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Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky

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Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky
Live album by
Released1967
Recorded18 to 20 September 1967
VenueWhisky a Go Go, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length33:35
LabelUni Records 3015, 73015
ProducerStewart 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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mra" (Christopher Columbus)Caiphus Semenya3:57
2."Little Miss Sweetness"Smokey Robinson3:32
3."A Whiter Shade of Pale"Gary Brooker, Keith Reid2:58
4."Up, Up and Away"Jimmy Webb5:25
5."Son of an Ice Bag"Hugh Masekela3:45
6."Senor Corãza"Al Abreu7:50
7."Coincidence"Hugh Masekela3:10
8."Ha Lese Le Di Khanna"Caiphus Semenya2:58

Personnel

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References

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  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.
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