Main Event Live
| Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela | ||||
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| Live album by Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Venue | The Roxy, A&M Sound Stage | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | A&M SP-4727 | |||
| Producer | Herb Alpert, Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Main Event Live is collaborative live album by Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California and released in 1978 via A&M Records label.[3][4]
Reception
Richard Ginell of Allmusic stated: " "Let the good times roll," Herb Alpert seemed to say as he quickly rejoined forces with Masekela for a follow-up LP to their first collaboration earlier that year. Recording live at the Roxy Theatre and on A&M's soundstage without duplicating anything on their earlier studio album, the two horn players (Alpert on trumpet, Masekela on flugelhorn) are, if anything, looser and more freewheeling than before. Though Alpert is not on quite as sure a jazz footing as Masekela, neither musician tries to blow the other out of the room. The band, containing only one holdover (guitarist Arthur Adams) from the first album, is more attuned to Latin funk/jazz with a South African tinge this time. Again, Alpert and Masekela have mostly fine tunes to work with, none better than "Foreign Natives" and "Shame the Devil" by African trombonist Mosa Jonas Gwangwa, plud Henry Sithole's wistfully haunting "Mama Way" (which has chanted vocals and a string quartet). This album and its predecessor had the effect of recharging Alpert's music, though both are almost forgotten today".[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Foreign Natives" | Jonas Gwangwa | 9:15 |
| 2. | "People Make the World Go 'Round" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Besame Mucho" | Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez | 4:14 |
| 4. | "I'm Comin' Home" | Herb Alpert | 5:22 |
| 5. | "Shebeen" | Jonas Gwangwa | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Kalahari Nights" | Jonas Gwangwa | 6:24 |
| 7. | "Shame the Devil" | Jonas Gwangwa | 6:58 |
| 8. | "Mama Way" | Henry Sithole | 5:50 |
Personnel
- Double bass, bass – David Williams
- Drums – Buddy Williams
- Flugelhorn – Hugh Masekela
- Guitar – Arthur Adams, Jeff Sigman
- Percussion – Manolo Badrena
- Piano, synthesizer, electric piano – Larry Willis
- Trombone – Jonas Mosa Gwangwa
- Trumpet – Herb Alpert
References
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela - Main Event Live". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela – Main Event Live". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1970-1979". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela - Main Event Live". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.