I Am Not Afraid

I Am Not Afraid
Studio album by Hugh Masekela
Released 1974
Recorded March 1974
Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Label Blue Thumb BTS 6015
Producer Stewart Levine
Hugh Masekela chronology
Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz
(1973)Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz1973		 I Am Not Afraid
(1974)		 The Boy's Doin' It
(1975)The Boy's Doin' It1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

I Am Not Afraid is the sixteenth studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[3] It was recorded in Los Angeles and released in 1974.[4][5][6] Tracks 2 and 7 were also included in 2004 album Still Grazing.

Reception

A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated "An excellent little record from Hugh Masekela – cut right during that perfect time when he was mixing soul, funk, and just the right amount of jazz to keep things real! The record features some nice electric piano from Joe Sample, and the best cuts have a choppy funky groove. Some cuts have vocals, but the best moments are instrumental".[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night in Tunisia"Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli7:32
2."Been Such A Long Time Gone"Hugh Masekela4:00
3."In The Market Place"Hugh Masekela5:35
4."Jungle Jim"Hugh Masekela4:30
5."African Secret Society"Hugh Masekela5:45
6."Nina"Hugh Masekela, Sekou Toure5:40
7."Stimela" (Coaltrain)Hugh Masekela6:30

Personnel

  • Backing band – Hedzoleh Soundz
  • Cabasa (calabash), bells, drums (bass) – Acheampong Welbeck
  • Congas – James Kwaku Morton
  • Congas, flute, vocals – Nat "Leepuma" Hammond
  • Design, photography – Tom Wilkes
  • Talking drums, percussion, vocals – Isaac Asante
  • Drums (uncredited) – Stix Hooper
  • Electric bass, vocals – Stanley Kwesi Todd
  • Electric piano (uncredited) – Joe Sample
  • Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
  • Guitar – Richard Neesai "Jagger" Botchway
  • Mastered by – Arnie Acosta
  • Producer – Stewart Levine
  • Shekere, vocals – Samuel Nortey
  • Trumpet (uncredited), flugelhorn (uncredited), vocals (uncredited) – Hugh Masekela

References

  1. ↑ "Hugh Masekela – I Am Not Afraid". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1970-1979". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Monaheng, Tseliso (May 29, 2015). "Hugh Masekela - I Am Not Afraid". musicinafrica.net. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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