright"Stanley Todd3:04
7."Come on Home"Hugh Masekela4:15
8."Melodi"Hugh Masekela3:10

Personnel

  • Isaak Asante – percussion[5]
  • Richard Neesai Botchway – guitar
  • Eka-Ete – vocals
  • Adaloja Gboyega – composer, keyboards
  • Stewart Levine – engineer, producer
  • Hugh Masekela – composer, horn, producer
  • Yaw Opoku – bass, composer
  • Papa Frankie Todd – drums
  • Stanley Todd – guitar, organ, vocals

References

  1. "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. "Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker". Discogs. discogs.com. 1976. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. "DISCOGRAPHY: 1970-1979". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. "Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Hugh Masekela: Melody Maker". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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